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A scene from Upper Antelope Canyon. This canyon is much more accessible than the Lower Antelope. Each has different spots providing slightly different looks at times.
These canyons are obviously mostly water sculptured over ions. My wife and missed the disaster in the Lower Antelope flashflood by only one week prior to that event. Needless to say that water purge was massive.
Paul: This is flat out fantastic and beautiful. The lighting is less dramatic and contrasty than most slot canyon shots and all the better for it. Wonderful lines, textures and colors throughout. Most excellent. :>=))>
This is pretty amazing Paul. You were very fortunate to be able to get into antelope Canyon at a time when it was a lot easier than it is now. I’ve never been able to get in nor will I be able to go in the future. this is a very balanced photo. Excellent color and shadow details. Well done!
Paul, this is wonderful, with your larger format, the edges feel sharp enough to cut while the way they wiggle and waggle throughout the frame keep my eyes wandering pleasantly. I might to a tiny bit of burning in the yellows, top center, but this one is definitely a wall hanger.
A gorgeous image, Paul. The only thing I’d change is that last little intrusion in the lower right. While I can see where it’s coming from, it still grabs my eye.
@Bill_Fach@David_Schoen@Mark_Seaver@Dennis_Plank thank you each for your reviews and comments. I had not worked on this scene in quite sometime and as always, more eyes are much better than old eyes…
As such, Mark, I burned down the yellow “skylight” area in the canyon top entrance and Dennis, that was an excellent catch on that tiny intrusion. I never saw that item at all…
EDIT: after I posted this comment I found a small eye catch for me after Dennis’ find. It was at the very top a small gap that was a small draw similar to the intrusion at the lower edge.
Paul: I really didn’t think this had much room for improvement but your little refinements make it even more compelling and beautiful. Outstanding work. >=))>
Hi Paul,
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I do have a tiny suggestion to add, though it involves cropping where others suggested burning. Maybe it brings some areas too close to the edge? But for me, the little concave ring of light at the top and the point of dark rock on the left kept pulling me up and out. This is just a quickie crop of a screenshot (which probably messes with color, but this is how I handle other folks images on my pc)
Great job on the repost, Paul. Marylynne’s variation is also excellent. With this subject you could probably crop it to nothing and it would still look good.
Nice work Paul. People usually reduce Antelope canyon to simple artistic abstractions. This one is different in that it is both an abstract and a picture of a slot canyon. I like that about it. In some respects I think a good such image is harder to pull off than the pure abstract. Oh, and congrats.
@Igor_Doncov I was lucky to have access to the Upper & Lower canyons many years ago now a bit before they became overrun. Not sure if they still have the crowds they once did especially after the disaster back 97 only a week after my wife and I visited there. Back then they had rickety old ladders descending into the lower canyon. This scene here was of course from the upper canyon.
Thank you for your review and comment I really appreciate it…
