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Hidden Canyon

by Richard Teller

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 13, 2011258 views5 comments
This was taken in Hidden Canyon in Zion National Park. At the top of a fairly steep trail was a slot canyon. The trail ended at the beginning of the canyon and you just had to scramble from there. This was a side slot with the sun coming through and lighting it up nicely. This is a combination of three images. One side note, as we got to the beginning of the canyon there was a man playing an Indian flute and it was just echoing off the walls, very pretty. We had planned on stopping at Antelope Canyon, but the day we were there it was very overcast and we did not go. This is the closet I got to some of the beautiful image I have seen come out of there.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
1st image 1/250, f13, ISO 800, 70mm the other two images +1 and -1 exposure comp.
Cropped to 60% of original

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 13, 2011 at 8:53 PM
Richard - Quite some glow you found here! Initially I thought the very bright highlights toward the center were too distracting, but I like them more as I look at the image. Where many of the tones are similar, it draws me into the image. Maybe toning them down slightly would remove any distraction but still be inviting. I might suggest a slight crop of the bottom to remove the small ridge of rock protruding upward. A scroll crop really improved the image for me. Nice one here. :toast:
Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM
Warm light, cool place. The textures and shapes are great and I love the glow. Blending in LLC seems a bit soft contrast-wise, but it's hard to even notice.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 14, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Great design with beautiful color. The rock seems to have an inner glow.
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Comment posted by Malcolm Muir on July 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM
Really great - colour, textures and composition work perfectly. Love it.

:toast: :toast:
Registered on August 14, 2005, 12 Posts, 66 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 16, 2011 at 2:45 AM
Yep, there is that glow! :toast:

My only nit is the hot spots distract a little. It would be nice to not have them there...
Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments