And then there are the magic moments such as this.

Driving on Capitol Reef National Park's Scenic Drive, we were returning from a 4WD off-road trek through Capitol Gorge when we saw the clouds gathering just before sunset. We raced to a vantage point that provided several stunning views of the towering sandstone cliffs against rapidly changing sunset clouds. My only regret is that I was forced to shoot handheld and with very little prep time. All in all, however, I was really satisfied with the images we captured.

As quickly as I could compose and shoot, Sheryl would be hollering out a different scene unfolding often in the complete opposite direction. Regardless of the direction I looked, something amazing was happening and it was a feeding frenzy of images that was unfloding. The whole episode lasted about 30 minutes (longer than we expected) and made for an experience that we'll never forget.

Canon EOS 5D, Tamron 28-105 f/2.8, SP Aspherical LD @ 48mm, 1/2000 sec @f/6.3, ISO equiv 640, handheld