The setting sun's last rays hit the arch.
The shadows begin to spread across the vista at our Delicate Arch viewing area. Now it's time to take the hike back down.
A shot of Venus transiting the sun, taken on a tripod and using a 10 ND filter for safety. With the clouds it was hard to get a clean shot, but Venus is clearly visible, and even a few smudges of sunspots can also be seen. The manual lens doesn't report actual shooting parameters - the actual aperture was around f/8, using a Pentax Tele Takumar 400mm f/5.6 manual focus lens on an adapter as my 'scope'.
