Upper Antelope Canyon
Upper Antelope Canyon at noon, Page, AZ
The canyon is accessible only by guided tour, lead by Navajo (the land is owned by the Navajo). The tours require reservations, best made in advance, and it can get crowded. The guides do a marvelous job of keeping the groups separated with only one group per gallery at a time.
The stories the guides tell of the land, the discovery of the place… are as interesting as the place itself.
Flash floods have been known to occur here, so it is best to avoid monsoon season, and stay with your guide at all times.
A tripod, plenty of battery power (backups!), and a wide zoom are a must here.
Speaking of backup batteries, it is a good thing I followed my own advice, because just before I took this shot, my battery died. The 20D was still new to me then, and I wanted to see how many shots I could get from one battery. I still remember the look on the guys face next to me when I said to myself “uh oh, dead battery!”
Canon 20D, 17-40 f/4L, tripod
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Tara Sheffer-A...
This is a great shot! Very nice and the light beaming through is wonderful!
John Wright
Thank you very much Tara.
Leslie Battjes
No matter how many shots I’ve seen of this canyon, I never fail to be amazed by its beauty, both in color and lines/curves.
Steve Taylor
Nice shot. I still have to get to this place
NewDawnPhoto
Very cool!
Interesting….your title made me think of the fact that if you really knew this place, you could tell time by where the beams came into the canyon.
Rich Gale
Wonderful John just love that light coming down, great work well done.
John Wright
Thanks all. This is one of my favorites.
Jan Piller
Yah – sweet photo!! That ray of light is awesome!!!
Mar Silva
Great composition.
stevenlove
Beam me up Scotty. ;-))
Love that capture.
One of these days I’m going to have to visit this canyon.
John Wright
Thanks Jan, Mar, and Steven.
mmills3080
amazing capture!
John Wright replied
Thank you.
Nikola Wilson
Well seen! The light dropping into the middle makes it. I love it when stuff like this is ‘given’. you don’t have to make it up!
John Wright replied
Thank you Nikola. You have to go at high noon to get the vertical light shafts. Well worth the trip!
Seanchai
Heard you were going to get a tour together. Put me on your list, ok? ...... Magic – no matter the number of images I see.
John Wright
Thank you very much Seanchai.
Dawne Olson
What a beautiful image! I have wanted to see this place for a while… its on the list…
John Wright
Thank you Dawne. It is a very worthwhile trip. Make sure you get reservations in advance, depending on the time of year (and avoid monsoon season!).
Jonicool
Beautiful capture with the beam of light..wow!
John Wright
Thank you very much.
Angela Churchill
This is one of my John Wright favs…. gonna go add it :)
John Wright
Thanks a bunch Angela!
cjane
fantastis work john well done
John Wright
Thank you very much Jane.
reflector
Stunning abstract detail and a magical little spot very well captured !
John Wright replied
Thank you very much, it is one of my favorites.
reflector
I can see why and it’s an inspirational photo for some one like me.
mwfoster
Wow I love the beem of light shinning down as a waterfall
John Wright replied
Thank you.
Gary L. Suddath
stunning shot I’ve always wanted to shot here
John Wright replied
Thank you Gary. It is worth the trip for sure, just don’t go during monsoon season.
Krys Bailey
I’ve seen a number of shots from this place, but I think this is the best! Amazing capture, John!
John Wright replied
Thank you Krys, I’m very flattered.
bmckain
Just saw this and wanted to compliment you, love the shaft of light.
John Wright replied
Thank you Bob.
elena7
very effective! great shot!
John Wright replied
Thank you Elena.
Darren Henry
This really is breath taking! No wonder it is in the finalists.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Darren.
Micki Ferguson
How exciting that this has been chosen to be one of the finalist I just went and voted :)
Here is the link if someone doesn’t know where to find it click here
John Wright replied
Thank you Micki!
JayQube
Just PERFECT!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much!
Bill Morgenstern
Very nice John and good luck with this entry.
John Wright replied
Thank you Bill.
Natalie Broome
Great image!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Natalie.
Nikki Mulkern
This is stunning! Gorgeous colour and clarity!
John Wright replied
Thank you Nikki. I appreciate that.
Jennifer Woodward
Beautiful shot… the light looks like it’s literally pouring through onto the ground like an egg timer! :-)
John Wright replied
Thank you Jennifer.
AdamDonnelly
Amazing looking place nicely captured
John Wright replied
Thank you Adam.
SueAnne
Absolutely breath taking.. And how special it was to catch the ray of light. My husbands son has this shot and it is amazing how very different the same shot can be. It is truly beautiful
John Wright replied
Thank you very much SueAnne. Yes I’ve seen quite a few similar images from this place and they are all just a little different. It does amaze me how one location can produce so many good images.
Jeff J.
Nice. Everything about it. Not underexposed…nice lighting from the hole…you didn’t lose that in the shot. Great job. I like your work in the canyon shots!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Jeff, I appreciate it.
Nikki Collier
beautiful!!
John Wright replied
Thank you Nikki!
Cassie Gannon
Wow, lovely capture.
John Wright replied
Thank you Cassie.
Steven Sandner
Stunning work! lovely composition, this is awesome! great mood and style!
John Wright replied
Thank you Steven! I really appreciate your comment.
