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Ghost Dancer – Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Lands, Arizona

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May 142011
 

Ghost Dancer, Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at 3.0 seconds at f13.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. Well, it is now late spring when a photographers thoughts turn to chasing light beams in Antelope Canyon. Ok, I know that I might be stretching things a bit for some of you who think that spring fosters the sling of Cupid’s Arrow. I cannot speak on matters of the heart but for me, May is the time when the angle of the sun changes and brings spectacular beams of light in Upper Antelope Canyon.

This image was made in Upper Antelope Canyon, located just outside of Page, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. The Navajo guides are very good on the timing of the beams in the various chambers and will place you at the right time to capture them as they emerge. But it pays to be attentive to other opportunities. In this instance I was setting up for a shot more to the camera right position when I looked into the chamber beyond to see this subtle wisp of light. The beam literally shimmered and danced hence the name of this shot, “Ghost Dancer”. I see many things in this image that speak to spiritual matters. The dancing beam and the beautiful light illuminating the canyon roof are powerful archetypes. But if you look closely at the buttresses, and with imagination, you can see many faces etched in the rock. And at the top of the first buttress is an orange ellipse with pointed rays like the sun. The Navajo guides can show you many things carved into the rock by the forces of wind and water. For them the canyon is a spiritual place-a sacred place that is home to many living spirits. After many trips here I have begun to find some faces of my own. They reveal themselves slowly and only if you are ready to see. In my first trip to the canyons I really did not see. Like many first time visitors I aimed my camera at anything that glowed. But over time I have slowed down and now walk the chambers with a more “in the moment” approach. When you slow down many things are revealed to you. I can hear the wind and the subtle falling sounds of minute grains of sand. The dynamic chiaroscuro lighting envelopes you-darkness gives way to light and back to darkness. The rock itself is cool to touch and if you run your hands along the surface you can feel the lines of age cut by natural forces. Light and dark, ancestral faces and animals embedded in the rock, and dancing ghosts of light; if you do not believe this place has a spirit then you have no soul. A strong statement I suppose. But seeing and feeling is believing.

Double Light Beams, Upper Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Images exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 6 seconds.

Ghost Beam, Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Lands, Arizona. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 8 seconds.

The Laser, Upper Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at f13 for 15 seconds.

 

With the above in mind I want to layout a few tips while shooting in the canyons. Before I even talk about equipment or shooting I would ask that you go in with an open mind and a sense of respect. For many of the Navajo guides this is their home and the home their ancestors. Take only pictures and leave only footsteps. The light beams are very popular and the canyon will be very crowded during the summer months. To get the best possible results you should book a Photographers Tour. I would suggest contacting Carol Bigthumb of Adventurous Antelope Canyon Tours. Carol or her guides will place you in the right position and hold back the crowds to allow you the chance to capture some truly amazing images.

As to equipment you must go light and you must be prepared to make quick changes. I carry two bodies with matching quick release plates. One is set with my 20mm or 24mmPC lens and the other with a 24-70. The shots above were all captured with my 20mm which is my weapon of choice. The canyon is narrow and if I need to “zoom” in I just shift my position.

All my shots are done in Manual Mode. I am an old “match needle” guy and I like the control of adjusting the +/- through the Command Dial. As to exposure I will set all controls to what the camera meter believes is correct and view the histogram. Keep in mind that with such extremes of light the histogram will show clipping in the darks and the highlights. I look where the bulk of the mid-tones are located and change my exposure to move those zones to the right and more towards the middle if I can. Make sure you have the blinkies turned on. Some highlight blow-out is to be expected but you want to avoid blowing out the tones in between the mid-tones and highlights. From there take a shot and then bracket around this point.

A tripod is required, period. Exposure times are long and you cannot hand hold your camera to get these shots. Leave the flash at home. The Navajo guides will ask you not to use flash and your photographic results will be quite disappointing. And along with the tripod do not forget you electronic shutter release. Shoot in mirror lock-up mode to minimize and potential camera shake.

