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Grand Canyon, May 2005.After recovering from the initial shock from the sheer immensity of this hole in the ground, I think most photographers must be staggered by the photographic options before them. I ended up shooting close to 3 rolls of film in the 4 hours we spent wandering the footpaths along the south rim. This is one of my personal faves. Would love to hear what you think...?
See also: Canyon I .
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I was just at the Grand Canyon about a week ago!
I have a few suggestions for you and this picture. First, I suggest a darker border, preferably black, to make the colors of the canyon stand out more - also of even width all the way around.
Second, the lighter piece of another part of the canyon in the upper left hand corner is a little distracting to me eye. If you would've moved the lens down slightly, you could've prevented this problem.
It looks a little hazy in this picture - it was like that when I went there too. 
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It's a beautiful shot... love the way the colour disapears into the haze
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wow - i really like your choice of making the canyon outcrops look like a gradient and repeat...
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fascinating, especially the green points taking over
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The movement and rhythm is amazing! I love how you composed this and the choice of aperature. I love it!
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wonderful depth and colour ... great results from the scanner, I must look at some old 35mm negs and slides ... after seeing your
results it is obviously worth the effort to digitalise now, the quality is superb !!!
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It took me a long time to research and decide what to buy, but I'm really happy with the Coolscan V. I haven't made a poster print yet, but the fact that I can, and I can go bigger than I could with an 8MP digital makes me very happy.
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Awesome view, this brings so much distance to the audience. u must have had fun there. i went once and hiked nearly to the bottom of the canyon and this was during winter. so huge, its like a mile deep.
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Thanks David! I wish I had have had the opportunity to hike down into it, it must have been an awesome experience!
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Excellent capture, love the contrast in the lighting & color on the canyon walls from front to back. It really hard to capture the feel of the place, it so vast
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Yes, that's what I like about it too. Thank you!
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did you go down below as well..? it's an amazing place...
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Unfortunately not - time was tight. I'd like to go back someday.
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Gorgeous 
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Thanks Zack! No, I did think about it at one point, but didn't try it! P'rhaps I will!
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The textures in this are nothing short of amazing....wow. Good capture! It almost reminds me of a colored pencil drawing with all the different colors. Good work!
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Thanks so much! It's so hard to get shots of the GC that actually have depth, because the light and colours really play tricks with your eyes, so I'm pretty pleased with this one. I'm glad you like it.
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Beautiful job of composing this; you really added depth to the image. Well done.
If you get the chance, check out Canyon de Chelley on the Navajo Rez...beautiful area for geo-shots.
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Thank you so much. 
If I ever get the chance to return to that part of the world, there are a number of other places around there (including that one) that I would love to visit.
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Oh my goodness, what an awesome scene. And you have photographed it so beautifully.
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Thank you so much Eve, I'm so glad you like it.
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absolutely bloody stunning, both the pic and the scenery!! my mum would love this shot, any way you could send it to me? you know it would go no further. xx
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Thanks honey! Why don't you save it from here and show her? Unless you want a print? If you want a print, I can get one done and send it to you, cause the file is bloody massive!
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too big to gmail? probably i guess.
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The original file is nearly 60mb. I can reduce it, but then you may as well just use the one here!
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Very impressive!!!! I wouldn't have the guts to walk there!!! I'm very afraid of hights, but I love the look of them!! Great capture!!!
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Thanks so much! It wasn't as steep as it looks...
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I'm surprised hearing that! It really looks very steep!!!!
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I think it depends on how close you are to the edge, and there are lots of edges, with varying degrees of steepness.
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You are right! I hate steep edges! Really makes me feel sick. Cannot look at it when people stand close to a steep edge either!!
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The textures are incredible! I suppose it's difficult to capture the immensity.
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