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After a long workshop season I am finally home for a short break. I have, by far, the largest backlog of work I have ever had to process (a great problem I know ) and I decided to go ahead and show this one first.
This is Tatahatso Point on the Grand Canyon proper, and a very special and remote place that I had been skunked 8 times in a row with little to no clouds. The size and scale of the place is simply impossible to comprehend in photos! It is about a mile wide and deep (makes Horseshoe Bend look microscopic in comparison)! And, IMO, one of the very best places on the Grand Canyon to camp in the remote and see the Milky Way at night. Just make sure you get a Navajo permit and have a good GPS!
Last week, I spontaneously decided to give the group the option of a extra FREE day by going to this location with the intent of ending our awesome journey together with a bang. I checked all the weather reports and radar and such and although they predicted clear boring blue skies, I knew by experience that sometimes (especially in the monsoon season) the skies tend to make their own weather.
Those who remained with me, suffered 3 tire blow outs to get here (but I always come hyper prepared) but were treated to both a very nice sunset with the moon right down the middle! Then in an AM, soft morning light and awesome surreal dappled pink clouds across the entire horizon. We had major smiles on our faces while shooting side by side and various hoots and hollers could be heard too. Lastly, a mad dash to Flagstaff (including 3 separate car washes) got me on the plane, as the last person, as the doors were closing!
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Sony A7R
Canon 14L2 (my favorite landscape lens in the world)
16:9 Aspect Ration Mode on the A7R
F/5.6 (the sharpest f/stop for the lens)
1/15th shutter
200 ISO (Native ISO)
Single file with conservative processing.
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