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Bo Zarts

(26,349 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:01 PM 6 hrs ago

Incipient Dawn: Colorado River Canyons in Ambient Light (just one of the advantages of shooting RAW files)

The RAW file preview looked totally underexposed .. all black. I took this shot about 80 minutes before sunrise, with a mostly clear sky, so I knew that there was a little ambient light from the east. I was correct, and the data was there in the RAW file. A little tweaking in Lightroom, and voila!

Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah - March 18, 2026
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Incipient Dawn: Colorado River Canyons in Ambient Light (just one of the advantages of shooting RAW files) (Original Post) Bo Zarts 6 hrs ago OP

Great shot! Pucks mom 1 hr ago #1

Pucks mom

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1. Great shot!

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 04:41 PM

1 hr ago

I love that spot. We took our kids there and then rafted down the green river. Such great memories.

Thank you for sharing your shot.

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