Sandstone

dseidman

Here are the rest of the shots I brought back from Page. Enjoy!


#1



#2



#3



#4

kdog

These are really, really nice. And I'm not just saying that. Great depth of color, and excellent comps.

I wish you'd leave your EXIF info intact though. You've got Info turned completely off on your site it seems.

-joel

dseidman

Thanks for the comment, Joel!

I purposely turn the EXIF data off because I do a lot of exposure blending and the numbers could be a bit misleading. For the Antelope shots, I set my camera to AV with apertures ranging between f/10 and f/13, with their corresponding shutter speeds. I bracketed +/- one stop to ensure proper exposure and did necessary blending in post processing.

The shot of Horseshoe Bend is a simple, single exposure taken at f/10.

All of these photos were captured with a Canon 5D2 and 17-40L. I hope that helps!

ront

I always enjoy your photos Danny and these are no exception. They are very very nice!!!!

Ron

kdog

Thanks for the info, Danny. It does help, but it's nice to know focal lengths as well to get an idea of scale. No, don't tell me, it's not that important.

I do enough blended exposures that I can usually recognize blends from the EXIF data, although I'm sure most people would be confused. You could always save the blended exposures without EXIF (save for web...), and leave the EXIF intact for simple images. But it's a personal choice. I will admit a bit of a selfish motivation to learn from photographers better than myself.

BTW, did I mention how good these shots were? They're really, really good.

Cheers,
-joel

rwells

More beautiful shots Danny

How are the slot canyons when your in them as to sand/dust for the camera?

Tango

Man you are good! I will keep some of those comps in mind if I ever make it back there....

anwmn1

WOW!!

#3 and #4 are Superb!

sgonen

Danny, what can I say - the colors man, now I need to go and figure out how to get something close to this. Absolutely gorgeous (is that a valid photo term?). I learned from these shots it seems that the dark brings out the purples and the splash of brighter orange combination is perfect - thanks man.

Awais Yaqub

Wow my friend wonderful photographs as always

thapamd

Beautiful stuff, Danny! No matter how many times I see images from this area, it never fails to take my breath away. These are even more beautiful than most.

mntentman

Really nice stuff. Colors are amazing.

Cuong

Superb! The 1st one looks like the profile of a beast being poked by a stick.

Cuong

dseidman

ront wrote:

I always enjoy your photos Danny and these are no exception. They are very very nice!!!!

Ron

Thank you very much, Ron!

dseidman

kdog wrote:

Thanks for the info, Danny. It does help, but it's nice to know focal lengths as well to get an idea of scale. No, don't tell me, it's not that important.

I do enough blended exposures that I can usually recognize blends from the EXIF data, although I'm sure most people would be confused. You could always save the blended exposures without EXIF (save for web...), and leave the EXIF intact for simple images. But it's a personal choice. I will admit a bit of a selfish motivation to learn from photographers better than myself.

BTW, did I mention how good these shots were? They're really, really good.

Cheers,
-joel

Thank again!
I'm lazy so I don't worry about save for web in only certain cases. I don't mind answering any questions that people have, though.

dseidman

rwells wrote:

More beautiful shots Danny

How are the slot canyons when your in them as to sand/dust for the camera?

They are pretty bad. I had to wipe my lens down several times because I was getting lens flare from all the dust building up on the outer element. It seemed that a 24-70 or 24-105 lens was the best choice. I would not recommend changing lenses in there, as you'll get lots of dust inside your camera.

dseidman

AaronNelson wrote:

Man you are good! I will keep some of those comps in mind if I ever make it back there....

Thanks, Aaron. Just don't make the mistake of bringing a wide angle lens like I did.

dseidman

anwmn1 wrote:

WOW!!

#3 and #4 are Superb!

Thank you. I noticed the light seemed to be best at Horseshoe Bend just a little before the sun came up. Those cliffs really get a nice glow.

dseidman

sgonen wrote:

Danny, what can I say - the colors man, now I need to go and figure out how to get something close to this. Absolutely gorgeous (is that a valid photo term?). I learned from these shots it seems that the dark brings out the purples and the splash of brighter orange combination is perfect - thanks man.

Thanks but you shouldn't worry about getting something close to this. I thought your shots from Antelope were really good.

dseidman

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Wow my friend wonderful photographs as always

Thanks for the comment, Awais!

dseidman

thapamd wrote:

Beautiful stuff, Danny! No matter how many times I see images from this area, it never fails to take my breath away. These are even more beautiful than most.

Thank you, Mahesh. Have you been to Page before? If not, I suggest you head there immediately. I couldn't believe how much there was to photograph in that area.

dseidman

mntentman wrote:

Really nice stuff. Colors are amazing.

Thanks. These places look just as cool in person as they do in photos.

dseidman

Cuong wrote:

Superb! The 1st one looks like the profile of a beast being poked by a stick.

Cuong

Thanks for the comment!

coscorrosa

I like all of them, but #2 is outstanding, great comp and colors. I didn't do many horizontal comps there and now I'm starting to regret it. If I sell a kidney I might be able to afford to shoot there again