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Grand Canyon National Park

article and photographs by Ben Lincoln

 

I visited the Grand Canyon in 2007. You can find my impressions and more photos in the Drive 2007 - Day 12 article.

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This is a much more reasonable (3-shot) panorama of the Canyon. I also think it's more successful at capturing the feeling than the larger panorama, although I'm not convinced that anything other than visiting it in person can convey the level of awe that the location inspires. This one is from the same viewing area as the first, but with the tripod in a different position. It also represents about 1/3 of the horizontal view, with this being somewhere in the middle biased towards the right side.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-10
Version: 2.0

 
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A telephoto detail shot of one of the more colourful parts of the Canyon.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 100mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-10
Version: 2.0

 
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A telephoto detail shot of the mesas and river at the heart of the Canyon. The bright areas on the right side in the false colour versions are due to shifting shadows from the clouds that day, but this is one of the rare occurrences where I think the effect is actually pleasant - it looks (to me, at least) as though someone has spilled an artist's chalk dust on the rocks.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 100mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-15
Version: 2.0

 
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Some trees growing on the edge of the Canyon.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 70-210mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-15
Version: 2.0

 
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This shot of trees growing on the edge of the Grand Canyon is another of my absolute favourites from this trip. I like the tinted NIR version best. The position I shot it from is easy to get to, but waiting for the subject area to be free of people (3 times) was quite time-consuming.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 70-210mm
Filters: Standard Set for Larger-Diameter Lenses
Date Processed: 2009-05-15
Version: 2.0

 
Grand Canyon Ruins 1
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Some of the ruins of an ancient settlement near the Canyon.

Date Shot: 2007-09-11
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-16
Version: 2.0

 
 
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