06/13/14 Featured Arkansas Photography–Sunset and Distant Thunderstorm at Sam’s Throne

Taken with a Fuji X-E1 18-55 lens @ 18mm and F11 iso 200, image taken in 3 vertical series and converted into 1 horizontal image.   I can never get enough of the vista from Sam’s Throne in Searcy County, Arkansas.  This spot is surround by red/yellow sandstone bluffs that really will catch the setting sun.  In this view, the sun had already dropped below the hills in the distance, however there was still plenty of light available.  This day had started out with a cloudy and overcast sky, which as the day wore on, started to open up.  By sundown only one large storm was still visible way off in the distance and the light hitting it really made the thunderheads pop.  One of the most beautiful things about Sam’s Throne is the way the hills overlap off into the distance.  This is the valley of Big Creek which is one of the largest tributaries of the Buffalo National River.  The bluffs around Sam’s Throne are a favorite for rock climbers in the state.  It’s a great place to spend the day.  I took this shot my my camera in the vertical orientation in 3 segments, and then stitched them into 1 image that is in the landscape orientation.  This allowed me to have much greater overall resolution.