Monument Valley in Antelope Canyon, a photo from Arizona, West

Photographer's Note

This is a photo of a rock formation on the walls of the Antelope Canyon that looks like the famous East Mitten Butte in Monument Valley.

Upper Antelope Canyon, called Tse bighanilini, "the place where water runs through rocks" by the Navajo, is located at 36°51′28″N, 111°22′20″W. It is the most frequently visited by tourists, due to two considerations. First, its entrance and entire length are at ground level, requiring no climbing. Second, beams (shafts of direct sunlight radiating down from openings in the top of the canyon) are much more common in Upper than in Lower. Beams occur most often in the summer months, as they require the sun to be high in the sky.

Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around 36°59′N 110°6′W). The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks).

Here's a photo of the Mittens

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Valeski (906) 2006-11-28 23:44

Bella composizione con una luce soffice che allegerisce le formazioni rocciose.
Grazie
Ciao
Vale

alainh (33209) 2006-11-29 1:54

Hello JC
your seria about Antilope Canyon is splendid. But this one is magic. i like your post-processing and the result is great. it's seems like a dream.
fantastic place and very nice capture.
have a good day JC
alain

DarkoG (8) 2006-11-29 2:30

I really like photos of these place. IT's unique attractive and it's always nice to observe infinitive variety of form on photos of that place.

Regards Darko

Graymond (234) 2006-12-01 17:28

I really like the colors and silhouette effect here. Good details in the textures too. From the amount of shots that show up on TE, this must be an amazing place.

RGatward (20108) 2007-02-07 3:43

Thanks for adding to my theme (I think it'll be hard to fill). SO I presume photography is forebidden in the canyon, great abstract result, I like the way you've used the dark space.

richwm (1215) 2007-04-02 3:42

Hi JC,

I love these colourful rock formation photos of yours and this one is my favourite. The colours and contours are mesmerising. It almost feels like you are staring down the throat of a giant! Great photo, useful note.

Well done and best regards from England,

Rich

ollie59 (796) 2007-04-05 8:55

hi jc ,
i am facinated by these patterns and the way the light changes the colour of the rock .Your composition is very good and makes for a beautiful view
thanks for sharing
ollie

BLO (180) 2007-12-20 21:35

this is very unusual shot of antelope canyons and believe me, since i'm planing my next trip to AC, i have seen a lot of them. Any tips for trip ?

ccameraguy (383) 2008-05-30 7:25

Hello JC Ramos,

Great lines and colours in your creation. Always a challenge in that location to work around with the constant flow of other visitors.

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-06-12 7:49

Hello JC
Antelope Canyon is superb, I like the hues of blues in your capture different to what we usually see here on TE, mostly hues of reds. Composition is good, well done
Regards
Jim

paura (25802) 2008-07-28 13:56

JC,
A true well composed artistic photo. Colors and lighting management are great. Very well done.

Abraço

Paulo

fallan (1860) 2009-03-17 18:53

Very well done. I usually set the white point to get the blue out, but it works very well here. Just shows that there is more than one way to get things done.

dcawker (5717) 2009-04-27 6:34

Wow, just fantastic! I hope to visit this area within the month for my first time and I'd be lucky to get a shot as well constructed as this one! Regards, Doug