Horseshoe Bend...a different view

argyle · October 25, 2007

Took this last week while in Page, AZ. I have the 'standard' wide angle shot, but really wanted to see how the horseshoe would look with a fisheye. Taken with Canon 15mm fish on the 5D:

Awais Yaqub · October 25, 2007

Amazing view great photo looks like i will fall into it so realistic

thebigsky · October 25, 2007

Fantastic, I agree with Awais, I feel like I'm teetering on the edge and being sucked in, great shot.

Charlie

cwphotos · October 25, 2007

Very cool. I think at some point it may have been fun to put it on a tripod and extend it out over the rim and shoot down..... but wouldnt want to lose the 5d on the end....

argyle · October 25, 2007

Actually, a tripod was out of the question on that day...winds were about 40-50 miles per hour due to a storm blowing in from the southwest (you can see it on the left of the picture). To take this shot with the fisheye, I had to lay on my stomach and extend part of my upper torso over the edge, holding the camera while my wife sat on the back of my legs. Some poor guy had his rig mounted on a tripod, but the wind got hold of his camera strap and blew it over (luckily, it fell backwards ond not down into the canyon).

I took a wide angle shot with the 17-40, but that was a bit more dangerous since I had to stand and hand-hold the camera very close to the edge. All you could do was wait for a lull in the wind and then try to squeeze off a few shots before the gusts picked up again. I'm happy with the pic, so I guess it was worth it.

Thanks to all for looking and commenting.