Antelope Canyon

The inclusion of the stairs is a different take on this location.  I like how they mimic the flow of the sandstone. My personal preference might be to try a slightly cooler WB to make the shadows a little less red and maybe create a bit more visual tension between the rock andshadows.  Fine as is though.

Harry,
Here is another iteration with WB -24 

A different perspective of this location, Patrick, and one I like.  I'm used to seeing this without the ladders and with the dust in the air.  The gorgeous lines and color are still there and I like the way it contrasts with the utilitarian straight lines of the ladders.

This is great, Patrick.  I see so many images of Antelope Canyon that seem devoid of human impact, and this one does a great job of showing how ladders make it accessible.  The ladders have the same tones and textures of the rock, which just add to the effectiveness of this.  Ironic, isn't it, that you were stymied by crowds, but you came away with something unique as a result.  I like the second version with less intense oranges.  It feels more "natural" although these places do have  unnatural color when you are in them.

As an aside, I should say that some of the canyons in the Mecca Hills area of California have ladders that I totally appreciated after really scrambling and sliding on my aging and likelky increasingly fragile bones through Peek-a-Boo in Grand Staircase Escalante.  Ladders, I decided, are good things .