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Upper Antelope Canyon, outside of Page, AZ

This is one of the few slot canyons that survived being flooded by Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam, and is probably the most famous slot canyon in the world.
Upper Antelope can only be reached on a guided Navajo tour, due to a flash flood that took the lives of 12 tourists in 1997. It is narrow at the top and widens as it descends. This allows the little bit of sun that gets in to bounce around all the curves and lines in the walls. It is this reflected light that makes the canyon come alive with glowing reds and oranges, and also allows sunbeams to come in, Antelope Canyon's most famous feature.

The "Essence of Light" series, featuring the marvelous sunbeams of Page, AZ's Antelope Canyon

This is about as close to symmetrical as you can get in Antelope Canyon. To give you some idea of how crowded it is in there, there were about 5 other photographers around me shooting the same beam, and a 20-person tour group behind us, waiting for our 30 second exposures to finish before they went on their way.


*EDIT*
Wow..... my first DD. It's all too much you guys, really. I just want to thank everyone, especially those that I've gotten to know in my relatively short time here.
Also, I've been getting alot of requests to change the frame, so I think I just might, though I don't really have the time at the moment. Maybe in the next few days.

Daily Deviation

Given 2006-06-05

On the dark moments of our life, sometimes all we need is to search for the Essence of Light IV by =AcousticAlchemy (Featured by `garrit)

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:iconszigler511:
GREAT JOB on the light beams, Ben! This one is my favorite. Love the shadows that bracket the beam. And the exposure is spot on. I know how hard it is to get these shots, it's like full contact photography. You must be thrilled with these! :clap:
:iconacousticalchemy:
Thanks so much! I am incredibly proud of my Antelope Canyon shots, I think they turned out best on the whole trip, because I have done almost no post-work on them...

It is so difficult to get exposure right in the canyon. I had to underexpose like 3 stops because my camera kept exposing for the shadows. It's also difficult to keep the sky out of straight-up shots, as you probably well know.

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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr Suess
:iconszigler511:
Throw in the dust, the heat, the people walking in front of your shots, the strained neck, the DUST, and you have a perfect place for photography. It really is a magic place and I'll be there many times before it is over. I've been there during very quiet times, in fact, completely by myself once when the guide left to pick up a few more tourists. Totally different from tripod city during light beam season....
:iconlorid55:
That is amazing........and you captured it beautifully!

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I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.
Mother Teresa
:iconacousticalchemy:
I hope to experience the canyon alone and quiet someday... I am sure that is when you truly get to appreciate it.

We didn't have too much problem with the dust, because there was no wind that day, and so there was no dust coming down from the rim, which I know is a huge problem on windier days. The heat? I'd say it's definitely a relief to go into a 60 degree cavern after wading through sand in 95 degree heat!

I did get my tripod bumped into a fair share of times...

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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr Suess
:iconpopesuburbanii:
Wow, amazing. Very nice work!
:iconacousticalchemy:
thank you very much!

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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr Suess
:iconacousticalchemy:
thank you!

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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr Suess
:iconeurai:
Softness, symmetry -- fantastic shot!
:iconacousticalchemy:
thanks :)

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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr Suess

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