Grand Canyon

Above, Below and Through
Earlier this year I was fortunate to be able to spend 8 dayswhitewater raftingdown theColorado Riverthrough theGrand Canyon. Previous visits have taken me to theNorth Rimand on this trip I was able to explore just about all of the overlooks on theSouth Rim. As well, we took a sightseeing flight over the Canyon which completed the Gestalt.

Photographed with a Canon EOS D30 and Canon 17~35mm f/2.8l lens at ISO 100. RAW Mode.
The Grand Canyon is an ever-changing panorama. Light and weather are the two big determinants of how successful your photographs might be.
In early December, 2000 the weather was clear and cool and so we had to reply on the character-full light of sunset and sunrise.

Photographed with a Canon EOS D30 and Canon 17~35mm f/2.8l lens at ISO 100. RAW Mode.
National Parks in the U.S. are becoming more crowded each year. At the Grand Canyon, as it many others, private cars are increasingly being replaced by shuttle buses.
One of the advantages of...