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Antelope Canyon in Arizona
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Antelope Canyon
The story goes that McDonalds got their idea for their logo from an Impala’s bum! Taken at Luthuli Game Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Upper Antelope Canyon, 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 featured in For the love of Canon
the next few pieces will be from a 2006 arteology series depicting the native americans. My main website will lead you to all my other online gallery’s and stores: / Arteology
Antelope Canyon – The colors in this slot canyon are continuosly changing. Sometimes, as they do, treasures come into the light.
A different view of Antelope Canyon in B&W
Rock formations at Lower Antelope Canyon, it is incredible how the light changes from one moment to another. Canon 40D 3.2 sec @ f/20 ISO 100
Upper Antelope Canyon fractal. Doesn’t this look like hot lava is just about ready to burst towards you? This image was taken in Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. This sandstone cavern is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation and is only accessible via four-wheel drive truck and with a Navajo guide. It is truly a remarkable site to visit. My art with 1000+ views
A chilly cloud descends over Antelope Island (USA) as seagulls Utah’s state bird huddle on the near frozen lake. Photo taken by Canon IXUS
Upper Antelope Canyon Navajo Nation Land
Another Antelope Canyon. / Canon 40d / 17-40L / / / /
antelope canyon arizona / inside the most beautiful slot canyon in the world. a personal grail for me to shoot here. i was awestruck. / i have hundreds of images, trying to upload only a few….
About half way through the Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, Sally noticed this crack in the wall. The bright orange and yellow contrast highlighted the area compared to the darker portion of the canyon that I was in. I shot this from a fair distance to keep the stark contrast and color difference between the two areas. I just love the end result. I hope you do too. blayden.zenfolio.com / Original Fine Art Photography / © Blayden Thompson 2009. All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Blayden Thompson. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.
I now believe in the power of bonding… but let me backtrack. I was on a mission to find a great horned owl nest, and never got there because I stopped to watch two antelope does in Grand Teton National Park. Maybe, I thought, just maybe there’s a fawn hiding in the grass. Stopped the car, got the camera out to use as binoculars. And darn if one of the does wasn’t giving birth that very moment…. click click click (long shots, but I could see the calf poking it’s nose and front feet into the world). I let mom get settled and then walked slowly into the sage; she predictably walked off to lure me away from her fawn. But not far. Sure enough, there was a little fawn in the sage, and after a few minutes, it gathered its strength and tried to rise to come toward me. Now I’m thinking, is this baby imprinting on me? Or maybe coming toward me because the tripod legs look like mom’s legs? Whatever the reason, it followed my encouraging tones, eye to eye with me all the while as it tried to crawl, then tentatively tried to get to its feet. Mind you, this is less than half an hour after being born. I was able to lead this little one’s first steps, wavering, teetering, with an occasional face plant, over to its twin who was already dried and settled in some grass nearby. As I backed away and watched from the road side, I saw the mother antelope circle downwind, then approach slowly to reconnect with its babies. Truly the very best way to spend Nature Photography Day being celebrated by NANPA (details at nanpa.org). Canon 40D, 24-105mm lens, tripod.
SABLE – Hippotragus niger CAPTURED LOCATION: “THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK”, South Africa. SHOULDER HEIGHT: 1, 07 – 1,37m. / MASS: 181 – 227kg / GESTATION: 270 DAYS Bulls are often solitary or associate in small groups. Herds are usually led by a cow. / Bulls are aggressive, fighting among themselves during association with cows. / Hardy and tough, they will defend themselves against lion, leopard and wild dogs. / When wounded they lie down and defend themselves with their razor-sharp horns. / Both sexes have horns. When the females are ready to give birth, like the roan antelope, they leave the herd. / The young remain hidden for the first month. DIET: Ninety percent of diet consists of grass. Will feed on broad leaves to certain extent. / Dependent on water.
Nikon Coolpix P80 East African Bongo and month old calf delivered by Caesarean Section at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci / ORDER: Artiodactyla / FAMILY: Bovidae / RANGE: East Africa / HABITAT: Lowland and mountain forests / DIET: Leaves, grasses, vines, fruit, roots, twigs and bark / Status: Endangered The East African bongo is one of the largest of forest antelopes, standing four feet at the shoulder and weighing 350-to-450 pounds. The short, chestnut coat has 11-to-12 narrow, vertical stripes on the sides of the body, which help camouflage the animal. A short, erect mane runs from shoulders to rump and along the black, tufted tail. The belly is black and a white chevron crosses the forehead, with other white patches on the head. The chest has a large white crescent and a dark dorsal stripe. A black chevron occurs above the white knees and a white patch is present above the hooves. Both sexes sport heavy horns that spiral one complete turn. The bongo is a browsing animal and most feeding activity occurs from dusk to early morning. Depending more on hearing than on sight or sound, the animal is shy and swift and quickly disappears when startled. It runs gracefully at full speed through the thickest forest tangles, laying its heavy horns on its back, so the brush does not impede its flight. Its preferred habitat is so dense few people observed the East African bongo until the 1960s. The male tends to be solitary, while females with young live in small groups of six-to-eight animals. The female gives birth to one offspring after about 285 days of gestation. The offspring has the same color pattern as the adult, but is lighter. Information from the Dallas Zoo website. Some Zoos have successful breeding programs and are able to return animals to the wild population.
Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, USA. / Sand Stone Slot Canyon. / One of the craziest places I’ve taken photos. The lighting is amazing. Sun shines down and bonces off the walls creating spectacular colors.
Although photographed by so many, I decided to include one image from a visit to this incredible natural formation. Antelope Canyon is located on Indian Reservation land outside of Page, Arizona. You’re driven out by the Navajos, to walk through this enormous water and wind shaped corridor. No matter where you look, the view is amazing. / No processing needed, the colors and shapes speak for themselves.
Aerial image of an Oryx (Gemsbok) in the Namib desert. Skeleton Coast, Namibia. Nikon D300
Page, Arizona / This pic was taken behind Antelope Canyon from the rear entrance. We got to the end, and I took this looking out.
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