The Grand Canyon was full of morning haze and the sky partly overcast – we were very unhappy with the light. Yet as we continued to shoot, I noticed that one particular butte in the midst of the canyon seemed to be picking up at least some defining light, and it stood out in sharp contrast to the bluish haze behind it. I was able to build this layered image out of that situation by spot metering on the illuminated crown of rock, using a 150mm medium telephoto focal length. The foreground layer is full of softly shadowed rock, the middle ground layer embraces two richly colored buttes, one of them well illuminated, and the background layer offers a deep blue background for contrast. I learned a good lesson from this photograph. Always look for the spot of good light, even in situations where it might be difficult to find. You never know when you’ll find it and if you do, make the most of it by spot metering on it, and then working on it with layers and contrasts.