Grand Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 24, 2012521 views19 comments

Afternoon light streams over the lower layers of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Shot from Cape Royal on the North Rim, October 2011.

Canon 40D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Alex Mody on May 24, 2012 at 8:22 AM

Sweet light, awesome rock formations, and an effective composition. I like it, man!

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Comment posted by Jon Daining on May 24, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Alex, this is a fantastic image. The composition and tones are wonderful, and the rays of light spilling into the canyon floor really make this work.

Registered on February 25, 2012, 25 Posts, 191 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Plant on May 24, 2012 at 9:47 AM

Nicely done! Great light, great comp.

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 24, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Nice composition and great light. All of the elements work well here

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on May 24, 2012 at 10:45 AM

This is some of the most awesome light I've seen in a photograph Alex. Perfect comp and great catch!

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on May 24, 2012 at 11:19 AM

outstanding shot, likely my fav of yours. i particularly enjoy the silhouettes of tall rocks in the background.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on May 24, 2012 at 12:07 PM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on May 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM

This is one hell of a grand canyon shot. I love the composition choice along with the bright light beams. Really well done.

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Comment posted by Marco Presi on May 24, 2012 at 3:57 PM

I find this is wonderful! The light composition is exceptional, and looks very original too, to me.

Marco

Registered on February 21, 2012, 5 Posts, 18 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on May 24, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Alex, your composition with repetition of elements and an amazing kind of rhythm is fascinating to me. Exceptional light and wonderful natural colors. You lead me through the image to the light in the distance in a compelling way.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 24, 2012 at 7:29 PM

Wonderrful light, great comp and an awesome scene! I especially like the large view! Nice work, Alex.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on May 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM

This proves that one does not need a pretty sunset or puffy white clouds for a wonderful comp.
Mysterious and beautiful…

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM

A unique view of the GC. Outstanding.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 24, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Excellent. I'm thinking of trying some images like this in a couple of weeks, so this is very inspirational. 17-55?? Feels much more telephoto.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Alex Noriega on May 25, 2012 at 2:29 AM

Thanks everyone!

Tony, it was taken at 31mm on the 1.6x-crop 40D, so a 50mm full frame equivalent. There was a decent crop, however, to tweak the composition - I'd say it's more like 60-70mm equivalent after the crop. If you still use the 28-200, you'll definitely be able to make images like this at the Grand Canyon. The widest I found myself wanting to go at the North Rim was 20mm (32mm FF equivalent).

Registered on May 19, 2012, 80 Posts, 195 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on May 25, 2012 at 5:00 AM

Awesome light and layering here Alex. Top shot.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on May 25, 2012 at 10:11 AM

What a great moment. Love the shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on May 25, 2012 at 4:50 PM

Man, what an awesome photograph. The large version gives a better feel for the scale, and shows so much detail. And the light is pure magic. Impressive!!!!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 27, 2012 at 4:49 PM

Gorgeous shot Alex, the light is superb, almost biblical.

Gary.

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