"Rainbow Chamber"

On certain days of the year, in this very remote SW slot canyon, a truly

amazing amount of color variation can be seen with the naked eye. The

method of capture was to hike in very early in the morning and spend an

entire day carefully watching the light do it brief dance in various parts of

the canyon and simply take careful mental note. The next day, very early

in the morning I went back, this time with the aim of being prepared to

capture the site. Once reaching the end of the canyon I found the

location and simply waited. Eventually the light did its brief dance, I shot

off a 12 shot focus bracket (each 12 shots also exposure bracketed for

insurance) with the Canon 5D Mark2, Canon 14mmL2 at f/5.6, 400 ISO,

no filters. Image was processed mainly in LR 4 raw.

Thank you for the feedback.

exellent work!

best regards!

As an abstract, as a matter of fact it may be considered abstract!

Best regards Mark!

PDE

amezing!

very good frame!

Mark, I suppose that the slot canyons of northern AZ are among the most photographed things on the planet. They are beautiful and photographically seductive. Because of that one rarely sees a new approach to the subject. Your fresh view is both creative and stunning. Congratulations on the conception and the execution. Both are inspirational!

John

Well worth the wait. Great image. Thank you for the entertaining story about the photograph.

rg.

This is an outstanding image Mark.  Thanks for posting.

This is an outstanding image and finally one that is quite distinctive from the typical canyon images we see.  I am presuming that there was no hanky-panky with the color and this is as you saw it. I offer my sincere kudos on a beautiful image.

Thanks everyone.  Joscelyn Sylvester thanks for the feedback.  No hanky panky.  My adjustments are pretty basic.  It's all about getting the very best moments of light, then working within those parameters, yet with excellence.