russ_arcuri

Comments welcome...

Antelope Canyon is in northern Arizona, not more than 20 miles from the Utah border. I was visiting Arizona on business and had one day after business concluded to spend doing something fun. I visited Antelope Canyon.

Comments welcome.

1. I like the photo.

2. The horizon is tilted, and it's not a trick of the light. It should be fixed. I hope Ilia doesn't mind that I tried correcting the horizon in my attachment.

Well, it seems I joined the party late. My comments, in order of least to most relevant:

 

Grammar: Sorry, Samuel, but the others are correct w/r/t your use of "attain." It's the wrong word in the context you used it in. I was an English major in college and have done editing work professionally. (I mention this only because I'm sure you'd question whether I was qualified to make such a judgement.)

 

Equipment: The Epic is one of the best cheap point & shoots one could use in this situation. The spot mode allows more precise focus and exposure than most point & shoots, and the lens is a gem. However, you need not make a jump to medium or large format to get results better than the Epic can provide; any 35/2.0 lens available for an SLR could produce better results in the right hands. The Epic is a great point & shoot, IMO, but it's not a replacement for an SLR.

 

The photo: I like it. I respect the opinions of those who don't like it, but I think it's composed and exposed nicely. The foreground is not lost on my monitor; it looks dark, but it's supposed to as it's in shadow. You've done a wonderful job of capturing what must have been a very 'magical' moment. Well done.

The background is a bit busy in all three of your shots. There are two ways to improve this

Get closer to your subject, or use a longer lens. The camera loves cute children. Make them take up a bigger portion of the frame.

Find a less busy background. This can be tough depending on where you live and how much time you have to do photography.

 

Good choice of film -- can be enlarged quite a bit.

This shot has a nice, painterly quality. Good composition and a good eye in recognizing when the red boat would be in the best position. Great work.