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The ‘Ghosts’ of Upper Antelope Canyon – Page, Arizona

Published January 23, 2012 | By Admin

The ‘Ghosts’ of Upper Antelope Canyon – Page, Arizona
4057882762 7713bf1f44 The Ghosts of Upper Antelope Canyon Page, Arizona

Image by Sam Antonio Photography
As a lot as the Navajo are a portion of the Antelope canyon so are the hoards of folks who pay a visit to, rather than encounter, the slot canyon. Fortunately the guides try to shuttle the tourists by means of the narrow canyons so not to disturb photographers who are taking long exposures. I took this photo realizing a tour group would walk correct into my shot, but I wanted to show the relationship among the slot canyon and the a lot of tourists that visit it. A 20 second exposure turn them into ‘ghosts.’

Canon EOS 5D, Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/two.8-four Di LD IF

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In the last 20 years Antelope Canyon has rivaled the Grand Canyon National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park as a “must see destination” on a grand tour of the Southwest. For photographers it is a gorgeous visual paradise on earth. Besides the extraordinary light and outstanding colors of the Navajo sandstone, Antelope Canyon easily accommodates photographers due to the reality that there is no hiking involved to get to the entrance, the actual slot canyon is extremely brief (about 200 yards in length), the finest light is from mid-morning to noon (so no waking up early to catch the sunrise), and given that all tours are guided you are given invaluable suggestions on the finest areas to position your camera.

What is identified as Antelope Canyon is really part of the Antelope Canyon Navajo Tribal Park located right outside of Page, Arizona (situated in Northwest Arizona close to the Utah border). The tribal park consists of two regions: Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. Upper Antelope Canyon (Tse Bighanilini’) is by far the much more common of the two as a outcome of its effortless access and spectacular light beams that has produced this slot canyon well-known.

The best time to visit Upper Antelope Canyon is amongst April to October when the trademark light beams illuminate the slot canyon. I visited in the month of December understanding properly I wouldn’t have the spectacular light but the tradeoff was I wasn’t going to deal with the maddening crowds that have characterized Antelope Canyon the final couple of years. Besides following a couple of intense days photographing nearby Monument Valley, I wanted to knowledge the slot canyon with my own eyes rather from behind the camera.

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