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Horseshoe bend_011

Horseshoe bend_011



cameraCanon EOS 40D

settings Aperture f/7.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1013/100000 

upload_dateMar, 2013

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GaryB5623 PRO+
 
GaryB5623 April 28, 2013
very nice
Dezi Ultimate
 
Dezi April 28, 2013
Beautifully captured...absolutely stunning :)
RachelGoodman
 
RachelGoodman April 30, 2013
Very Beautiful!!!
xavierw Platinum
 
xavierw May 09, 2013
Wow, fantastic shot
eldamoka
 
eldamoka May 13, 2013
Beautiful work
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melonynames-steel May 13, 2013
Amazing shot!!
DavyQuo Platinum
 
DavyQuo May 16, 2013
On my bucket list ... very nice
NinaKling
 
NinaKling May 23, 2013
it is amazing!!!! Great shot
Joecas Platinum
 
Joecas May 26, 2013
wow!fantastic shot!
parkerrobertson
 
parkerrobertson May 26, 2013
So well done!
Redcow
 
Redcow May 31, 2013
I have seen so many shots of this view, but this is magnificent. Your lighting is really good!
princessdi6305
 
princessdi6305 June 06, 2013
Beautiful!!
fotogalmexican Platinum
 
fotogalmexican June 06, 2013
awesome
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 June 06, 2013
Oh my - this is magnificent!
tfloyd
 
tfloyd June 07, 2013
Stunning capture! great control of light and composition
gymmybob PRO+
 
gymmybob June 08, 2013
WOW! Stunning!
gymmybob PRO+
 
gymmybob June 08, 2013
Voted!
senka
 
senka June 15, 2013
wow, breath taking
ChrisKIELY
 
ChrisKIELY June 20, 2013
Wow, what a magnificent capture! Were you in a helicopter? A perfect shot. Pardon my ignorance, where is this? I live at the bottom south eastern side of Australia.
LKoz PRO
 
LKoz June 26, 2013
Incredibly beautiful!
DigitalDawn
 
DigitalDawn June 27, 2013
Beautiful capture, lovely the lighting, wow thats so high. Ive never been but would love to experience and photograph this place, no doubt about that. Great work, well done!
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo June 27, 2013
Stunning shot, good lighting and POV. Excellent work!
Hari_Subagio
 
Hari_Subagio June 29, 2013
amazing .. fantastic shot
diporzio
 
diporzio July 06, 2013
The photo is impressive, congratulations.
chipbhi
 
chipbhi July 09, 2013
Gorgeous!
AndreaE
 
AndreaE July 09, 2013
Fabulous view and capture!!
lamarh
 
lamarh July 10, 2013
this is one of the most remarkable photo's I have seen of horseshoe. lighting is fantastic.
Keith-Sutherland
 
Keith-Sutherland July 15, 2013
awesome panoramic image
KCraine
 
KCraine July 17, 2013
FANTASTIC!!
creativexpressions
 
creativexpressions July 18, 2013
absolutely stunning image
cma-photography
 
cma-photography July 26, 2013
Wow this is beautiful.
Farah
 
Farah July 31, 2013
amazing
HenrikSpranz PRO
 
HenrikSpranz August 09, 2013
Great shot! I want to be there someday!
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon August 09, 2013
Amazing phenomenon great natural light giving depth. Good composition and point of view.
iceman2
 
iceman2 August 10, 2013
Excellent capture of light in this beautful shot!
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana August 15, 2013
A great shot!
jrhalphen
 
jrhalphen August 22, 2013
Wow! this is a fantastic shot. I tried in January and got an o.k. shot. This is a difficult scene to capture.
jchurch
 
jchurch August 22, 2013
Just stunning!!
hello7671
 
hello7671 August 23, 2013
Amazing!
carolyn_anderson_860
 
carolyn_anderson_860 August 25, 2013
Wow this is stunning, so beautiful. Love the colours!!
Jeslyn
 
