Grand Canyon Sunrise

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My last two posts were taken less than 12 hours apart, but I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to go through these.  This is my last post from the Grand Canyon series.  I was only there for a short weekend, which left a sunset and a sunrise.  I came away with a couple of shots from both that I like a lot!

 f/16, 13 sec, ISO 100

Sunrise at the Grand Canyon is something everyone should see at least once in their life!  The pre dawn light and the way the colors slowly light up are simply amazing.

f/16, 1/15 sec, ISO 100

f/16, 1/15 sec, ISO 100

The shot came out a little dark so I brightened the exposure a little bit in Lightroom.  But I really liked the early morning light and dark contrast in the colors.

f/16, 1/13 sec, ISO 100

This was my personal favorite from the morning shoot.  I like the shadow contrast and spots of sun that begin to light up the canyon walls.

f/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 100

This isn't a particular great photograph, but I did like the sun rays peeking behind the clouds and canyon rim silhouetted.

f/16, 1/13 sec, ISO 100

Who's that guy?

3 Image HDR, f/16, 1/30-1/20-1/13 sec, ISO 100

This was one of those shots that I really didn't notice until I was almost finished going through all of them.  I thought this HDR captured the depth and details of the canyon well and liked the sun rays coming in from the top right.

3 image HDR, f/16, 1/15-1/8-1/4, ISO 100

Love the way this turned out in Black & White!

Grand Canyon National Park

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What can I say about Grand Canyon National Park?  This is just one of those places that everyone should visit sometime in your life.  While I’m pleased with my pictures, they don’t do justice to this majestic landscape.  The Grand Canyon is just something you experience by being there rather than viewing images. 

Like many of my excursions that are tagged onto the end of business trips, I try to cover a lot of ground in a very short time period.  Fortunately we took a family trip to the Grand Canyon a few summers ago so I was fine with a short trip this time.  I only had one sunset and one sunrise shoot so I had to research different locations to maximize time.  

f/16, 0.3 seconds, ISO 100

I’ve shot at Yaki point before and picked it again for sunset based on park ranger recommendations and my own familiarity.  In hindsight, I wish I had picked something completely new and just taken the gamble on what to expect.

f/16, 1/4 second, ISO 100

f/16, 3 Image HDR, 1/30 1/20 1/13 seconds, ISO 100

f/16, 3 Image HDR, 1/50 1/30 1/20 seconds, ISO 100

f/16, 5 Image HDR, 1/25 1/20 1/15 1/13 1/10 seconds, ISO 100

I was very pleased with the way these black & white's turned out.  I've started to find that I like HDR images much better in black & white, really brings out the deep contrast in the images.

f/16, 1/15 second, ISO 100

I love this area of the park, been there a few times on my trips and always find it very photogenic!

f/16, 1/20 second, ISO 100