Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject: Arizona USA
Popped 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!!! _________________ Bring on the snow, for I feel the need to ride.....
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 _________________ There is nothing in life that cannot be improved with either monkeys, pirates or ninjas NPU Member
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! _________________ Bring on the snow, for I feel the need to ride.....
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!!!!! _________________ Bring on the snow, for I feel the need to ride.....
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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Because you are not here,
To see it,
The day cannot end,
It can't be right,
That night will come,
Without you.
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(new purchase maybe? Happy Xmas Neil!!!)
it's a crying shame about the flare in the first one, but it's still a gorgeous shot
I guess its due in part to the wide angle lens with limited hood (i.e. its not ALL my fault! 
