Antelope Canyon

Sam

I am continuing to mine my Antelope Canyon files, and thought I would share a few found yesterday.

Sam

Sam

A second

Sam

A B&w

anwmn1

Nice shots Sam- the canyons are quite difficult due to the extremes in light- completely dark to blown out.

What EXIF were you shooting at? These seem a little bright to me.

Sam

anwmn1 wrote:

Nice shots Sam- the canyons are quite difficult due to the extremes in light- completely dark to blown out.

What EXIF were you shooting at? These seem a little bright to me.

I took another look at these, and on my monitor, I'm happy with the brightness? I will wait and see what others have to say on this issue.

These were all shot at iso 200 from 17mm to 40 mm, and from 1 sec to 2.5 seconds.

Sam

JenGrace

The only blown-out spot I see is at the end of the canyon in the second one. Otherwise they look good, and I have a fairly bright monitor. Nice shots. :

anwmn1

Sam wrote:

I took another look at these, and on my monitor, I'm happy with the brightness? I will wait and see what others have to say on this issue.

These were all shot at iso 200 from 17mm to 40 mm, and from 1 sec to 2.5 seconds.

Sam

I am on a laptop so could be me

Do you remember the F stop?

Look forward to seeing more from your trip.

JavaLover

Very nice Sam!

I've so enjoyed Aaron's photos of that area, it's moved up my list of places to go.

Can't wait to see more.

KMCC

Great shots. I was in the Upper Antelope Canyon in late October. It's an absolutely incredible place. You've done a great job of capturing it.

Sam

anwmn1 wrote:

I am on a laptop so could be me

Do you remember the F stop?

Look forward to seeing more from your trip.

Remember??? I don't remember what I had for breakfast. That's why digital is so good for me. I just look up the info.

These were all shot at f16.

Sam

Sam

To add one more photo, and some additional info. This is the sight that greets you walking back to the parking are after climbing out of the Lower Canyon.

Sam

photocat

Sam wrote:

To add one more photo, and some additional info. This is the sight that greets you walking back to the parking are after climbing out of the Lower Canyon.

Sam

That is a bummer... the view when you come out!
I love the canyon shots. They seem to be exposed right for me...
There is one picture with a bright spot, but it does not really bother me, it is not the first thing I look at.
The first photograph grabs my attention as it looks like a face.

Thanks for sharing those...

schmoo

I, on the other hand, am more tempted to visit this area with a view like that factory calling from the horizon!

pathfinder

The color images might be just a bit brighter than I would have edited them, but they are certainly not too bright. Darker MIGHT provide a little more drama, but that comes down to an editor's opinion I suspect, Sam. These lool very nice.

The B&W looks very nice.

Do you find it interesting that you rarely see B&W from all the Antelope images we have seen? I have always wondered why this monochromatic subject is presented in color rather than B&W.

Happy New Year!

Sam

Pathfinder,

Thanks for looking, and adding your comments. (As well as everyone else!)

I think that bright colors capture the eye, and attention faster than most B&W prints.

The canyons with the bright reds, and yellows, along with those wonderful light shafts seem to jump off the viewing media when in color.

While I like B&W, and am trying to do more with B&W, I think it's more subtle and, not all images will work in B&W. Also I believe it's harder to produce a good B&W image.

I have spoken at length with many photographers, with great B&W prints, at art and wine festivals, and the consensus seems to be that color will out sell B&W by a large margin.

Of course that's not going to stop me from producing B&W when I can.

Sam