Mesa Arch Dawn

Pentax K-1, 1/6 sec., f22, ISO 100, 14 mm lens

Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National park is a magnet for photographers. Before dawn on this day more than 50 people lined up several people deep to photograph the sun through the arch as it crested the horizon to the east. However, this was also a week before the summer solstice, and the sun was rising well to the northeast. Only a woman from Slovakia and I positioned ourselves near the south end of the arch to get the sun in our photos. It made for a unique angle on an often photographed scene.