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Untitled # 3 | Wednesday Nov 05, 2008

The second of my Antelope Canyon shots. Thanks for the comments yesterday. This place is a trial and a half to shoot in.

1. You have to be patient! You need to bracket all your shots so as not to blow highlights and shadows, therefore you need to use a tripod with an average of 20 sec exposure. What you dont see is the 100's of tourists that come through and hit you while you sooting, surprisingly its quite dark in there.

2. Sand continually falls on your gear so you need to have a jet blower in hand at all time-and dont even think of changing lens's.

3. Most shots need to be shot from knee high level. I run 6 miles, 3 times a week and row indoor 3 times a week for 40 mins-so I would say that I am no stranger to a leg work out. However, I wasn't prepared for the 100-150 squats i did in the 3 hours (which you need) I was there, my thighs (especially my left) were sore for days after.

4. You have to keep mobile. When your in the entrance and tourists come in-you move to the back-when the crowds arrive-you switch back to the front-in the meantime you need to chase the light.

5. If your looking to shot the famous light shafts that beam in you need to go in the summer months-June, July, Aug, Sept and early Oct. I would recommend the end of the summer so as to avoid the heat. You also need to throw sand in the air to create dust (Not good for the camera)

Tags: antelope canyon

Galleries: Landscapes

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Aperture: F5.6
Exposure Time: 20 sec
Focal Length: 17.0 mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0
Shooting Mode: Aperture priority
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

Comments:

Again, fantastic colour and lighting. Well done

Posted by Nigel Hollingworth on November 05, 2008 at 09:02 AM EST #

I think I like this one better than yesterday. I like that you can actually see the sand falling. Thanks for the description on what it took to get these shots. I wouldn't have known how much was involved. Job well done!

Posted by Jamie on November 05, 2008 at 09:08 AM EST #

Cool shot with great light and colour, reading what you went through to get these shots makes them even more special!

Posted by Craig on November 05, 2008 at 11:04 AM EST #

Wow, what a great exercise in photography!

And I too like the falling sand in the distance.

Posted by Debbie Hartmann on November 05, 2008 at 01:02 PM EST #

This post has been selected as PixyBlog's Daily Shot for Wed, 5 Nov 2008

Posted by Pixy on November 06, 2008 at 03:00 AM EST #

This is a beautiful shot...I love the rich color and the way the light gently falls.

Posted by Susan on November 06, 2008 at 10:46 AM EST #

Awesome picture Richard. I can't wait to see all the rest you have from your vacation out west. I can't believe that you have taken all of these pictures on an ol' skool 110 camera. you have skills

Posted by Colleen Winckler on November 06, 2008 at 12:20 PM EST #

Wow! On both the photo and the description. I have always loved photos from this location and hope to go one day. Thanks for your write up so I'll be really prepared before I go. I fake things most of the time. :-)

Posted by laanba on November 10, 2008 at 06:50 AM EST #