"CASCADE"
ANTELOPE CANYON, PAGE, ARIZONA, USA
TECHNICAL NOTES
Image Number 220
Antelope Canyon is a “slot canyon” carved by wind and water from sandstone. It is only a meter or two wide. Located on Navajo Nation land just outside the town of Page in Arizona, Antelope is the most visited slot canyon in the USA, and perhaps the world. Through a narrow slit in the cliffs, visitors enter one of the most beautiful of all natural formations. The sunlight filtering down the curved sandstone walls makes magical patterns and shadows. Some sections are wide and bright while others are narrow and secretive. Pictures taken here adorn camera shops and photographic manuals throughout the world. Despite its tiny size Antelope Canyon receives up to 20,000 visitors each day. There are always people jostling to compose the perfect shot and grumbling when others walk in front of their exposures. Atticus Webb was no exception. It took several visits and a deal of negotiation to set up for medium format on the tripod. Interestingly, the colours in the canyon are not discernible to the naked eye. They emerge only when photographed.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Contax 645 Camera at ISO 100. Exposure of 32 seconds at F11. 55 mm Zeiss lens. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.