We arrived in the dark to photograph the famous arch, but unfortunately, it was already occupied. Someone was sitting in the middle and had "set up shop" to get a selfie at sunrise. We were debating what to do when another photographer arrived and convinced her to move back a bit so we could all enjoy the view.

I took the "iconic" shot first, with the arch prominent. Afterwards, I noticed the way the light was falling across the valley and zoomed in a little bit to tell that story instead. I ended up being even happier with this one!