Jeslyn September 03, 2013
Beautiful!
Marjoriesmithphotography PRO
 
Marjoriesmithphotography September 04, 2013
Lighting was beautifully captured!
thomasborn
 
thomasborn September 06, 2013
What an impressive place, I have been standing there years ago.. Very cool!!
Very well captured!! Wonderful light
leslie57
 
leslie57 September 14, 2013
voted 1
HectorRivera
 
HectorRivera October 22, 2013
Extraordinary
photosue50
 
photosue50 October 22, 2013
Beautiful
photosue50
 
photosue50 October 22, 2013
Beautiful
Naturalbeauty
 
Naturalbeauty November 29, 2013
Stunning formation greatly shot. Thanks for joining my project.
djensen Platinum
 
djensen November 29, 2013
Absolutely Breathtaking!
ashrafmansour
 
ashrafmansour December 06, 2013
This is beautiful! Thanks for submitting!
AddisonUyPhotography
 
AddisonUyPhotography January 07, 2014
nice!!
GBloniarz PRO+
 
GBloniarz January 10, 2014
Well photographed ... gets a large WOW!
susanneradke PRO
 
susanneradke January 18, 2014
Well, this is definitely also one of the most beautiful images around - perfect colurs...
Bannekh
 
Bannekh January 18, 2014
Nice shot
MariElaine
 
MariElaine January 18, 2014
How incredible! This is so well composed!
lupo
 
lupo January 18, 2014
Very nice! Congratulations
aasnrk
 
aasnrk January 18, 2014
I've been there, is called Gooseneck National Park in Utah. We had arrived at nightime, just camped there overnight but the next morning when we woke up, this is the view we had, just stunning!!
mikemalak
 
mikemalak January 18, 2014
nice
brentmorris
 
brentmorris January 18, 2014
Superb is the word
pradeephiremath
 
pradeephiremath February 01, 2014
nice one...
HectorRivera
 
HectorRivera February 12, 2014
Excellent POV
byrondylanhart
 
byrondylanhart May 09, 2014
incredible shot! thanks for sharing in the project! :)
marcbaechtold
 
marcbaechtold July 25, 2014
LIKE +++ !
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kathleenweetman December 12, 2014
My big favourite...voted IOTY...GOOD LUCK ......K
hollywood12
 
hollywood12 January 05, 2015
yes! very nice...
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi January 17, 2015
fantastic shot !
dayton344
 
dayton344 January 22, 2015
This is the first photograph on this site that I've considered buying a print of. Excellent capture, outstanding. Have you sold any prints of this?
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates July 01, 2015
Amazing shot!
judithstopforth
 
judithstopforth September 14, 2015
Stunning capture!
michaelcarvalho
 
michaelcarvalho January 18, 2016
superb!!!
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel March 24, 2016
The creeping of the evening shadows make this photo magical.
aatirkirmani
 
aatirkirmani May 31, 2016
really heart touching
EleventhAndQueensStudio
 
EleventhAndQueensStudio July 15, 2016
Beautiful.
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cyndigaithercagle October 26, 2016
Amazing Shot!
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matthieub57 September 27, 2017
Amazing ????

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Behind The Lens

Location
Horseshoe bend of the Colorado River. Approximately five miles outside of Page, AZ. The last time I was there, there was only a small sign so it's rather difficult to find
Time
About 4PM in January. The sun was getting low
Lighting
As you can see, the sun was behind me but anytime other than high noon will provide great shots
Equipment
Canon 40D, 28 to 105mm lens, tripod
Inspiration
I had seen so many beautiful photographs of horseshoe bend that I had to make the trip. Awe-inspiring sight.
Editing
Three exposure shot processed in Photo-matix
In my camera bag
Camera, three lenses 10-300mm, memory cards, flash, assorted filters and other junk
Feedback
It's about a three-quarter mile walk over some rough terrain to get there. Expect lots of company; it has become very popular. The last time I was there (Jan 2014) there was no barrier so please be very careful. If you could get there in the late afternoon with, hopefully, some clouds on the horizon prepare for a thrill. 2/2019 update. I just heard that someone plummeted over the edge and died. Apparently, there is still no fence. So PLEASE be careful!

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