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JimFox

JimFox

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This is from Upper Antelope Canyon a few weeks back. It can feel like you don't know for sure which way is up with the sand and small rocks anchoring the lower right. Part of the fun of shooting at 14mm in there.

While they no longer have Photo tours there, the group sizes were pretty small, and the group leader was conscious to make sure I got a shot of something she thought was special. We stopped about every 30 or 40 feet through the canyon, sometimes less. And it took usually a good 5 minutes for the tour guide to take selfies of all of the couples in the group (We had 8 in our group). So while the selfies were taken, that gave me lot's of time to stand in the back and take photographs. It still would be too crowded for some of you in here, but for me, I had a blast and found it fun. In addition I think I got some really nice photos from it.

This is one I don't think I captured before. I don't recall seeing quite this composition before from there.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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AlanLichty

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What I found most interesting during my own visit many years ago was that you could find new compositions almost every direction you looked. I don't think I have seen this exact framing of this scene and it looks quite nice here.
 
JimFox

JimFox

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AlanLichty said:
What I found most interesting during my own visit many years ago was that you could find new compositions almost every direction you looked. I don't think I have seen this exact framing of this scene and it looks quite nice here.
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Thanks so much Alan! There are some main features that just stand out I think. But as you said, you can find new compositions in every direction. Perhaps that's one benefit of not using a tripod in there as it's much easier to just look and aim your camera by eye, rather then having to loosen the ballhead and rotate it and raise it and angle it. There was definitely some freedom gained by handholding in there.
 
BlackRockArt

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JimFox said:
This is from Upper Antelope Canyon a few weeks back. It can feel like you don't know for sure which way is up with the sand and small rocks anchoring the lower right. Part of the fun of shooting at 14mm in there.

While they no longer have Photo tours there, the group sizes were pretty small, and the group leader was conscious to make sure I got a shot of something she thought was special. We stopped about every 30 or 40 feet through the canyon, sometimes less. And it took usually a good 5 minutes for the tour guide to take selfies of all of the couples in the group (We had 8 in our group). So while the selfies were taken, that gave me lot's of time to stand in the back and take photographs. It still would be too crowded for some of you in here, but for me, I had a blast and found it fun. In addition I think I got some really nice photos from it.

This is one I don't think I captured before. I don't recall seeing quite this composition before from there.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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Jim, this is a great point of view, the streaking lines on the rock converge to the opening where light is coming.

Oliver
 
Jim Dockery

Jim Dockery

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Great shot Jim. If you cropped off the sandy shelf at the bottom it would make it even more abstract. Might also make a cool B&W.
 
JimFox

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Jim Dockery said:
Great shot Jim. If you cropped off the sandy shelf at the bottom it would make it even more abstract. Might also make a cool B&W.
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Thanks so much Jim. That's a great idea for a B&W. I thought the shelf takes on the feel like it's the floor and not a shelf up on the wall, so I liked the idea of perhaps causing an optical illusion in this. But you are right, I think without, it would go even more abstract. I will try a crop for sure.
 
MonikaC

MonikaC

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I agree with the crop of the shelf: it will emphasize the circular lines much better.
It's a cool shot -- I think wider than most people take in there.
 
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