Light and Stone

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2012652 views26 comments

Reflected light highlights sculpted sandstone deep in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

Canon 5D Mark II, 16-35 @29mm, f/22 for 5 sec., ISO 400, Tripod, polarizer.

C&C welcome!

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 28, 2012 at 2:24 PM

Wonderful light, lines and composition Phillip. Superb work in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Beautiful light in this, the sandstone almost seems to glow!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on January 28, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Fantastic light and texture. Can't wait to head up here again.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on January 28, 2012 at 3:55 PM

I love this one Phillip! Hard to get something unique from slot canyons, but the upward light is really nice. The darker rock on the right seems a little heavy ... maybe a little crop off the right side would be nice. Great shot though.

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Comment posted by Jack Graham on January 28, 2012 at 4:10 PM

nice work on an old favorite! very nice!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on January 28, 2012 at 4:47 PM

Dark, powerful and mysterious. Love it!

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on January 28, 2012 at 6:14 PM

Beautiful, strong image. Wonderful light, colors and textures. Only one thing bothers me, is the upper right corner. It is too heavy, I feel that it is unbalancing the image.

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 28, 2012 at 6:34 PM

This just screams "Frame me BIG"!!! I love the abstractedness of this and the warm colors against the black.

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 28, 2012 at 6:59 PM

This reminds me of a brilliant sunset. The colors and textures are terrific. As a very minor nit, I would like to see just a bit of detail in the urc

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Week on January 28, 2012 at 7:34 PM

Really nice Phillip! Has the light and shadows in all the right places!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 28, 2012 at 9:19 PM

Some amazing light and beautiful color! The light and shadows with those wonderful lines makes for an awesome scene! Fantastic work Phillip!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 28, 2012 at 11:26 PM

This really is one of my favorite images of that sandstone I have seen. Incredible light, textures, comp, etc. A dramatic shot all around. TFS!

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 29, 2012 at 12:39 AM

Very interesting interpretation especially in shutter speed/luminance chosen! Very artistic.

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Comment posted by Abdulmajeed Aljuha on January 29, 2012 at 1:29 AM

amazing choose of light/shadow details , with very interesting lines

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 29, 2012 at 2:46 AM

Fantastic image, Phillip. Love the contrast; the luminous light set against the dark shadow is brilliant. A very unique and stunning image of this canyon.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on January 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Love the light and the color variation

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on January 29, 2012 at 10:08 AM

Phil, I really like the darkness and the contrasting copper light on the sandstone. The dark upper right corner seems too dominant to me- maybe a crop from the right and a slight lightening.

Registered on April 1, 2010, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on January 29, 2012 at 8:57 PM

Great image.. I fine example of slot canyon work..

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 29, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Phillip,

Very mysterious impression. Unique for a very oft photographed subject. Nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 29, 2012 at 11:23 PM

That's a bit different for a slot canyon image. It looks good.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 30, 2012 at 12:15 AM

Flickering flames being blown by the wind. Striking and very beautiful composition, lighting and complete image.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on January 30, 2012 at 2:42 AM

Wonderful dark mood highlighting texture and line. Love the warm colors. Beautiful image Phillip.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on January 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Love the rich tones which make the walls look like polished metal. A lovely and very different take on slot canyons.

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 30, 2012 at 3:32 PM

I like this Phillip, the rich saturation is really nice. All the lines and shapes in the sandstone are gorgeous.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 31, 2012 at 7:33 AM

The shadows speak volumes. And the light weaves a nice trail through the image. Nice take on this area.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM

Nice!

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