Shoot with low ISO. Todays cameras are quite good at controlling noise but I still prefer the shooting at ISO ranges of 100 to 200 and longer shutter speeds. A longer shutter of from 2 seconds or longer is necessary to capture the ghost like beams. The guides will toss sand into the light and longer shutter times will give you the shimmering movement.

When possible shoot from a low tripod position. When the light beams occur their contact with the ground will produce a hot, white spot. By lowering the camera position the spot becomes thinner and less pronounced. As you can see the dynamic range of light is incredible. Deep shadows to blown out highlights. Bracketing exposures for blending will help you in post processing. However I will tell you the shots above were done in a single capture so it can be done.

I do not use filters to enhance the color. The intensity of light and color is already there. I do not use the Auto WB but instead set my exposures on the K scale. Typically I set this in warmer light to 5500K. If I want to pull out more cooler tones I will set it to a tungsten setting around 3200K.

If you are planning a trip to Antelope Canyon I hope this small bit of information will help you take some great images.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hozógo nasádo (Navajo): Walk in Beauty

Bob

 

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Inner Light – Antelope Canyon

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Feb 252011
 

Inner Light, Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 24mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 4 seconds.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. We are in a transition now. Spring is nearly upon us. The days are gradually getting longer, I see a lot of activity from the birds, and we are getting a some warmer weather. But then again we have had some major snowstorms at the end of February. Last year at this time we had about three feet on the ground. So it wants to be spring but we are still at the back end of winter. So it is a transition. An interstitial time that occurs between the seasons. Mother Nature it seems is a tease. Over the last week it has snowed, the winds have blown, and the sky is grey. “Oh I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day”…

I find transitions somewhat difficult. The thought of what is coming, of course, is exciting. But it is just being stuck in the grey of the day. The inner light, my inner light is dim. At times like this I just seem to drift, my mind wandering-not really centered and in the moment. Today’s image is one that centers me in the moment. Part of it relates to being in the place. The other relates to a series of opposites: Light and Dark; Stable and Unstable; and Solid and Fluid. In each of these concepts we can find a transition. Light transitions into dark, or dark into light depending on how you view the image. Stability in the forms of the sandstone gives way to instability. And solid rock in the foreground becomes fluid and wave like. Within these transitions is the inner glow. A molten glow of warmth that stabilizes and centers the images. All the opposites and all the transitions lead inward to the inner glow.

So when it becomes grey and life seems to be in a time of transition I will try to find a place to center myself and ride out the flux of instability. Sometimes it does not take much. Just a change in routine can do wonders. A trip to the desert is like a giant B-12 shot. Photography is one avenue I use to rekindle the fire. Many times I am drawn to images like this because of the power they have over me. I love opposites, especially those which feature light and dark. I think many of us can relate to this one concept. We are all drawn to light over darkness. How many times I have waited in the darkness of the early morning hours for the sun to rise and spread its fingers of light across the landscape. The darkness retreats in the face of light and warmth replaces the cold. With light is hope. And with hope we can go forward. My grand mother once told me that a person needs three things: someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to. With these you can ride out the storms that rise in between. When I am in a place of transition I think about these words. They provide an anchor in the storm that allows me to regain my inner light.

Thank you as always for stopping by to visit this site. The photographs I make for myself, but the joy is sharing them with you.

Hozógo nasádo (Navajo): Walk in Beauty

Bob

Postscript: I have been asked on several occasion whether I use any filters when I shoot in Antelope or other slot canyons. The answer is no. To achieve the glow I simply follow the light. Slot canyons by their very nature are an exploration in the juxtaposition of light and dark. This type of lighting is called chiaroscuro. The word is derived from Italian and means light-dark. Chiaroscuro lighting is about opposites, or contrasts in light and dark. The quality of the reflected light on the sandstone walls can be intense and colorful. Filters are not necessary for image capture. RAW processing techniques I use including adjustments to curves and luminance values brings out the intense colors.

