Turn Around

Photo by Craig Johnson, Copyright 2012

There is a rule of thumb in photography: Don’t forget to turn around! That’s what happened with this photo. On the way through Arches National Park, UT to the campground we looked behind us. And there it was; a dying storm at sunset! It was big, it was impressive and it was fading in a hurry. So don’t forget. When you are taking pictures be sure to turn around. The best photo may be behind you!

This storm was falling apart but it was so close and so big it filled the frame. Bathed in colors from the setting Sun it was a 3-dimensional wonder of a boiling cloud running out of steam. This “has been” cumulonimbus soon vaporized into nothing in the dry Utah air.