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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Forty-Five: Using clouds to imply meaning > Contrails, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2009
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13-APR-2009

Contrails, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2009

The sun had already set over the Grand Canyon, but there were still expressive images to be made. The width of my 24mm wideangle lens embraces the thrusts of these storm clouds that hang over the canyon and its surrounding countryside. What makes this photograph special, however, are the man made thrusts of the jet contrails that stab the sky at the center of the image, and fade gracefully away at the left. The canyon itself is no longer visible, but its presence below these clouds adds an element of wonder.

Leica D-Lux 4
1/400s f/4.0 at 5.1mm iso80 full exif

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