Antelope Canyon Upper/Lower

Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
edited May 25, 2010 in Landscapes
If you have never been, you have to go to the Antelope Slot Canyons in AZ. They are simply beautiful. This first shot is mid-day in order to get the direct rays of light into the chamber, if there is any breeze at all outside you will get sand and other particulates drifting down into the canyon which provide the luminous for these shots. Upper Antelope is much easier to move around and decend into and through but I thought that Lower Antelope may have been the most beautiful images.

Be prepared to work in tight areas and spreading out a tripod and taking a long exposure is further challenged by a stream of people coming through. One reason I preferred lower Antelope was the fact that there are simply fewer people.

One tip; because of the almost constant sand shower you should bring some sort of cover for your camera even a hotel shower cap or garbage bag will do the trick.

#1
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#2 Weeping eye
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#3
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#4
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#5
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#6 I happened to turn around and bend down and saw this composition.
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Comments

  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2010
    Absolutely outstanding capture and processing!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Sam
  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2010
    Sam wrote: »
    Absolutely outstanding capture and processing!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Sam

    Thank you Sam, it was a great trip.
  • astrostuastrostu Registered Users Posts: 85 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2010
    Lovely. :) I was hoping to get up there this year during my annual trip down to Flagstaff, but it looks like it'll have to wait for 2011. Can't wait!

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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2010
    One of my favorite places... Always a fun spot
  • jestoosjestoos Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited May 24, 2010
    #1 is my favorite but I really like the lines in #5. Nice job!
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  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2010
    Thanks all.
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