Eden's Underground

My first time in Zion was more spectacular than I anticipated. My friend had been to the Zion Canyon area and seemed to over hype the area. He had not done the Subway or the entire Narrows. I visted lated October this year and the area was magical. I have never hiked up streams and slots like these. I had about 10 minutes in the classical Subway area to myself, then it was a matter of trying to work around other visitors and 2 other photographers. This vantage point seemed to speak to me more than other possibilities, so I took some shots before other folks walked into the view. I thought the light seemingly bending off the tunnel wall, creating the shadow in the water was pretty cool. I used two vertcals stitched to gather the entire view.

I seemed to have more light in the subway area than I have seen in other photos. Definately not as dark as the Narrows. Hard to get a lot of originality with this location, one of those iconic places you have to see regardless of the hype.

I have considered cropping off the top a bit to eliminate the bright foliage, but I would rather have more than less and make the decision while sitting in a cozy chair with a cup of coffee than sitting in a chilly pool of water. Any thoughts on this welcome.

Canon 5D M2
ISO 100
Polarizing Filter
Canon 17-40L
8 sec. exposure