Jason Connolly
Awesome, love the shaft of light coming down..
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Jason.
Globalphotos
Beautiful capture, I absolutely love this place :)
John Wright replied
Thank you Global.
Ben Herman
Excellent shot.
John Wright replied
Thank you Ben.
Mui-Ling Teh
Stunning capture; that light as well as those rocky forms are cool.
John Wright replied
Thank you Mui-Ling.
Visual Inspi...
gorgeous! ;-) rhonda
John Wright replied
Thank you Rhonda.
ian taylor
brill shot , great angle
John Wright replied
Thank you very much.
Bruce Dickson
Oustanding image and natural site … the lyrical power of nature seen at its best
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Bruce.
steveberlin
Great detail and composition. Thanks for sharing your work in the new group Caves and Caverns!!!
John Wright replied
Thank you Steve, and thanks for introducing me to the group.
Angela Churchill
:) Congrats on the win my dear!!! :) BIG HUGS :)
John Wright replied
Thank you Angela. I had no idea it would happen.
Jon Axton
What an amazing place. What an amazing image!
John Wright replied
thank you Jon.
DawsonImages
Nice take on this iconic location, I like the luminosity
John Wright replied
Thank you Mike.
Leslie Battjes
congrats on getting second place with this fab shot, John! woohooo!
John Wright replied
Thank you Leslie.
Micki Ferguson
congrats
you should have won
:)
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Micki.
Christophe Testi
Very nice shot.
John Wright replied
Thank you Christophe.
mrscboretti
So incredibly beautiful!
John Wright replied
Thank you Christine.
DawsonImages
magical place captured well
John Wright replied
Thank you Mike.
fauselr
love this, great shot
John Wright replied
Thank you very much!
Alan Findlater
excellent work well done
John Wright replied
Thank you Alan.
kathy s gillen...
stunning capture
John Wright replied
Thank you Kathy.
Adam Gormley
Wow John, this is brilliant mate! Nice work.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much. It was a great trip.
kathy s gillen...
Congratulations this photo has been featured in Canon DSLR.
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Kathy!
Hollie Nass
WOW! Amazing!
John Wright replied
Thank you Hollie.
Fern Design
Stunning … congrats on the feature!!!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much!
sunchaser
Beautiful shot and great story!
John Wright replied
Thank you.
Rosalie Scanlon
Excellent capture, wonderful texture
John Wright replied
Thank you Rosalie.
Gyuri Nagy
Outstanding image!
John Wright replied
Thank you.
linifer
congrats on the feature.. this is wonderful! it must be amazing to see it for real
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Linifer. Yes it is even better! I captured it faithfully but you need to go see it in person.
Judson Joyce
Beautiful shot!
John Wright replied
Thank you Judson.
WendyJC
superb nature!

John Wright replied
Thank you so much Wendy.
gerfoy3
Wonderful, just like the shot on VISTA where everyone asks “Is that yours” to which I reply “I WISH”
John Wright replied
Thank you Ger, that is the highest compliment I can get.
Barbara Brown
This is a great Antelope Canyon shot!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Barbara.
danielborden
very beautiful.
John Wright replied
Thank you Daniel.
Steve Taylor
I see that I posted a comment on this a long time ago. Well I still haven’t made it there lol. I had limited time and went to the lower canyon. The big factor on the lower was that I got to go on my own. Plus I had read it offers alot of color which is what I like to shoot. Thanks for your comments and this picture helped play a role in me getting ther.
John Wright replied
Thank you Steve. I had limited time as well and only did the upper canyon… can’t wait to go back and spend more time in both areas.
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous,
John Wright replied
Thank you Scott.
Renee Dawson
WOW!...this is amazing!
John Wright replied
Thank you Renee.
Cheryl Lunde
Stunning capture!
John Wright replied
Thank you Cheryl.
icesrun
I love the purple in this!
John Wright replied
Thank you.
Carol Barona
fantastic capture
John Wright replied
Thank you Carol.
Svetlana Sewell
WOW – Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Svetlana.
genaro1
great capture
John Wright replied
Thank you.
BigD
Excellent capture and work, John.
John Wright replied
Thank you BigD.
Marcela Diaz
Wow this is so beautiful!!! You captured it perfectly, a true artist!!
John Wright replied
Thank you Marcela, that is the highest praise I can get. I’m humbled.
Shelly Hiebert
Absolutely stunning!
John Wright replied
Thank you Shelly. Sorry I’m slow to reply!
Rob Schoon
Nicely captured. We’ve been there 2 years ago and my son took some excellent pictures there too. This one is very nice. You must have been there around noon, with the sun right above the canyon. Check also “http://www.redbubble.com/people/photoducky”
John Wright replied
Thanks Rob. Yes it was noon.
Peter Denness
Great shot and location. I must visit this one day
John Wright replied
Thank you Peter. Highly recommended, you will enjoy the trip.
Luca Renoldi
stunning capture John!
John Wright replied
Thank you Luca!
Martin Smart
Fantastic shot John, excellent clarity and lovely colours and texture!
John Wright replied
Thank you very much Martin.
Phillip Weyers
Stunning.
John Wright replied
Thank you Phillip.
Barbara Brown
A lovely shot!
John Wright replied
Thank you Barbara!
WingsOfAngelz about 1 month ago
This is Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Perfect Capture!!