After spending the night in Page, Carlos and I decided to hit Lower Antelope Canyon first then move on to the upper canyon, which we understood as being not as photo friendly. We arrived at the canyon around 9am and signed in, paid our fee and the Navajo lady in the booth asked us if we planned to use our tripods and wanted a photo pass. SURE! we responded, and were given photo passes good for 4 hours. We entered the canyon with a tour group and were then allowed to break free from the group and shoot as we wanted. All included in the $26 fee!
Here's the unassuming entrance.. As you decend into the slot canyon, the majestic beauty comes to light: I very much enjoyed watching the photographers work, both experienced and inexperienced shutterbugs seemed to be in their own worlds, as if it was an adult Disneyland for the landscape photographer: Speaking of experienced shutterbugs, here's legendary photographer Jack Dykinga under the hood with photographer Jeff Foote in the foreground. And an image of my Nikon D-90 and its Live View feature. Some of the tour guides bring a guitar and serenade the tourists with their accoustic guitar performance. Expecting a classic Navajo tune to get you in the moment of the canyon? Nope! Guns-N-Roses, Metalica, and classic hard rock is what you will hear echoing through the canyon. The acoustics in the canyon are unlike anything you will hear anywhere else. And here are a couple of my early favorites. With this type of photography, I spend time reviewing the images and 'live with them' for a while before I can decide which ones I like. Here are a few of my first choices. In the end, we spent so much time at Lower Antelope, we never made it across the stree to the upper canyon. Sure we could have, but we were completely overloaded and without spending the night reviewing photos and staying a second day, wouldn't have made the most of hours in the upper canyon. So, we packed up "flash" and motored down the road to Monument Valley...
.jpg "jack dykinga shoting in antelope canyon")
