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Sunbeam canyon

Sunbeam canyon

I was impressed how the sunbeams were cut by both the clouds and the canyon, it was an amazing sight.

I was impressed how the sunbeams were cut by both the clouds and the canyon, it was an amazing sight.
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Behind The Lens

Location

Grand canyon

Time

Early evening just before sunset

Lighting

Photography is just capturing light. The light was there and I just tried to make them best of it with the equipment I had.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D7000 with an 18-200 zoom. I also used a gradient nd filter and took 3 exposures for HDR processing. Also o the manfroto free b tripod

Inspiration

The beauty of the landscape and the light streaming through the clouds and canyon

Editing

I used light room with the photomatix for HDR

In my camera bag

Now I used a nikon D750 with either a prime 50 1.8 or 24-70 2.8

Feedback

Take as many photos as you can. Bracket to 2 stops for HDR. And most importantly, be there at the right time.

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