Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Upper Antelope Canyon
For a long time I fantasized about shooting in Upper Antelope Canyon, which we missed on our trip to Arizona last year. Well, we did it last month. We left Sedona [see pics below and more will be added above] and headed up to Page. The only way to get into Upper Antelope Canyon is on a tour led by a Navajo guide. While I have seen many fabulous published photos of this famous 'slot canyon', I was not prepared for how dark it was inside. I did not bring a tripod or monopod along, thinking that my camera could shoot at really high ISO; and, that that would offset any low lighting. Well, I almost blew it -- I had to shoot at 3,200 - 6,400 and bracketed every shot. Still, exposure times varied from 1/30th - 1 sec; Image Stabilization and resting my arm/shoulder against a wall was my salvation. The images you see below were ultimately HDRed in Dynamic Photo HDR [an inexpensive and user friendly program]. I do not understand how the colors came out so brilliantly, since I tried to avoid going overboard in the tone mapping [a common occurrence with HDR images]. In any event, I think they came out well.
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4 comments:
These are awesome! The first photo looks like the background photo on my computer!
Good for you, making this dream come true. It looks like an incredible adventure!
I want to go there so bad...and now your pictures make me want to go there even more! These are stunning!
WOW, these are awesome shots of awesome nature. I love the effect of light and shadows, and the colors are magnificent. You did an impressive job here!
These are gorgeous! I would of been beside myself if I had that opportunity to take photos here. I have seen magazine photos of it and would of loved to try my hand at it! The colours are rich, and love the warm tones. Sounds like a real challenge to get these photos, and hand holding is difficult!
Thank you as well for your comments on my barbed wire shots. I really appreciate that you give me honest feedback on my photos. I am never hurt by any criticisms, I want to learn and try to make my shots better. The more I learn, the more I find I need to learn!!
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