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     pboehringer (770) 2008-04-19 21:00

Ryan,
absolutely fantastic and I can just imagine what an experience that must have been to be there alone without anyone else to share POV, view, angles, compositions, etc. Excelent that you got a partner not only to share this moment but also to have her to give the scale and human reference.
I'm still very undecided were to go in July. It will be either Montana, Wyoming or the Colorado Plateu with Grand Staircase Escalante NM as well as Coyotte Buttes. Have you been to later?
Peter

banyanman (7716) 2008-04-19 21:20

A fabulous photograph, Ryan - not only is it a great travel and 'geographic' image, the lines and colours make it very artistic too. Without your partner in the shot, this would have been one of those abstract 'guess what this is photograph', but I like her inclusion as it gives the photograph scale, perspective and depth. The long exposure to give this the deep DOF works very well - your partner was very obliging to 'freeze'for 3 seconds! No, can't name this canyon as I haven't been there, but your photograph makes me want to go. I shall add this to my favourites to remind me to add this to a future itinerary. Cheers . . . David

migzal (485) 2008-04-19 21:36

The lines and colors are fantastic, the addition of human element in this shot is so important for the scale. Looks like a humongous chocolate ice cream to me.. thanks for sharing.

messenger1 (1029) 2008-04-19 21:39

Hello, Ryan -
Great image of an amazing natural phenomenon. Great POV, sharpness well-maintained throughout the image, colors are vibrant - superb earth tones. Very memorable shot.

leo61 (43282) 2008-04-19 22:02

Hello Ryan!
A high quality exposure and an excellent composition with this colorful clothed person in the center of this wrinkle.These red and white lines and curves give a greatdepth to the image and you managed the light very well.
A great shot!!
Have a nice sunday,
regards,Leo

afshin339 (304) 2008-04-20 0:05

Hi Ryan
What a beautiful lines in stones and mountains.What a beautiful landscape.I really like it very much.The symmetry in this lines and perspective are excellent.Your POV is very nice and also difficult.!!
Colors and details are wonderful.

Well done.
afshin.

chawax (5931) 2008-04-20 0:52

Hi Ryan,
Great shot ! I love colours and shapes of the canyon. So hard to believe this is a natural thing ! The composition is very well done, the woman is well placed on the picture. The exposure is very good to. You give me the want to go there one day !
Regards,
Olivier

Vicky (1438) 2008-04-20 1:09

Hi Ryan,
Magnificent shot of this fascinating place. How on earth did she get to stand there? Looks like the only way is to be lowered by rope! I suspect the camera angle has something to do with that though, right?

Setting up a tripod must have been tricky too, but the light is perfectly managed and the colours are wonderful. Human inclusion shows the scale and the patterns on the rocks keep the eyes moving.
Well done and thanks for sharing your experience.
All the best, Vicky

Floydian (30970) 2008-04-20 1:37

Hi Ryan,

I am staring to it, have no words for this, what a shot. Your pov, where were you, did you climbed upwards? And with 3 seconds, you really leave us with a bunch of questions how you made this. What a place, i drove by there, never knew it was there, man i must return. See how narrow it is, you must feel to a kind of Indiana Jones when hiking through this canyon.

You know..........i keep on staring to it, it's your pov what it does, that's for sure. You know what you need. A 1Ds mkIII and i keep stop posting here. If you create this with a 30D than i hold my breath when you have the big one. You really make amazing material, deep and deep respect..!!!

Take care, Henk

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-04-20 4:13

of course a fantastic place, generally such photos have no human presence, this time it's interesting to have this reference for the dimensions, and well done pose during the three seconds !
regards
jo

Dpbours (218) 2008-04-20 5:33

Hi Ryan,

Nice. This is such an interesting place! Just to be and also for photography. Unfortunately I have never been here before, not even in the US as such... :-/
Nice. I like to see this one, since you are right about the other one you see more often. Nice to see the graduals n the light from the left foreground to the person in the compo!
Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Dennis

Dorota (728) 2008-04-20 7:43

wow ! Awesome photo with this canyon! It is really interesting to see it close !Great colours !
Thanks for sharing !
Regards
Dorota

Leilani (1371) 2008-04-20 8:56

Hi Ryan, this really is a fantastic image. The canyon is amazing! The horizonal lines just take my breath away. I feel like I'm moving hyperspeed through this canyon straight at that very still person. Great great pov!

A wrinkle in time is an excellent title for this shot...and the book was even better many years ago when i first read it.

