Over the long weekend a few friends packed up the car and headed out on road trip out to Monument Valley near the Utah and Arizona border. Here are some pictures from such an amazing area.

Monument Valley:


Not too far from Page, Arizona; off Highway 89 there is a small sign to the Horseshoe Bend Overlook.



And one that's definitely not to be missed is Antelope Canyon. Light was definitely scarce so a tripod is pretty much mandatory.

Fantastic images!

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Good to see the results of your trip, I particularly like the sculpted rock in the canyon, presumably the result of water flowing at some time in the past.

Barrie

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Such a coincidence - someone else I know was just out there and now I get to see the beauty again! That Horseshoe Bend overlook shot is wonderful to see. What a country!

Absolutely love the pouring sands picture. I have to get out there. Thank you for these antithetic!

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Really cool shots...nothing like that in the Pacific Northwest!

Many thanks for all the kind words!

It's a fascinating area and the shots are great, but there just has to be alternative ways to shoot Antelope Canyon and even Horseshoe Bend, to avoid the sameness. It's like Ayres Rock down here (not a place I'll go to again); place your camera on this spot at sunrise or sunset and take your photo (it's apparently that bad now because of access restrictions).

I'd like to do something like put a camera on a long pole and see what sort of shots can be taken of Antelope Canyon from above ground level. I'd try the same thing at Horseshoe Bend, but in reverse (also considering the time of day).

Cheers

Ray

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The thought of the getting the same shot as others occurred to me as well. Guess that's just the nature of frequently photographed locales. I definitely plan on exploring more unique viewpoints when I get an opportunity to revisit.

Others at Horseshoe Bend had a similar idea as you suggested to mount their camera on a long pole. =]



However, I just crawled as close to the edge as possible and hoped for the best.

Crawl is what I'd have to do!

Nice one!

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What that guy should have done is crawl to the edge and then lower the camera below the ridge line. I reckon something like a 20' pole could produce some interesting results.

Cheers

Ray

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