Sand Falls in Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon, Page , Arizona
Antelope Canyon, Page , Arizona
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Contest Finalist in Worldscapes Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Covered In Dust Photo Contest
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Runner Up in Canyons And Red Rocks Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Canyons And Red Rocks Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish
Contest Finalist in Full Focus Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 13 Photo Contest
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TrueBlue
July 07, 2015
This is stunning ! I so want to go there to shoot. I love your photos. They transport me !
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nina050
July 08, 2015
We just had this experience in March .... loved it and can't wait to go back! Great shot!
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nlhammondphotography
July 10, 2015
Amazzzzzzzzzzzzzing shot!! Color, composition, clarity...Everything!
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Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona. This was one day of a whirlwind tour of the Southwest. including Zion National Park, Big Water, Utah, and Page, Arizona. It included a stop at Shash Dine, an eco-retreat on a Navajo Reservation. http://www.shashdine.com/ hosted by Paul and Baya Meehan. Hogans that Baya’s ancestors built are still standing. I spent 8 hours in the four different canyons shooting all day long. An exhausting, but exhilarating affair that paid off in some incredible images like this one.Time
About 10 am.Lighting
The guides are very aware of the light cast through the slot canyon above and did everything they could to time my arrival for the fleeting shafts of light. The day was a bit cloudy, but the sun came out just in time.Equipment
A Nikon D800 with a Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 with a heavy Gitzo tripod. I shot at ISO 200 1.0 seconds f/7.1. It was taken in very tight qurters with lots of other photographers elbow-to-elbow that I had to keep out of the frame.Inspiration
I've always loved the slot canyon photos. The wavy sinewy lines and the soft coral light. I was after a shot of the elusive Phantom, made popular by world-renowned photographer Peter Lik, who claims to have sold a photo from Antelope Canyon to a provate investor for $6.5 million dollars. I have a very similar photo here on Viewbug that I titled "$6.5 Million Photo", that is at least as good as Lik's. I'm still searching for that investor.Editing
Yes, but very minimal. Using LightRoom, I adjusted the exposure, brought out the shadows, and adjusted the white balance. It is more nuance than brute force.In my camera bag
My favorite lens is the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8. I didn't have that lens at the time, but I probably would have used it if I had it, it is great glass. I use it mostly for my landscapes and Milky Way photos.Feedback
Actually, I wound up paying for repair of the Nikon 14-24 mm f/2.8 , which was a rental lens. The dust is a bear, but worse, I nicked the front coating against the walls of the canyon. It is a tight squeeze in some places. I took off the polarizer which I was using for protection, at the advice of the guide. I could have left it on and adjusted the exposure. Presumably, the f-stop, as any change to the one-second exposure would have altered the look of the flowing sand. I might not have recognized that at the time.
