
Mormon Lake at Sunset
Mormon Lake, Coconino County, Northern Arizona, USA
March 20th, 2024 - 0103 UTC (1803 MST Local)
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Located 30 miles to the Southeast of Flagstaff, Mormon Lake is the largest naturally-occurring lake in the State of Arizona. While at its best it is approximately 10 feet deep and 500 acres in surface, during periods of drought it is reduced to a grassy marsh. Hundreds of bird species use the lake and surrounding marshes as an ideal nesting area.
I shot this pano from the edge of the last step of the East shoreline cliffs overlooking the lake after a late-season snowfall using a 15 foot mast. The Equinox here occurred at 8pm local, so I captured the lake just before sunset (about two hours before the equinox) while the sunlight held.
Canon XTi (400D) DSLR, Sigma 8mm f3.5 fisheye lens, Nodal Ninja 3 (NN3) Pano Head, MegaMast 28' Carbon Fiber Stand, Apple 16" i9 MacBook Pro 2019, PTGui Pro 11.31, Affinity Photo 2.4.0, Pano2VR 6.1.14