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Evening Light and Shadows from Mather Point

On this trip, I only had a chance to photograph one sunset, and I chose Mather Point, located near the visitor center, as my spot.  I can't honestly say that there was anything especially dramatic about the light or the atmospheric conditions on that evening.  However, any evening at the South Rim is probably not a bad one for photography.  It reminds me a little of that old saying about a bad day fishing being better than a good day working.  

Clouds at Sunset

I would wager my usual limit of a nickel that there was some spot on the South Rim that had a better view of these clouds that evening than the spot where I was.  But, luck plays a role in a lot of things, landscape photography included.  And only being present on one evening does not provide the best of odds at getting a memorable shot.  Guess I will have to return another time!

View from Hermit's Rest

Tech Info-  All images shown were taken with a Canon 5D2 and 24-105 L lens with polarizer.

Yucca Plant at Hermit's Rest

If you would like to compare these images, taken in the July heat, to a previous post of the South Rim in a spring snowstorm, you can click on the April, 2012 post on the right hand side of your screen.

Colorado River from South Rim

Most overlooks on the South Rim do not show much of the Colorado River.  However, this view shows the river winding its way into the canyon from one of the points on the East side of the South Rim, perhaps either Navajo Point or Desert View Point.