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Zion tunnel window

Zion Nathional Park

The big tunnel on the east road in Zion is about 1 mile long. Carved out of the stone, there are no lights and it is very narrow—so rangers control traffic at both ends. When it was built, they cut several large (and irregularly shaped)window openings through to the canyon side to let daylight in. You are not supposed to stop in the tunnel but it is so hard to not slow down to see the resulting unique views. I got lucky going through one time and there were no other vehicles near me. I had the camera ready when I stopped at this one(the biggest) just long enough to shoot off an auto bracket of 3 shots from my car window.

What you see out this wnidow is the impressive stone peak of East Temple at 7,700 feet. In the image, I caught wisps of rain shower clouds that were moving quickly up the canyon. You can tell I was in a hurry because I just cut off the top of the window opening at the top of the frame.


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François Gauthier07-Nov-2010 18:06
This shot is really good, and considering the situation, even better! V
Joe B25-May-2009 04:09
Excellent shot!
Martha Albuquerque20-May-2009 15:38
WOW, Superb view, V~
Bartosz Kotulski19-May-2009 12:43
wonderful mood in this place and fantastic framing. very well captured
Bartosz
Sam_C18-May-2009 19:49
Stunning shot, love the way you framed it!! V
Sue Robertson13-May-2009 22:07
Ah!.. That is so beautiful!.. v
Pawel12-May-2009 16:02
Magnificent photo!
V!
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad12-May-2009 03:28
Good job catching this!
Marcia Colelli11-May-2009 23:29
Nice framing, wonderful capture V
Wenche Aune11-May-2009 20:59
Excellent framing. V
Carol Rollins11-May-2009 20:24
Spectacular shot Bill. So impressive and beautiful to look at. ~
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography11-May-2009 18:04
Excellent indeed, Vote.
Steve Morris11-May-2009 17:24
Amazing framing and a risky shot too!! Well worth the danger Bill - superb photo !!BV
an nguyen11-May-2009 16:33
Wow...excellent framing..
Marcia Rules11-May-2009 16:11
the framing makes this even more brooding ~V~
Walter Otto Koenig11-May-2009 15:08
Very well composed shot. It's like looking out of a cave. The clouds add mystery and mood. "V"
Giancarlo Guzzardi11-May-2009 14:54
spectacular with this frame
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