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Vortex – Upper Antelope Canyon

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Feb 122011
 

Vortex, Upper Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 24mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f11 for 30 seconds.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. This image was shot on a recent trip to Upper Antelope Canyon just outside of Page, Arizona. It is one of those images that if I look long enough I can see many things. Carol Bigthumb told me once that  the rocks hold many stories and if you look long enough they are revealed to you. When I look at this shot I immediately think of Jonah and the whale. Swallowed by the mighty whale, I am looking through the teeth of the great beast at the light beyond. As I peer from the darkness the light gives me hope that all is not lost. I also see waves on a rolling sea; the solidity of rock transformed into a symphony of continuous movement. I see stellar storms and gaseous nebulas in the far reaches of space. The stories are limited only by our imaginations.

To give you some perspective this image was made looking straight up through a slot in the canyon. The great shadowed forms of sandstone, and the waves beyond, become a metaphor to their very creation. During flash floods water rolls through these slots; violent, swirling waves carving stone into stories and images. Reduced to the simple tonality of black and white the image becomes a  negative. The rock is carved by water and when the water recedes it leaves behind a picture of its formation. Water revealed in solid forms. Solid forms that evoke continuous motion. Yin and Yang.

What do you see?

Thanks for stopping by today. Hozógo nasádo. (From the Navajo, “Walk in Beauty”) Thanks to my friend Tom for leaving me that message.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Ghost Beam

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Aug 082010
 

Ghost Beam, Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Lands, Arizona. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 1.5 seconds.

Hi everyone. Just back from some needed time off away from photography and the office. I am continuing to work through some of the light beam shots from my last trip and so todays post, entitled Ghost Beam, is a continuation of this work. This image was shot in Upper Antelope Canyon and features one massive beam of light and a more subtle beam just visible in the back chamber on the left. As with all my light beam shots I captured multiple exposures but settled on this image because I liked the wavy ghost like character of the light. In order to resolve a couple of exposure issues typical with these shots the RAW file was processed twice in Lightroom to open up the shadows through an increase in fill and another file to reclaim some of the highlights in the beam and the canyon roof at the top of the image. The two files were blended in PS. I like to open up my shadows in slot canyon shots because it helps to define the forms. Too many shots like this suffer because the shadows are clipped and over power the resulting shot. This of course is a personal preference in the way I process images but I simply want open shadows. I also do not want my highlights clipped but in this type of shot it is inevitable as the hot light is far beyond what the sensor can capture. This is one of the reasons that a shot like this is best composed from a lower angle as it tends to flatten out the hot highlight areas where the beam hits the floor and allows you to capture the upper sections of the canyon where the beam enters the chamber.

The file followed my usual workflow including curve adjustments through luminosity masks, contrast masks, color correction, and dodge and burn and color burn.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Inner Glow

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Jul 182010
 

Inner Glow, Lower Antelope CAnyon. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 0.8 of a second.

Hi everyone. Todays image is called Inner Glow and it was shot in Lower Antelope Canyon. The image was exposed in tungsten white balance which is an effective technique when shooting in varied light conditions where warm light and cool shadows meet. Warmer light bouncing in the upper part of the canyon fails to penetrate into the shadows creating the opportunity for a composition with a complimentary color palette. The camera was placed in the deep shadows and set to 3200K WB. This renders the shadows a cool blue while maintaining most of the warmth in the orange glow. The exposure was processed twice; once the for tungsten balance and a second time with a warmer 5000K balance. The two files were blended in Photoshop by painting through a layer mask.

This is my 100th posting since beginning the blog last year. It has been an amazing journey and I have received many great comments from all my visitors. As I move forward I hope to improve the content and continue to feature images from my many travels. I thank all of you for your continued support of the site.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Wall of Light

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Jul 152010
 

Wall of Light, Upper Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 50mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 2 seconds.

