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The Window, Big Bend, Texas, 1983

Lightning, Big Bend National Park
©1983 Joseph Matthews
In the center of Big Bend National Park stand the Chisos Mountains. And in the middle of the Chisos is the Basin. From the Basin there's a trail that follows the eroded path that rainwater has carved to escape the mountains and that created the opening seen here, known as the Window. During this western shooting trip with my friend Hayden I got to capture a storm just at sunset. If the bolt has been lower in the sky it would have been difficult to see, in fact several out-takes have this problem. This one didn't.

Nikon F, 35-105mm zoom, Kodachrome 25, ƒ11, 1/8th second exposure

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