Upper Antelope Colours 3

A slightly different take on the canyon. What do you think of this

perspective, and the processing? Thanks in advance for your comments.

Paul, you have done a wonderful job with this capture of a very iconic place. I have never visited there but I would love to do so. I will try and capture the same scene as well as you did. But I would deperately try to bring back something different.  A beautiful image. 

Thanks Joscelyn.  It ws hard to go to a small area like Upper Antelope, and not shoot the iconic areas that the guides direct you to.  We were lucky enough to be with a guide who only took two of us, and allowed us to search for ideas on our own, as well as guide us to popular shots.  I could have spent a week in this canyon easily, even if it is only about 1/8 of a mile long!  Take care, and thanks for stopping by my humble little world.

Paul:  I think one of the most challenging things for the landscape photographer (or any photographer) is to go to a beautiful place that has been photographed often and come away with a different point of view. The problem with places like the slot canyons is that everyone sees the same beauty and takes a version of a shot taken many times before. You have added something new here in terms of scale, color and linearity. I'm not sure it all works, but the effort should be inspirational to all of us who visit the popular sites for photographs. 

I do like this approach and am curious about what other images you have. 

Best,

John

Thanks for your comments, John.  I know that this and many other images i have posted may not work as well as others, but like I said in the previous post, I like to try to get away from all the popular hubub when visiting places like Antelope Canyon, and find other things that interest me.  I think that one of the big challenges, especially for photographers is trying to get a new perspective on a familiar overshot area.  I found when I was first getting back into photography that I focused on images of iconic places and would try to repeat what someone else has done, but i found only a little satisfaction in this approach.  This does not mean I will shoot iconic places from familiar perspectives or vantage points as i continue to do that as well, but now I shoot to please myself more than anything else.