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The Canyon is Grand
The Canyon is Grand
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Challenge: Free Study 2014-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Date: Sep 22, 2014
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2014

 My wife and I went to the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley for our anniversary this year. We hiked all the way to the middle of the canyon, it was amazing. I chose this image because I liked the perspective, and line, and it also shows the trails etched into the cliffs as you descent from the rim of the canyon.

What goes down, must come back up. The trail was steep, and I naturally had all my camera stuff... Needless to say I took a bunch of pictures on the way down - and about zero on the way up.

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 10/08/2014 07:22:08 AM
Yes! Bright Angel trail, this shot was early in the morning so the tones were very pastel as the sun hadn't crept though the canyon yet. My wife and I hiked all the way down Bright Angel to the jagged stack of rocks right over top of the Colorado River, we took a few photos... and then hiked all the way back up to the rim. 13 miles total, if you have done it you know the last few miles is STRAIGHT UP! Next time I won't try to carry quite as much camera gear!

Originally posted by alanfreed:
Bright Angel Trail? My brother and I hiked it a couple summers ago (one day to the bottom, a second day spent entirely at the Bright Angel Campground, and the long hike back to the top on day three). Definitely the most challenging, but one of the most rewarding things I've ever done!
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10/07/2014 04:12:49 PM
Bright Angel Trail? My brother and I hiked it a couple summers ago (one day to the bottom, a second day spent entirely at the Bright Angel Campground, and the long hike back to the top on day three). Definitely the most challenging, but one of the most rewarding things I've ever done!
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 10/06/2014 11:24:04 PM
makes me want to see whats at the top of the climb.
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 10/06/2014 04:16:00 AM
I feel the crop could have been a bit tighter but i like how the trail follows up to the guy walking. It could have done with some more work with the color kinda flat the way it looks needs some punch
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 10/05/2014 12:22:13 PM
It is an interesting composition, but I think it needs a bit of processing to make it work (especially colours are not great).
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 10/04/2014 03:58:10 PM
I think it would have worked better had the hiker been caught while he was nearer to the left part of the frame, walking up. The scale is appropriate to give the impression of the 'grandness' of the canyon vs. the smallness of the hiker, but our eyes are used to reading left to right and where he is in the frame he just sort of gets lost in clutter.
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