Upper Antelope Canyon

Artist: John Wright
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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.

Upper Antelope Canyon belongs to the following groups:

All Things Orange, Arizona, Gaia - The Living Planet, Heritage in Stone, Landscape Photography, Mother Nature's Finest, Rocks and Bones and United States

Tara Sheffer-A..., 3 months ago

This is a great shot! Very nice and the light beaming through is wonderful!
John Wright, 3 months ago

Thank you very much Tara.
Leslie Battjes, 3 months ago

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, 3 months ago

Nice shot. I still have to get to this place
NewDawnPhoto, 3 months ago

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, 3 months ago

Wonderful John just love that light coming down, great work well done.
John Wright, 3 months ago

Thanks all. This is one of my favorites.
Jan Piller, 3 months ago

Yah – sweet photo!! That ray of light is awesome!!!
Mar Silva, 3 months ago

Great composition.
Steven Love, 3 months ago

Beam me up Scotty. ;-))
Love that capture.
One of these days I’m going to have to visit this canyon.
John Wright, 2 months ago

Thanks Jan, Mar, and Steven.
mmills3080, 2 months ago

amazing capture!
Nikola Wilson, 2 months ago

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 in reply to mmills3080’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you.
John Wright in reply to Nikola Wilson’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you Nikola. You have to go at high noon to get the vertical light shafts. Well worth the trip!
Seanchai, 2 months ago

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, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Seanchai.
Dawne Olson, 2 months ago

What a beautiful image! I have wanted to see this place for a while… its on the list…
John Wright, 2 months ago

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, 2 months ago

Beautiful capture with the beam of light..wow!
John Wright, 2 months ago

Thank you very much.
Angela Churchill, 2 months ago

This is one of my John Wright favs…. gonna go add it :)
John Wright, 2 months ago

Thanks a bunch Angela!
Jane Carroll, 2 months ago

fantastis work john well done
John Wright, 2 months ago

Thank you very much Jane.
reflector, 2 months ago

Stunning abstract detail and a magical little spot very well captured !
John Wright in reply to reflector’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you very much, it is one of my favorites.
reflector, 2 months ago

I can see why and it’s an inspirational photo for some one like me.
mwfoster, 2 months ago

Wow I love the beem of light shinning down as a waterfall
John Wright in reply to mwfoster’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you.
Gary L. Suddath, about 1 month ago

stunning shot I’ve always wanted to shot here
Krys Bailey, about 1 month ago

I’ve seen a number of shots from this place, but I think this is the best! Amazing capture, John!
John Wright in reply to Gary L. Suddath’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Gary. It is worth the trip for sure, just don’t go during monsoon season.
John Wright in reply to Krys Bailey’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Krys, I’m very flattered.
Bob McKain, about 1 month ago

Just saw this and wanted to compliment you, love the shaft of light.
elena7, about 1 month ago

very effective! great shot!
John Wright in reply to Bob McKain’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Bob.
John Wright in reply to elena7’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Elena.
Darren Henry, about 1 month ago

This really is breath taking! No wonder it is in the finalists.
John Wright in reply to Darren Henry’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you very much Darren.
Micki Ferguson, about 1 month ago

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 in reply to Micki Ferguson’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Micki!
Julius Jebamony, about 1 month ago

Just PERFECT!
John Wright in reply to Julius Jebamony’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you very much!
Bill Morgenstern, about 1 month ago

Very nice John and good luck with this entry.
John Wright in reply to Bill Morgenstern’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Bill.
Natalie Broome, about 1 month ago

Great image!
John Wright in reply to Natalie Broome’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you very much Natalie.
Nikki Mulkern, about 1 month ago

This is stunning! Gorgeous colour and clarity!
John Wright in reply to Nikki Mulkern’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Nikki. I appreciate that.
Jennifer Woodward, 25 days ago

Beautiful shot… the light looks like it’s literally pouring through onto the ground like an egg timer! :-)
John Wright in reply to Jennifer Woodward’s comment, 25 days ago

Thank you Jennifer.
AdamDonnelly, 25 days ago

Amazing looking place nicely captured
John Wright in reply to AdamDonnelly’s comment, 24 days ago

Thank you Adam.
SueAnne, 23 days ago

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 in reply to SueAnne’s comment, 23 days ago

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., 18 days ago

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 in reply to Jeff J.’s comment, 18 days ago

Thank you very much Jeff, I appreciate it.
Nikki Collier, 18 days ago

beautiful!!
John Wright in reply to Nikki Collier’s comment, 17 days ago

Thank you Nikki!
CassieGannon, 15 days ago

Wow, lovely capture.
John Wright in reply to CassieGannon’s comment, 15 days ago

Thank you Cassie.