The Abduction

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 6, 2013188 views11 comments

We've all seen slot canyon images before and the light beams and all that mumbo jumbo, but I finally had a chance to capture some myself last week while wandering through lower antelope canyon. It's safe to say I have enough images from there that I have no desire to return, and hope to visit some of the other lesser known canyons up there at some point. One of the guides who was with his group decided to throw some sand into the air so the light beam would be more apparent. I situated myself behind a rather large rock structure only to get a partial beam to cut through both walls. I wanted to avoid getting the cliche shot of the entire beam, and I felt this composition enhanced the mystery and mood. Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
f14
ISO 100
1 sec
CPL
Tripod

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 6, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Very nice work, Peter. The lines and color are nice and great thinking to catch something a little different.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on October 6, 2013 at 6:35 PM

A lot of photo's from this locale, but you did something a bit different to separate it from others. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 6, 2013 at 8:29 PM

DIG!!

aF

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 6, 2013 at 8:58 PM

Very nice

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 6, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Looks like the transporter from Star Trek. Great to see something a little different from this iconic location. Well done!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 7, 2013 at 11:06 AM

Peter, I like the composition and processing with the framed light beam. To me, this seem a little heavy on the lower left and would be inclined to crop off 1/2" to lessen the impact of the darker LLC.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 7, 2013 at 2:30 PM

Unique and very beautiful, Peter. Some very nice light.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 7, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Beautiful comp. The apparition is pretty sweet. Cant wait to visit this location one day.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on October 7, 2013 at 4:26 PM

Nice! Great take on this location.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on October 7, 2013 at 9:57 PM

Peter, wonderful ghostly light!
I'd add more tone to the extreme highlights an let 'er buck.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on October 7, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Thanks everyone! Glad I was able to come back with some unique stuff from here.

Doug, I see what you mean about the left side. I was hesitant on including so much, but it would be off balance of it was cropped from the left as I wanted the beam to be center.

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