Hi everyone. I am still working through the selection and processing of images I shot on my recent trip to Arizona. Todays image was shot in the first chamber inside Upper Antelope Canyon. I have been here many times and have never seen these inner walls glow with such intensity. The effect is created by the intense sunlight reflecting on the sandstone walls as it penetrates into the canyon. After the thrill of chasing light beams such a composition may seem tame by comparison. But for me it was a fitting way to end my trip. For a brief moment I  just stopped and considered the walls-the sinuous curves, subtle banding of sandstone, and intense light-created by the powerful forces of erosion. In many ways I don’t think so much about the forms inside the canyon as much as I consider what water and time have swept away. For the canyons forms are about the interstitial spaces, positive and negative, that give rise to the play of light and shadow. This place is a living sculpture. Water and sandstone interact as willing partners in a sculptural process. Slowly and surely water chisels away at the rock cutting subtle bands in some walls while rendering others smooth. Water and time made this place. Water and time, like an artist, cut away the rock and each time something is removed something new is revealed.  It has been this way for all of time. For the Navajo’s this canyon holds a special power. It does so for me as well.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Light Beam No. 3

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Jul 142010
 

The Laser, Upper Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at f13 for 15 seconds.

Hi everyone. With today’s post, I am continuing with the theme of slot canyon light beams. This image was shot in Upper Antelope Canyon and was apparently not seen by the rest of my shooting companions. We were moving between chambers to set up for the next shot and I was bringing up the rear of the group. As I was waiting to move into the next chamber I turned around and this beam just shot down in a narrow space in the canyon. I quickly opened up my tripod and composed the shot. I could hear the next group behind so I did not have much time. Except for the beam the area was quite dark and I had to quickly determine an exposure before people started to wander into the shot. Based on experience I calculated somewhere between 15 and 20 seconds. I got off two exposures before the scene was interrupted. It was a serendipitus occasion. That beam of light was so intense and to see it literally drop down before my eyes was an amazing experience. The moral of this story is to always look behind you. We all tend to be focused ahead when maybe there are other amazing shots if we just look around. Life is fleeting and like this image it can come and go very quickly. Take time in the rush to look around. We are always moving head to the next great thing when maybe just stopping to be in the moment is what we really need. This was a powerful beam of light and it burned a lasting impression on me. For the rest of that day I just slowed my pace and opened my eyes. Weeks later I am still thinking about this and though hard to practice in the daily pressures of our lives I am slowing down some to just sit for a quiet  moment and look at the light.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Upper Antelope Canyon – Light Beams No 2

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Jul 062010
 

Slot Canyon Light Beams, Uppe Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 4 seconds.

Hi everyone. With a few days off I am working through some more images. Here is another light beam shot from the Upper Antelope Canyon trip. There were three distinct beams happening during this shot; two in the main part of the image and a third starting on the wall in the background. Although it looks like I am the only person in the canyon I can tell you on this day, the July 4th weekend, it was one of the most crowded days to visit. There were people everywhere. I have been in the canyon on many occasions during other parts of the year and have truly never seen such crowds. Photography in such conditions is very difficult. You cannot visit Upper Antelope Canyon with out a Navajo guide. And there are generally two types of tours-one for the casual visitor interested in seeing the canyon and the other for photographers. If you want to successfully shoot the beams you need to go in on a photo tour. There are several tour companies but my guide of choice is Carol Bigthumb of Adventurous Antelope Canyon Photo Tours. Her family has called the land surrounding Upper Antelope home for many generations. Carol, or her guides, will put you in the best position and monitor the crowds so they are not present in your images. The photography tours generally take around 1.5 to 2 hours and the guides can put you at the beams as they begin to occur.

As to shooting technique for the beams my preference is to shoot with a wide angle lens between 20 and 24mm. It is in my opinion too crowded to use anything beyond 24mm primarily because of where the guides will put you when you shoot. All the images I shot on this trip save for a few were shot with the 20mm. Additionally you have to work fast and you do not have time to change lenses unless you are carry two cameras. Lens changing is also not recommended since blowing sand is everywhere. In fact to help accentuate the beams the guides will throw sand into the light which helps give the ghost like waves within the beams. And do not forget your tripod and a remote shutter release. These items are a must. You cannot hand hold these shots successfully.

