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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

07/08/2009 10:08:17 PM · #26

Originally posted by dknourek:

A little late to chime in but the Canyon X tour is awesome, the guide although possibly as old as the canyons was wonderful and they only take a small amount of people at a time. The oh so wonderful miss JulietNN had taken me on this tour earlier this year and it ended up just us two and the guide in two big slot canyons which was awesome and easy to get shots without a hundred tourists in the way :)

I have a LOT more but here is 3 I have managed to post from that tour...

this is without a doubt one of the biggest highlights of the trip for me...we are going to meet up with our guide and we have 2 hours (=/-) to get our shots and she said the light was great this time of the year....we are getting up at 4 am in order to make our tour time of 10:45 am (we are driving from Durango)...we have several varying times for the driving time...this will allow us all the time we need...(or so I hope)...do you have any words of wisdom for me on setting up the shots???

PhotoDave

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/08/2009 10:19:06 PM · #27

Im still a noob at shooting in those situations

JulietNN might be a better one to ask as IMHO she is quite a bit better at it than I am. AS far as my own experience 2 hours is nothing at all in the canyons, I think our tour was around 6 or 7 hours lol.

You definitely need a sturdy tripod (can hang your bag off of it for more stability), monopod wont cut it esp if its cloudy at all that day, ND filters might come in handy if there is too much light where you want to shoot and for some sick reason manually setting the WB to about 6500 really had a nice effect on the shots where as setting it in post later on the other shots didn't come out as nice. And lastly if you are nervous at all bracket your shots by +-1 stop, chews up memory faster but can save your but in some situations.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

07/08/2009 11:31:58 PM · #28

Thanks so much for the info...not sure if I can set my WB to 6500 or not...will ck that out...reminds me to pack my manual...have been caught out and needed it before...thanks again

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

07/08/2009 11:59:04 PM · #29

Janine - you might want to review this thread of the last Redrock GTG as it has info on some cheaper accomidations outside Page and close to the North Rim if you decide to go that way. They also visited anelope.

Redrock GTG

Message edited by author 2009-07-08 23:59:38.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/09/2009 01:15:29 AM · #30

Originally posted by Ja-9:

I know the question wasn't directed to me but...

My tour was afternoon in Febuary, and the slanting light kept the lower areas pretty dim, none of those amazing shafts of light hitting the sand. Since you are going early, I would use the first hour to scope out what you want to shoot and ask the guide where the light will be soon.
Bring a tripod and keep wipes handy, it gets pretty dusty in there, even if no one is tossing handfulls of sand into the air to accent the lightshafts.

07/09/2009 10:14:57 AM · #31

Originally posted by BrennanOB:

Originally posted by Ja-9:

this is without a doubt one of the biggest highlights of the trip for me...we are going to meet up with our guide and we have 2 hours (=/-) to get our shots and she said the light was great this time of the year....we are getting up at 4 am in order to make our tour time of 10:45 am (we are driving from Durango)...we have several varying times for the driving time...this will allow us all the time we need...(or so I hope)...do you have any words of wisdom for me on setting up the shots???

I know the question wasn't directed to me but...

My tour was afternoon in Febuary, and the slanting light kept the lower areas pretty dim, none of those amazing shafts of light hitting the sand. Since you are going early, I would use the first hour to scope out what you want to shoot and ask the guide where the light will be soon.
Bring a tripod and keep wipes handy, it gets pretty dusty in there, even if no one is tossing handfulls of sand into the air to accent the lightshafts.

your last shot...was that in the Northern Antelope Canyon??? I will have to hunt down the wipes...I carry a micro cloth with me...I'm guessing that will not be enough??? or are you talking about "wet" wipes?...our guide Carol Bigthumb said that the "beam of light" has been really good for the past several wks as the sun is straight above and it has been hitting the canyon between 11:30 and 12:30 each day (varying as the season progresses)....not sure if we should leave Durango the night before and stay someplace on the way (before Page) so we don't have so far to go on that morning???

Thanks for the input...I might have to ship my tri-pod home as I have a big old honker and it will not fit into my suitcase and I don't think I should try to carry it on...

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

07/09/2009 10:15:19 AM · #32

Originally posted by jbsmithana:

Thank you for showing me the post...I will read through it...

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

07/09/2009 10:17:36 AM · #33

This is Cadillac ranch, located in the Texas panhandle. I passed it on my way back from Albuquerque a couple of months back, but did not have time to stop. If you get near Dallas/Ft. Worth, make sure to stop in for a visit.

Nevermind, I see someone else beat me to identifying it.

Message edited by author 2009-07-09 10:19:02.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

07/09/2009 10:37:34 AM · #34

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

we are going to see this on the morning we leave Amarillo, TX...we are taking our can of spray paint!!!

Intelli

Nikon D300

07/09/2009 11:10:21 AM · #35

If your going to Amarillo.. Go to the Big Texan Steak House.. food is just average.. but it's one of those places you have to tell everyone you ate there=)

Also if you are going near the Texas lousianna border you might want to stop by Caddo Lake. It's Between Shereveport and Dallas just off of I-20.