Antelope Canyon Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is inside Upper Antelope Canyon, famous for its slots carved into swirling sandstone. The slot portions are so narrow that in some places a person can stretch out his arms and touch both sides.

The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsebighanilini, which means "the place where water runs through rocks". Although dry for most of the year, Antelope Canyon runs and sometimes floods with water after rains. It is this water, slowly wearing away the sandstone grain by grain, that has formed the beautiful, graceful curves in the rock.

darrasin, isabela_sor, Silvio1953, erdna, lucero, PixelTerror, jhm has marked this note useful

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darrasin (2860) 2006-09-28 17:43

Hello Alford! Thanks for sharing these wonderful colors! You captured this slot with very good sharpness and detail. Looking forward to seeing more images from this area.

Regards,
Doug

isabela_sor (42054) 2006-09-28 17:46

Wooow...incredible place!!Strange light and perfect composition. The shapes of the rocks, together with the light and shadows and amazing colors, make a fantastic assembly..almost unbelievable!
TFS
All the best
Isabela

Emiel_Skyfreak (2976) 2006-09-28 17:54

Very good shot of Antilope Canyon. Good composition this way, having the rocks fencing of the left and right side. And some footprints leading deeper, creating, atleast for me, a nice feeling. Great sharpness, especially on the left wall, and because that there are great details visible. Strong colours, I think it would be quite difficult too shoot there..or isn't it ? So I think you've managed well getting a good exposure and vivid colours.
Well captured, bravo!

srgabreu (763) 2006-09-28 18:23

Hi Alford,
Great shot with amazing impact!
The vibrating colors and lines turn this "rocks" into something very appealing and "alive"

Sérgio

isabib (1951) 2006-09-28 19:29

Hi Alford,

Nice lines and patterns of this picture and lovely colors.

TFS,
Gani

agbonavita (0) 2006-09-28 20:31

Great wave forms you got Alford. I love the colors of the rock walls.

Thanks for share
Andre

sothy81 (8520) 2006-09-29 0:39

Very nice color of the picture you took. It is also very artistic. It should be in placed in postcard. Very well done Alford. TFS. Sothy

ahmetgedikli (21823) 2006-09-29 1:43

Hi Alford,
Very esthetic picture! I like this graphical composition with deep and vivid colors! Excellent POV...Thanks for sharing!
Greetings,
Ahmet

lucero (964) 2006-09-29 4:28

Realmente espectacular. No conocia, ni habia oido hablar de este lugar.
Gracias por enseñármelo Alford.
Un saludo: Javi

Graal (57717) 2006-09-29 4:32

Hi Alford,
unusual view, fantastic forms and colours of rocks. Good captured and good composition. I like it a lot.
Gr., Aleksander

PixelTerror (86038) 2006-09-29 4:34

Hi Alford,
Superb shapes you have captured here, I guess carved by the wind over time, but it does look so unreal, love it, and with this red dominant it just looks like a view from Mars, amazing planet we're living on, don't we ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

rosaline (0) 2006-09-29 4:34

Hi Alford
Impressive shot with very strong colours. I like the richness of the scene and the patterns you have managed to capture in the rock formations. Good sharpness and nice composition. The use of the tripod has served you well.
Aubrey

pablominto (40488) 2006-09-29 5:18

Hello Alford,
Most impressive are the textures you capture in the rocks!
This image has clearly an abstract feeling to it... the lines, shapes and colours make up a real treat to my eyes!
Good sense of depth and very well done!
Gretings,
Pablo -

jhm (82297) 2006-09-30 9:45

Hi Alford,

The colours and picture generally are extraordinarily lovely, nice perspective and splendid light, great work Alford. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John

mphotographies (1976) 2006-10-04 22:12

Hey Alford,
Man you did an incredible job here! Lovely textures, shadows, how the light illuminates the amber-orange rock!
Cheers!
Jom

gramma (3519) 2006-10-16 16:42

Hello Alford,

Wonderful colors in this picture ! I love the graphical effect of the stones. Good work !

Christophe