I will typically shoot RAW files at an ISO of 100 at an aperture of from f11 to f16. I am seeking the best digital capture I can get. For my white balance I am shooting somewhere between 4500 to 5500k. I will also shoot using the tungsten setting to cool down the shadow colors. I shoot only in Manual mode and in Manual Focus. I want total control over my exposures. Depending on the location and the quality of the light my exposures can range from 4 seconds to over 30 seconds. You can see why you need the tripod. I will also bracket in 1 stop increments. Reviewing your histogram can be useful but keep in mind that there is an extreme contrast range from bright lights to deep shadows. I will take my first shot at the camera meters recommendation and review the screen to see how close I got. If it looks pretty good I will then take my brackets. But do not totally trust your screen either. The screen image is the cameras attempt to make a jpg representation of your RAW file. I have set the screen representation on my Sony α900 to where I get a very close approximation of my capture. So I tend to use the histogram, the screen, and brackets to ensure my capture. Update: After this post was made I forgot to add one more item. And that is I always shoot with mirror lock-up on to avoid any minor camera vibrations.

The chambers where the beams occur are fairly tall. You want to shoot from a lower angle to capture the expanse of the space. Additionally the lower angle tends to flatten out the hot spot where the beam is hitting the sand. Once in position I will focus about 1/3 into the shot. Remember to use manual focus. Lower light levels in some of the chambers will cause your cameras auto focus to search and you will not achieve critical focus on your images. When ready your guide will toss sand into the beam. Wait till it begins to settle a bit and then shoot. You want to get the ghost like movements that occur as subtle air current cause the sand to dance within the beam.

Many of us who shoot landscape do so to get away from the crowds. To be alone to capture a special place at sunrise or sunset is one of the many reasons we shoot. I would love to be alone in Upper Antelope with the light beams. But it is just not possible. But to me it doesn’t matter. To experience the beams is to witness a unique natural phenomenon that occurs only during the summer months. If you are in the area it is a must see.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Light Beams

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Jul 052010
 

Double Light Beams, Upper Antelope Canyon. Shot with a Sony α900 and a Sony SAL 20mm lens. Images exposed at ISO 100 at f16 for 6 seconds.

Hi everyone. Well I am just now back from a combination work and photography trip to the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, and the Escalante. I have quite a few images to go through but thought I would post a taste of things to come in the next few weeks. This is a shot of one of the light beams that occurs in Upper Antelope Canyon during the summer months. It is truly one of the most amazing natural light shows I have ever seen. In this shot two beams of light pierced down to the canyon floor like lasers.

Over the next few weeks I will talk more about the experience of shooting the beams and provide information on how best to expose for these shots. I also have some new shots from the Grand Canyon and the Toadstools formations in the Escalante. So stay tuned.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Bob

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Antelope Canyon – Monument Valley Glow No. 2

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Jun 272010
 

Upper Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley Glow No. 2. Shot with a Sony a900 and a Zeiss 24-70mm lens at 40mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 at f13 for 4 seconds.

Hi everyone. As promised I was able to work on the tungsten version of the Monument Valley Glow shot. This image was shot with a white balance of 3000 k and it rendered most of the shadow areas in a blue or purple blue. The hot light areas were toned down a bit towards the magenta range. My plan in processing this shot was to accentuate the shadows and bring back the warmer colors towards the center of the image. To do this I merged the tungsten shot with the warmer shot and brought back the warm colors in the center of the image. The result is a richer interpretation where the blue/purple shadows give way to a more magenta/red mid-tone and finally to the hotter yellows and reds in the center. This helps frame the main subject and also provides a way of leading the eye into the shot. I think both shots are successful but I tend to like this version better. So what do you think? Post your comments and let me know.

Thanks for stopping by today. I will be gone for a week but hopefully will return with shots of the light beams in Antelope.

Bob

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