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p.1 #1 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Two more images of the entrance of the Upper Antelope Canyon made using light painting. One is from the outside and the other from the inside of the canyon. Thanks to Lionel Bigthumb for giving me this opportunity for making these images. The quiet night in the canyon makes for a real spiritual experience and I encourage everyone to try it out. Many of the slot canyons were a place of refuge to the Navajos when they were under attack and you can really experience how it must have felt for those souls when they were hiding there.

Your comments and criticism are very welcome as always.
Thank you.


	© AMaji 2012

Upper Antelope Canyon Entrance
NIKON D800 24 mm f/5.6 30 sec 2500 ISO 0.0 EV


	© AMaji 2012

Upper Antelope Canyon - Looking Out
NIKON D800 24 mm f/4.5 30 sec 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Feb 21, 2013 at 04:45 AM

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p.1 #2 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Outstanding

Feb 21, 2013 at 04:58 AM

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p.1 #3 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Very nice. Can you describe what technique you used for light painting to achieve these nice homogeneous exposures? #1 is my preference.

Heinz

Feb 21, 2013 at 05:18 AM

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p.1 #4 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Fantastic shots here. Very nice work.

JBR

Feb 21, 2013 at 05:24 AM

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p.1 #5 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Amaji, great idea and well executed I like #1 the most. it has a very mysterious feel . Regards, Dean
Dean

Feb 21, 2013 at 11:19 AM

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p.1 #6 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Beautiful work
Harsha

Feb 21, 2013 at 12:10 PM

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p.1 #7 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Both images are simply outstanding. Great work!

-Nick

Feb 21, 2013 at 02:43 PM

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p.1 #8 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Terrific work. The second is a stunner. I assume it's a blended image. If so, how many frames were bracketed? Actually, I would be interested in hearing more about the image. The light in the sky seems to be on the left. Yet there is a shadow being cast by the rock on the left that indicates light from behind. Was artificial light used? Would appreciate more details.

Cheers,
Ed

Feb 21, 2013 at 02:57 PM

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p.1 #9 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Thank you guys for the kind words. The credit for the set up goes to Lionel Bigthumb.

Ed, these are single exposure images, not blended. The light in the sky is the light from the City of Page and the Navajo Generating Station that are located west of the canyon.

Lionel used a hand held light somewhat similar to http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001U04MEY/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0010SYOJE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1M7JMS8MZC2GQG2ANWTV . I don't remember the wattage he was using, so can't be of much use there. We experimented with the ISO to find the optimal one for a shutter speed of 30 sec and aperture near 5.6. We would start the exposure and he would just shine the light for around 10-12 seconds on the floor. Sometimes, he would briefly paint the walls, but I found just lighting up the floor gave the most consistent lighting.

Hope this helps.

Feb 21, 2013 at 07:15 PM

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p.1 #10 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Thanks for the additional remarks. That explains the variance in light.

Cheers,
Ed

Feb 21, 2013 at 09:40 PM

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p.1 #11 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Amaji,
You did your magic here. They are both very interesting compositions and your technique paid off.

Thanks for sharing them!
Fred

Feb 21, 2013 at 11:18 PM

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p.1 #12 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

A couple very unique views of a commonly seen target here on FM. Super job...

Eric

Feb 22, 2013 at 01:42 AM

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p.1 #13 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Pretty cool and unique images from this well-known place. Nicely done!

Feb 22, 2013 at 06:52 AM

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p.1 #14 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Cool !

Feb 22, 2013 at 08:47 AM

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p.1 #15 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Fabulous shots! I can't decide which one I like best

David

Feb 22, 2013 at 06:37 PM

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p.1 #16 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Unique and spectacular images, AMaji!
Terrific work.
Charlie

Feb 22, 2013 at 07:34 PM

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p.1 #17 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Original, great idea!

Feb 22, 2013 at 09:20 PM

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p.1 #18 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

These are great!

Feb 23, 2013 at 02:35 AM

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p.1 #19 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

Cool shots great idea!

Feb 23, 2013 at 08:07 PM

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p.1 #20 · Upper Antelope Canyon at Night

That first one is wonderful

Feb 23, 2013 at 08:11 PM

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