Dead Horse Contrast
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Right outside of Moab, Utah lies a small state park called Dead Horse Point State Park. This poorly named park is home to Dead Horse Point Lookout which gives a magnificent view of the surrounding canyons and Colorado River. Having secured the proper admission documentation the day before I pulled into Dead Horse Point well before sunrise. I followed the lookout trail to its conclusion and staked out my perfect vantage point before the other photographers were even out of bed. One by one they showed up as the sun grew closer to the horizon. I waited around and held my perfect angle until the sun was rising. Everything was illuminated by beautiful golden light just peeking over the mountains to the east. I was simply floored by the shadows and highlights flooding the valley below me. It was a true western scene!