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Olaf
Olaf

What you are looking at is my personal thunderstorm, which I called Olaf after the snowman character in Frozen. Olaf formed from a small inconspicuous cloud two hours before sunset right above the White Pocket Monolith. Most importantly, Olaf was a stationary storm stuck in the same spot. Stationary storms are g r e a t because one can always use them - just hike/drive around to position them where you want/need them to be. In my case, I did not have to do anything. Olaf settled down exactly where I would ask him to. The second key ingredient was the absence of wind and the presence of water that filled up empty puddles at White Pocket in late June. Olaf kept illuminating the sandstone playground for hours and well into the night. When it got too dark to shoot anything but lightning bolts, I put the lens cap on, bowed, and thanked Nature for this rare and memorable opportunity.

Some of you asked about the blues. This is because Olaf was also small. The blues are simply the blue sky shining through and reflecting. You will get the whole picture when I post more images from this day.

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Taken on: July 16, 2022
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Camera: Nikon Z 7, f/14.0, 0.3 sec, 30mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon Z 7
Lens: NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S
Aperture: f/14.0
Exposure Time: 0.3
Focal Length: 30mm
ISO: 64
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.4 (Windows)
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