Sunset at Wahweap Point
Sunset over Lake Powell from Wahweap Point, Wahweap Marina, AZ
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/250sec at f/8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM
Time: 4.34 PM
Date: December 11, 2007
HorseShoe Bend
HorseShoe Bend, Page, Arizona
From Wikipedia: “Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. It is located slightly downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, about four miles or 6 km south of Page. Accessible via a 3â„4-mile (1.2 km) hike from U.S. Route 89, it can be viewed from the steep cliff above, forming a spectacular vista.”
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/90 sec at f/8.0
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 2:16 PM
Date: December 11,2007
Wall Painting – 2
Wall Painting, Hopi Room on Desert View Watch Tower, Grand Canyon NP
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.5
Focal Length: 22mm
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 3:20 PM
Date: December 10,2007
Wall Painting – 1
Wall Painting, Hopi Room, Desert View Watch Tower, Grand Canyon NP
The colors used in the paintings, the pattern and the way they have been showcased is amazing. Every person visiting the Grand Canyon must check out the watchtower at Desert View Point and spend time contemplating on the paintings and the scenery outside.
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/3.5
Focal Length: 10mm
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 3:19 PM
Date: December 10,2007
Snake Legend of the Hopi
Snake painting, Hopi Room on the first floor inside the Watch Tower at Desert View Point, Grand Canyon NP.
Information on the board in the Watch Tower: ”
What to See in the Watch Tower: Hopi Room on the First Floor
A large circular painting of the “Snake Legend”
Numerous wall paintings including those of MUYINGWA, the God of Germination
Symbol of the women’s secret society – Lalakontu
A Hopi wedding scene
The little war God POOKANGAHOYA
BALOONGAHOYA, theGod of echoes.
The center of the room is occupied by a snake Altar, a sandpainting, religious crooks and wands, carved wood figures of kachinas, snake whips and a tray of sacred corn meal”
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
Focal Length: 16mm
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 3:18 PM
Date: December 10,2007
Hopi Room
Hopi Room on the first floor inside the Watch Tower at Desert View Point, Grand Canyon NP.
Information on the board in the Watch Tower: ”
What to See in the Watch Tower: Hopi Room on the First Floor
A large circular painting of the “Snake Legend” (not in the above photo)
Numerous wall paintings including those of MUYINGWA, the God of Germination
Symbol of the women’s secret society – Lalakontu
A Hopi wedding scene
The little war God POOKANGAHOYA
BALOONGAHOYA, theGod of echoes.
The center of the room is occupied by a snake Altar, a sandpainting, religious crooks and wands, carved wood figures of kachinas, snake whips and a tray of sacred corn meal”
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.5
Focal Length: 22mm
ISO: 400
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 3:12 PM
Date: December 10,2007
Watch Tower
Watch tower at Desert View point, Grand Canyon NP.
Below is an excerpt from what was written on a board inside the watch tower:”
Purpose of the Watch Tower
This tower was built in 1932 by Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe railroad. It is not a restoration or copy of any particular Indian ruin. Many months of research and three years of construction were needed to combine the finest examples of Indian designs and masonry found in the Southwest. Ancient towers serving as models for the Desert View Watch Tower were probably used by their builders for protection and storage of food. There are also indications that some towers were used by the aboriginal priests for making astronomical observations. Since the main purpose of such towers seems to be for people to observe or “watch”, the term “watch tower” is widely applied to such structures.
The Watch Tower serves as a rest stop and as an aid for helping the visitor to better understand the past and present life of the southwestern Indians.”
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/4.5
Focal Length: 22mm
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 3:48 PM
Date: December 10,2007
River Glimpse
Colorado river at Lipan Point, Grand Canyon National Park.
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/125sec at f/9.5
Focal Length: 260mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM
Time: 12:23 PM
Date: December 10, 2007
Cloak of clouds
View from Pipe Creek Vista Point, Grand Canyon South Rim.
Third day of our road trip – all plans for an early sunrise were given up when we saw how much it was snowing at about 6.00 AM. Instead, we decided to sleep till late. Finally, when we hit the road again at about 10.00 AM, it had stopped snowing…but there were clouds ominously hanging overhead. We still decided that we would exit the Park through the east entrance at Cameron. So we started driving from vista point to vista point, stopping at each and every vista point and pull out on the Desert View drive.
At each and every vista point, we saw the mysterious canyon, cloaked in a moving at times ephemeral, at times opaque mass of clouds. We stopped at vista points, waiting for the clouds to part to give us a fleeting glimpse of the buttes and crevices.
This photo was taken at the Pipe Creek Vista Point.
Trivia: “Artist Thomas Moran’s paintings were credited with spurring congressional protection of pristine western lands. Grand Canyon was a favorite subject during his illustrious career, and Moran Point was named in his honor.”
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/180sec at f/8.0
Focal Length: 240mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM
Time: 11.10 AM
Date: December 10, 2007
Rock Face
Rock Face in the clouds, Grand Canyon NP.
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/180sec at f/8.0
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM
Time: 11.12 AM
Date: December 10, 2007
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Vista, Yavapai Observation Point, Grand Canyon NP South Rim.
On Day 2 of my road trip, we reached Grand Canyon NP late in the afternoon. We entered the park through the South Entrance at Tusayan. After stopping for a bite, we decided to first go to some vista points and stay there for sunset before we checked in to our hotel. We stopped at the Mather vista point and then went to the Yavapai observation point to be greeted by an amazing sight… The skies were filled with big black heavy clouds laden with rain and snow. These clouds were moving about, and were casting shadows on some parts of the canyon while others were bathed in sunlight, creating even more texture and character among the canyons and buttes. At the Yavapai point, I captured this spectacle of beauty along with the multitude present there.
We decided to go see the sunset at Hopi point. After about 20 mins of this photo, cloud cover overhead started thickening. And by sunset time, the cloud cover was so thick that the sunset colors at Hopi point were left only in my imagination. We saw light fade to darkness, and we left for our warm hotel room.
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/8.0
Focal Length: 22mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Flash: did not fire
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Time: 4.01 PM
Date: December 9,2007
Sierra Nevada Foothills
The foothills of Sierra Nevada.
During early December 2007, I embarked on an eight day road trip to the US Southwest. Our first stop was the Grand Canyon, which was almost a 12 hour drive from the Bay area, California. On day one of the trip, we were crossing the massive Sierra Nevada range sometime in the afternoon. Crossing the foothills, this scene caught my attention, and we had to absolutely pull to the side of the road, get down and spend half an hour trying to photograph this scene.
What drew me to this seen was the contrast in the grassy foothills and the tree covered mountains in the back. The clouds above were positioned just right so that the grass covered sloes were out in the sunlight while the rest were in shade. The bright blue sky with puffy clouds were irresistible too.
Technical details on this photo, tomorrow, along with a new post.