The Watchman

Zion National Park, UT

The Watchman in Zion

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Oct.3, 2018. 5:45 PM. –The Watchman on the right, is the most photographed icon in Zion National Park. The late afternoon sun illuminates its face with warm light as storm clouds move in from the southwest. Some of these same clouds are partially shading the adjacent mountains. Bride Mountain stands proud over Virgin River valley.

This panorama was photographed with a Canon 5DS R, Canon 70-200mm lens @200mm, f/11,, 1/400 sec. exposure, ISO 500. It is made up of 135 images, 5 rows x 27 columns 25% overlap in portrait orientation.

The original image is:

  • 4.02 Giga-pixels
  • 35,620 x 112,984 pixels
  • 118.7″ x 376.6″ (9.9′ x 31.3′) 300 PPI un- cropped image size
  • Image shown is 1:3.17 ratio un-cropped.
  • Available in 1:3.236 ratio from 12″ x 36″ to 29.6″ x 96″ as Print, Standard Plaque, AlumiPress or PlexiPlaq.
  • Available as a Tri-Panel or Quad-Panel. Contact us for available sizes.
  • Wall Murals as large as 9 ft. x 31 ft’. Call for price quote.

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Print Sizes and Mounting Options

Contact us for a quote on your specific size and mounting needs.

  • Standard Plaque prints are available in four finish choices. Finishes are acid-free and ultraviolet (UV) light protected, shielding them against fading and deterioration, and can be wiped down with water or ammonia-free cleaners.
  • We highly recommend Metalized Paper for prints, plaques and PlexiPlaq products. This special paper does an excellent job of bringing out the detail in the photographs.
  • All of our plaques are produced by Duraplaq on photo-quality high-density boards. Numerous mounting styles and edge treatments are available.
  • Approximate lead time for shipping prints is two to three weeks. Plaque mounts and other options are approximately three to four weeks.

The above sizes and mounting options are a small subset of the overall mounting options we offer. Our photographs are available as traditional prints, framed prints, plaque mounts, aluminum prints and PlexiPlaq. We also offer Tri-Panel, Quad-Panel, Wall Clusters & Splits, and many of our gigapixel photographs are available as wall murals. Commercial licensing is also available for a variety of applications.