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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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 Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: Day Trip: Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona |
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Last week I made a stop at Antelope Canyon which is a slot canyon
15 minutes southeast of Page Arizona. The swirls and different views
at every turn are beautiful. So yesterday I flew from Meadow Lake (00V)
to Page (PGA) to photograph both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon.
The trip out was at 16,500' and took 3 hours due to some headwinds.
I was late leaving but fortunately I gained an hour since Page is on
standard time. I drove out Hwy 98 towards the power plant and turned
right into the parking lot for the Upper canyon and made a reservation for
noon to get the light rays. The $6 Navajo park fee was good for all day
and both canyons. Then I drove across the road to the lower canyon.
The good thing about the lower canyon is that you can do it unguided and
the $15 fee is good for four fours versus one hour at the upper canyon.
The lower canyon requires more adventurous spirit since it involves some
steep steps, and areas that you can't even put a foot on sand between the two
walls. Regardless it is worth doing first since you can get your technique
down before you do the upper canyon. Since the slot canyon opening
is wider than the upper canyon, I am guessing that the best time is before
or after noon. The following links are three examples of the pics I took
yesterday.
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/Lower16Apr06_14Small.jpg
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/Lower16Apr06_79Small.jpg
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/Lower16Apr06_91Small.jpg
The upper canyon, also known as Corkscrew, has a few pics (perhaps
not my best) below. One does show the light rays that are likely best
just around noon. We did not get there until 12:50 standard time and it
was too late. These are from last Monday:
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/AntelopeCanyon39Small.jpg
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/AntelopeCanyon103Small.jpg
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/AntelopeCanyon183Small.jpg
These are from yesterday:
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/Upper16Apr06_19Small.jpg
http://www.pcisys.net/~ronlee/Upper16Apr06_28Small.jpg
Photo tips
1) Tripod
2) Cable release or camera timer
3) Expect exposures for ISO 200 and F/2.8 to be around 3 seconds.
It can be less from bright areas and much higher for darker areas.
Bracket exposures.
4) Wide angle lens. My camera is supposedly 35 mm equivalent.
The trip back was at 17,500' and ground speed 220-230 mph much of
the trip (great tailwind!).
There are groups that will do better photo tours. The one I used Monday
was at www.antelopecanyon.com
Ron Lee
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dan(at)rvproject.com
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:12 am Post subject: Day Trip: Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona |
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Those are gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing!
do not archive
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
http://www.rvproject.com
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