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Antelope Sandstone Columns

Taken in February of 2014. This place is truly one amazing place. I took this photo with a Canon EOS M camera with a Sigma DC 2 FLD lens....
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Taken in February of 2014. This place is truly one amazing place. I took this photo with a Canon EOS M camera with a Sigma DC 2 FLD lens.
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Canon EOS M

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Aperture f/3.5 ISO 800 Shutter 1/15

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Apr, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Page, Arizona in February of 2014. This area is a part of the Upper Antelope slot canyon. I absolutely love this part of Arizona as it is home to several beautiful areas to photograph.

Time

This was taken in the early morning around 10am. You can only see these slot canyons by guided tour. So I paid extra for an extended photographers tour. It was nice because it was only me and two other people.

Lighting

The lighting is very difficult inside the slot canyon. Most of the time you really need to shoot a bracketed set of photos or HDR. And usually have your ISO set to 800 for most shots.

Equipment

The camera I used at the time was a Canon EOS M mirrorless SLR set to a white balance of cloudy to really bring out the colors. I used the canon lens adapter for the camera and was using a Sigma 18-200 DC II HSM lens. A manfrotto tripod was used as tripods are almost necessary for all shots in the canyon. No flash was used but I did use the timer to reduce any shake.

Inspiration

The entire place is one giant inspiration. About half way through the canyon I just happened to look back and saw this amazing shot. It looked like pilars of sandstone supporting the roof of the canyon. What really caught my eye was how each column was different in color from the other. So I backed up as far as I could to get everything into the shot. This is actually one single image.

Editing

I used Lightroom 5 to post-process the image. Not much was needed as I just balanced out the exposure setting, highlights and shadows. I also used the lens correction feature of Lightroom.

In my camera bag

Now a days I carry a Nikon D7100 with a Sigma 18-250 DC OS HSM lens and a Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens. I have a Yongnuo TTL Flash with remotes for off camera flash and triggers. I still use the manfrotto tripod from before since it is compact and light enough for me to hike with. I do have a B+W polarizer and always carry a spare battery. I also use 2 Sandisk 16gb ultra 40 mbs/sec SD cards.

Feedback

Whenever I go to take pictures, the night before I check all my equipment to make sure everything works, is cleaned and ready to go for the next day. That way I can focus on just taking photos that day. Be open to trying new settings and experiment with them. But most of get out and do it. Get to know where you are going beforehand and think about what you want to see. That way you aren't stressed or struggling to find that shot. You can just relax and enjoy the elements around you and that's when you really find something!

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Antelope Sandstone Columns

Taken in February of 2014. This place is truly one amazing place. I took this photo with a Canon EOS M camera with a Sigma DC 2 FLD lens.... Read more

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