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Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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The photo was taken at Lower Antelope Canyon in Page Arizona. It is less famous then its bigger brother (Upper Antelope) but partly because of its accessibility due to its a "V" shape making it very narrow. Narrow is good however because it means there are less tourists messing with your composed shots. The downside is you won't see the sunbeams in the canyon, but I wasn't too worried about that. Unlike upper antelope you can pay for photographers pass (Valid for 2 Hours) and walk the canyon unescorted at your own leisure. Recommended for anyone looking for abstract compositions and vibrant colors. Its a photographers dream!! I watched a couple of videos on lower antelope before I went to make sure I was prepared. The best recommendation I got was to always look up!! With the help of one of the Navajo guides who walk up and down the canyon the shot was taken at a very awkward angle looking up halfway through the canyon. My recommendation would be to ask one of the walking guides to help you find this shot, its easily missed!Time
I was told to get the best colors from the sandstone I had to arrive at 10am. You arrive and walk in with a scheduled tour, but once you get into the canyon, you can walk at your own pace providing you have paid for the photographers pass (available from one of two tour companies)Lighting
Sadly, you can't change the lighting, but the time of day you go is important. 10am was recommended to me due to the softer light and the colors that fill the canyon. I would recommend spending a lot of your time in the second half of the canyon for better lighting and more vibrant colors.Equipment
Canon EOS 6D, EF28mm f/1.8 USM (My go to lens!) Tripod Polarizer (To cut down the reflections in the canyon) One piece of advice - due to the dusty conditions down in the canyon, do not change your lens while you're down thereInspiration
It was purely by chance of having a najavo guide close by and being in the right place at the right time that I had the opportunity to take this. The curves and shapes are amazing!Editing
I did some simple Lightroom post processing before working on it in photoshop to bring out the reds in the sandstone. A lot of the picture remains untouched! One piece of advice - don't go with the navajo advice and switch your AWB to Cloudy. A lot of the pictures, in my opinion, turned out better in tungsten. Shoot RAW, like I did above, and you can play around with it in post-processing.In my camera bag
I am one of those people who would rather take everything with me than leave anything behind. My Current set up which i always bring with me is: EOS 6D DSLR Camera Canon 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM AF Lens EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens C-1461 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with BA-117 Ball Head I always carry a couple of spare batteries, polarizer, ND filters and a shutter releaseFeedback
All photographers should travel to Antelope Canyon once in their lives. For photographers of all experiences, it gives you a chance to be creative, learn and play around with different compositions and have fun with your camera. You can't take a bad photo in lower antelope and to get similar photos is not a challenge. This photo will require some good tripod skills and a navajo guide close by. To give you some incentive, I am told that Apple use this as one of their screensaver! I must admit, its a lot easier to get a better picture then the one they use :)