Kind Rgds, Leilani

calexica (1243) 2008-04-20 9:39

Hey Ryan,
A very impressive shot. This place is definitely not for the claustrophobic. Excellent colors, wonderful colors, perfect POV. Congratulations!!!
Greetings,
Natasha

delic (6735) 2008-04-20 10:44

Hi Ryan,
I'm pretty sure this is the Zebra Canyon. You must have shot this from up a dryfall at the end of the slot. I haven't been there myself but I read about it. I guess I'm getting more apprehensive about entering the slots alone as I grow older. My latest trip was short, extremely windy and the light was not really good. We should plan a joint excursion next time. I'm particularly keen on backpacking the Coyote Gulch. Fantastic image by the way! Best,
Hakan

capthaddock (28640) 2008-04-20 17:30

I would name it intestine canyon, it looks like the bowels of a beast, but sunlit (albeit indirectly) the presence of the figure is essential in giving scale here.

aadilj (17950) 2008-04-21 3:19

Amazing work pf art. You've presented this bit of georgraphy in such a fantastic way. great impact and solid visual treat

cdmonson (2751) 2008-04-21 10:53

Hi Ryan:

Zebra Canyon--a place I've always wanted to visit. This is the kind of crazy stunt that my wife hates when I try to pull (though I've never pulled anything like this). How you balanced that tripod I'll never know. I love this shot--it provides both a great view of the canyon and the perspective of a rock-climber. With the person down there it feels even more like a rock-climber shot. I guess non-photographers would never understand why you would ask her to wear blue or why you would climb that high just for a "picture," but it makes sense to me. :) Great job.

Clark

PaulVDV (5156) 2008-04-21 12:11

Hi Ryan,
I've seen pictures here on TE of the Antelope Canyon.
Also in this canyon the colours and the horizontal lines are very beautiful ... but the extra element here is that a person on the picture gives us a good idea of the sizes.
On your picture we can see how narrow the canyon is.
Well done.
Regards, Paul

xavshot (62287) 2008-04-21 22:21

Bonjour Ryan
l'endroit est magnifique. La lumière fait ressortir les différentes teintes de al roche. La présence du personnage est un réel plus dans cet ensemble. Bravo.
Xavier

crhieatt (5143) 2008-04-22 9:47

Ryan,
A very nice shot indeed, not least because it is such a departure from the cliched slot canyon (usually Antelope) shots that you mention. Whilst these are often individually very beautiful, they are mostly just a straight copy of shots seen elsewhere.
I was lucky enough to have a little time around Escalante last year, and certainly found it to be a wonderfully underdeveloped area with an infinite number of avenues ready for exploration. I'd certainy love to return.
Regards
colin

Signal-Womb (11677) 2008-04-22 10:57

Hi Ryan, excellent result with the inclusion of human element. This is a truly amazing phenomenon and the colours plus beautiful abstracts have huge impact. Really fantastic work, kind regards Steve.

MikiM (1916) 2008-04-23 2:07

Hello Ryan,

Amazing composition from this known photo theme, but you did some special.
I like the lines the colors and the human subject in blue it gives a good color impact!
It is a winner!!!

Congrats,

Miklód

isabela_sor (42054) 2008-04-23 10:52 [Comment]

sonkai (1017) 2008-04-23 13:37

Buff Ryan...what a psychedelic shot!It looks like chewing gum walls on the point of moving.I suppose that a time curl,a "worm hole" must be something similar..;)
Really the shot is impressive,good sharpness,and the light is perfect to be in a narrow place,and...where did you put the tripod?
Impressive,not more words.
Regards,
Sonsoles.

robob (3640) 2008-04-24 6:50

Hello Ryan,
Je suis agréablement surpris de voir l’image que tu nous proposes aujourd’hui car par le fait du hasard, j’ai justement vu hier à la télévision française un reportage sur ce lieu !
Je te propose d’aller jeter un œil sur la vidéo de l’émission
C’est absolument prodigieux de voir les effets du travail de la pluie et du vent sur ces roches,
Très belle présence humaine ici dans cet univers très particulier,
Excellent point de vue et composition,
Amicalement et à bientôt,
Robert

     xuaxo (5703) 2008-04-24 11:58

Hi Ryan,
Really outstandig!
It seems a picture from a cartoons movie.
The boy or man is very well placed in the shot.
Amazing photo. Amazing beauty of Mother Nature.
Regards,
F

azleader (6) 2008-04-25 13:05

The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument is probably the last great "untouched" photo opportunity left in the lower 48 states for the serious landscape photographer. Your pictures are testament to that.

What a GORGEOUS image. The lighting, at least at this location and time of day and year, is a lot different from Antelope Canyon. I'm not even sure if it is Navajo limestone or not. The marble ice cream look is quite striking and sinuous. Including your model for scale gives a sense of just how big this structure is.

Fabulous Picture! I envy you.

npecanhuk (13679) 2008-04-27 17:56

Hi Ryan!
One more excellent picture of incredible shapes and colors!
Unfortunately, I didn't visit Utah, but it's never too late to do it!
Your images enhance my desire to be there one day!
TFS
Neyvan

patdeph (17722) 2008-04-29 12:22

hello Ryan
waow!!What an incredible and fantastic place!Of course,I've yet seen it in photos books,but always without anybody,and this is important to imagine how large is this canyon!I wonder where there was place to put your tripod!Everything is so beautiful,so perfect,I can't say more!
regards.
Pascale

alford (3897) 2008-05-05 22:15

Another masterpiece, Ryan! I only knew about this place thru your gallery. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!! I'm jealous you had the place all by youself...it must have been really exciting shooting this place all by yourself!

giorgimer (21034) 2008-08-11 4:33

Hi Ryan,

I mmissed this beauty during my west coast trip. Extraordinary effect, beautiful colors. Human presence adds the right scale.

TFS

Gio

borax (1555) 2009-10-04 9:32

A very classic place in landscape photography, shot from an unusual POV, and it works. Great detail and colors.