Gilly
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Arizona USAPopped down to Vegas for a lil trip with the missus, with the sole intention of escaping Vegas and getting out into the vastness that is the MidWest US.......... Rented a 16-35mm L lens to bolt to the front of my FF body....  (new purchase maybe? Happy Xmas Neil!!!)
Visited the North rim of the Grand Canyon. We had sunset to ourselves, after a 4 hour drive through some amazing countryside:
Headed further east in the dark for another couple of hours to Antelope Canyon. We took a photographers tour of the canyon the following morning:
Then went south for 5 minutes to Horseshoe Bend - a very famous turn in the mightly Colorado River.....
(those are rafts on the river at the right of the bend, 1000ft below)
Enjoy!!!
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hil26
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JAW dropping.
And one of those places on that list to do before the world ends. (is that a mushroom cloud in the first one?)
Many thanks for sharing these.
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jonH
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so so jealous - on my list of places to visit too
these shots are fantastic - i hope you are rightly proud of yourself  it's a crying shame about the flare in the first one, but it's still a gorgeous shot
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Gilly
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Thanks guys
Dave - the mushroom cloud is a controlled forest / scrub fire over on the South Rim. Its about 20 miles away.......
Jon - yup I am a little annoyed by the flare too  I guess its due in part to the wide angle lens with limited hood (i.e. its not ALL my fault! ). I have a couple of others that i'll work on given a chance and see what comes of the flare in those!
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derek
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They are superb. The shots from the photographers tour are amazing. Where has that fantastic light come from? Very "out of this world" kinda look.
You must have had a great time with "the missus" lol. Anything to tell us? 
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Gilly
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| derek wrote: | They are superb. The shots from the photographers tour are amazing. Where has that fantastic light come from? Very "out of this world" kinda look.
You must have had a great time with "the missus" lol. Anything to tell us? |
Hi Derek
The light is from the sky - the canyon is a 'slot' canyon, in that there are parts of it that are open to the sky, via very narrow cracks (like a foot or so wide).......
Melissa - not a Mrs. so much as a missus!!!!! 
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peteski
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WOW, all superb shots.
looks like you had a great trip.
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Simonzphotoz
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interesting that people mention the flare. I personally think it adds to the shot. its an absolutely amazing shot, the sun adds to it, i'm sure it would have been amazing without it too, but its there, i like it.
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