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USA 2011 - Colorado River

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• Edward Hopper.

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After our hike of antelope canyon we decided to try our luck and head back to monument valley, to get one more sunset shot. I had this location in mind for sunset but we slightly under estimated the distance and only reached here after sunset. When we reached at the famous 13 mile marker, it was almost completely dark with only a bit of light remaining in the far western sky.

It’s really hard to make sunset shots when it’s dark all around but you still have to use ND grad filters. This was the best shot of the bunch and it was a bit of work to get the foreground to brighten up. Thank you for visiting hope you enjoy the picture..

Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Page.

The blue hour is the period of twilight when the Sun is at a significant depth below the horizon and residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue shade, which differs from the one visible during most of a clear day, which is caused by Rayleigh scattering.

The blue hour occurs when the Sun is far enough below the horizon so that the sunlight's blue wavelengths dominate due to the Chappuis absorption caused by ozone. Since the term is colloquial, it lacks an official definition similar to dawn, dusk, and the three stages of twilight. Rather, it refers to a state of natural lighting that usually occurs around the nautical stage of the twilight period (at dawn or dusk).

La hora azul es el período del crepúsculo en el que el Sol se encuentra a una profundidad significativa por debajo del horizonte y la luz solar indirecta residual adquiere un tono predominantemente azul, que difiere del que se ve durante la mayor parte de un día despejado, que es causado por la dispersión de Rayleigh.

La hora azul ocurre cuando el Sol está lo suficientemente por debajo del horizonte para que dominen las longitudes de onda azules de la luz solar debido a la absorción de Chappuis causada por el ozono. Dado que el término es coloquial, carece de una definición oficial similar a amanecer, anochecer y las tres etapas del crepúsculo. Más bien, se refiere a un estado de iluminación natural que generalmente ocurre alrededor de la etapa náutica del período crepuscular (al amanecer o al atardecer).

Monument Valley, Utah, United States September 2016

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• Zhuangzi

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Another shot from Antelope Canyon. I think this is about the last decent shot from my last trip and I just can’t wait to visit Page again. I am not sure if there is any town in America that gives you so much photography potential and such a sense of the west. For a person who grew up in a tropical climate, this is such a different world altogether.

On a different note I am so grateful that my pics are getting such exposure these days and so thankful for all the wonderful encouragement and visits.

USA 2011 - Route 66

USA 2011 - Monument Valley

Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation.

USA 2011 - Monument Valley

Monument Valley

I arrived at Watson Lake to see a beautiful pink sunset. After the sun set, the rocks seemed to start to glow, giving another great view. I returned next morning for a beautiful sunrise and waited around for golden morning hour. So I ended up with 4 pictures which I will post here over the next few days, and wonder which one gets your preference.

Navajo Bridge crosses the Colorado River's Marble Canyon near Lee's Ferry in the US state of Arizona carrying U.S. Route 89A. Spanning Marble Canyon, the bridge carries northbound travelers to southern Utah and to the Arizona Strip, the otherwise inaccessible portion of Arizona north of the Colorado River, which includes the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

September 2016

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• Walt Whitman.

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Today’s picture is a panorama stitch of the Grand Canyon from somewhere in the east rim. We had really cloudy day and very soft diffused light which kind of softened the colors and contrast of the canyon but the details are still amazing to me.

Thanks for visiting hope you all are having a great week..

The second picture, which was taken not long after the first one, however, the colors in the sky and also the reflection had totally changed.

I arrived at Watson Lake to see a beautiful pink sunset. After the sun set, the rocks seemed to start to glow, giving another great view. I returned next morning for a beautiful sunrise and waited around for golden morning hour. So I ended up with 4 pictures which I will post here over the next few days, and wonder which one gets your preference.

stitched panorama

Grand Canyon, AZ

Navajo Bridge pano, crossing the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry, Arizona.

• Franklin P. Jones.

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Another shot from lower antelope canyon at page, AZ. this is one of my favorite shot from the trip as it has a clear representation of all the texture on the canyon walls. This one was taken pointing straight up from where we were standing and there was no sky visible. One of the challenges of shooting in a V shaped canyon is shooting straight up as there is simply not enough to room for even to stretch your tripod out. Thanks for visiting and have a nice day.

• Elbert Hubbard.

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This shot was taken at Lower Antelope Canyon during our last trip to Page, Arizona. My guide pointed out this formation to me which he nicknamed “wave”. You basically has to take the shot pointing the camera straight up to the sky and the light range is so varied, the only way to get anywhere near a good exposure is to use HDR. I am glad I had enough time to make this shot.

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• Arthur Koestler.

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Sand falls at Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation. This was one of the hardest shots I have ever taken, the guide we had was blocking the tourist from walking into the frames and I had a broken plastic tripod to rest the camera and hope for the best regarding camera shake. I actually took about 5 shots of the falls and of that I got three without any shake and even though they were all high ISO, in post prod I was able to get decent enough shots. I wanted to convert them to B&W using NIK software just t see the effects and I fell in love with the look of this one.

Hope everyone likes its and enjoyed the first weekend of 2014..

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• George Eliot.

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Another shot of the stunningly beautiful cathedral rocks of Sedona, AZ. This was taken at the same park from where I took the previously posted shot but this is the more classical location. A local photographer who was there told me that we missed out on fall colors by a week and that the trees framing the rocks still had some color till about 3 days ago.

News like this used to depress me not so long time ago and I usually go on a tirade blaming everyone in the universe for my bad luck, but thankfully these days I just resolve to visit the place again and I am sure my wife is thankful for that change. She used to have to endure my rants. Anyways this is one of my favorite shots from the trip. Hope you all enjoy it.

• Saint Augustine.

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Totem pole at monument valley is always an amazing sight. I was a bit limited that day regarding composition as they only allowed us to certain parts of the valley. I have seen some photographs of this beautiful location with sand dunes as foreground interest with the beautiful sandstone formations bathed in beautiful pink light from the setting sun and was hell bent on taking a similar shot. I made this shot using a short-tele focal length to compress perspective and stitched 4 images together to get wider view. Hope everyone likes it.

Now for the shameless plug, my images will be on display at the A-Frame Hollywood gallery and if you are in the location please do drop by and say hello.

One of the amazing places in the American Southwest! This is the vista from Oak Creek. Wading through the shallow water was required to capture this great view.

Navajo Bridge crosses the Colorado River's Marble Canyon near Lee's Ferry in the US state of Arizona carrying U.S. Route 89A. Spanning Marble Canyon, the bridge carries northbound travelers to southern Utah and to the Arizona Strip, the otherwise inaccessible portion of Arizona north of the Colorado River, which includes the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

September 2016

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.... sunset pano in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

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Lake Mead from the Hoover dam scenic vista. this was a capture I took during my Brooklyn to California road trip. I was supposed to meet my wife at Las Vegas and we were to do the rest of the drive together to San Francisco. I kind of reached earlier than expected and saw the signs for the hoover dam and decided to spend the evening there rather than just go wait at the airport.

I was a bit skeptical about the vehicle checkpoint with my car being packed to the hilt but the guards were really nice and friendly and waved me through after a couple of questions. I took this capture just as the sun was setting and lighting up the hills around the lake. Thanks for visiting my pictures...