Is there a word or phrase for the moment while taking a picture when there are no tourists (e.g unwanted distractions) in your viewfinder?

You are looking for idioms or cliches that would convey the feeling of seeing something, a site, thing or place, in a rare form, that is, without the tourists who usually haunt the site, thing or place.

"Rare Glimpse"

Examples

"We got a rare glimpse of the Taj Mahal when no one else was there!"

"In my photo you get a rare glimplse of Waikiki beach with no tourists."