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See the Grand Canyon By Air
See the Grand Canyon By Air
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Challenge: Travel Guides (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Grand Canyon
Date: Aug 31, 2004
Aperture: f8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2004

 The Colorado River snaking through the Grand Canyon as seen from above - actually from the plane going from San Diego to the midwest - flying at 41,000 feet above.

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Statistics
Place: 27 out of 189
Avg (all users): 6.3480
Avg (commenters): 8.5714
Avg (participants): 6.0642
Avg (non-participants): 6.6737
Views since voting: 1220
Views during voting: 332
Votes: 204
Comments: 7
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2004 01:45:47 AM
Nice angle! Helicopter? Super colors and textures and wondeful composition of the river. Good luck!
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 09/11/2004 05:23:15 PM
I'd have expected to have seen to many shots of the Canyon, but this is really nice - with the Colorado picked out nicely and plenty of detail. Well chosen portion to shoot - and that must have been a great trip.
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 09/10/2004 04:35:47 PM
Boy, not too many people rent a helicopter just to get a DPC shot! :) Very nice shot -- I like it a lot! It looks just a teensy bit over-saturated to my eye, but I still love the vantage point and hope to get out there again someday.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/10/2004 07:00:35 AM
This looks like it was a fun trip! I usually avoid noontime shots, but I think that might have been a better time for this photo since the shadows are so dark. I also think this shot might benefit from a bit more contrast to really highlight the colorful striations. Still, this is a really nice photo and a great memento from your vacation. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2004 12:28:07 PM
Very crisp. You had a pretty clear day for this.
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 09/07/2004 01:01:40 AM
I love this shot. The river going diagonally through the photo from corner to corner is perfect. A winner!
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 09/06/2004 01:53:02 AM
Wish I was able to afford to when I was there. Apparantly the photographs one gets on the arial trip are well worth the money. I found the Grand Canyone nearly impossible to photograph. If I had come home with a shot like this I would blow it up as big as I possibly could and hang it in my home. 10
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