{"id":2617,"date":"2024-01-24T06:27:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:27:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:27:46","slug":"mather-point-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=2617","title":{"rendered":"Mather Point Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Mather Point Sunset\" class=\"wp-image-2620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mather-Point-Sunset-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mather Point, Grand Canyon Visitor Center<\/em> (click image to enlarge) <br><sub>Nikon D810, 38mm, ISO 200, 0.4 sec, f\/13<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mather Point, located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, was the first stop of my weekend.  After flying into Phoenix and driving 3.5 hours, I arrived at Mather Point shortly before sunset.  This is a <em>very<\/em> crowded place for sunrise and sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterwards, I drove to my hotel in the town of Tusayan.  Because this was a last-minute business trip, I did not have the required lead time to make reservations for lodging inside the park.  Driving to and from my hotel added about 30 minutes to my day compared to staying in the park.  This made for slightly longer days when photographing sunrises and sunsets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While processing this image, I learned about Lightroom&#8217;s <em>Dehaze<\/em> slider.  The <em>Dehaze<\/em> slider is designed to cut through haze and boost contrast and color.  It works well on skies and clouds, and images like this where there is little detail on the rocks.  The <em>Dehaze<\/em> slider does increase saturation, so sometimes you have to reduce the <em>Saturation<\/em> or <em>Vibrance<\/em> sliders.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERS6--hz6cU\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERS6--hz6cU\">here<\/a> for an excellent video that explains the <em>Clarity<\/em>, <em>Texture<\/em>, and <em>Dehaze<\/em> sliders.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mather Point: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/S5qpbfjuEYeCYvro6\">36.062016\u00b0, -112.107690\u00b0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mather Point, located at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center, was the first stop of 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