This wouldn't have been my first choice of compositions for the Jordan River Temple, but considering the circumstances, it was my best option at the time. I prefer an oblique view, but the symmetrical nature of the Temple makes a straightforward view pretty appealing too. I've found several views from near the front that look good, but haven't been able to schedule an early morning shoot. This is a VERY busy Temple, and a people-free image isn't always possible.
     The angle of the late-day light and the awesome clouds made this my best possible set-up at the time. I tried to achieve perfect symmetry, but couldn't pull it off. You can see at the base of the spire that I wasn't totally lined up. I was pushing my luck already, in that I had my tripod set up partially in a flower bed. In one way I'm like a doctor, in that I try to "do no harm" to the landscaping.  Any further to the left and I would have been rolling my knee-scooter through the flower bed.