Thursday, 29th January 2009
The Guardian
by Tien-Chien Chen
This canyon is probably the most reachable but at the same time most photogenic one in southern Utah. At the opening of the canyon are two giant maple trees. Observing the shifting of light inside any slot canyon is as interesting and exciting as it could get. I always love the soft glow on the wall that gets light reflected from walls receiving the direct light. In this case the wall on the right hand side received the warm light reflected from the left hand side.
I waited two hours before the light just shifted out of the opening of the canyon so that the harshly lit side is out of the view. The maple tree at the same time still received enough light to distinguish itself from the huge wall in the background.
Equipment: Canon 5D + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L. 70mm 3.2sec at f/20 with Grad ND 0.9, ISO100, tripod.
The Guardian by Tien-Chien Chen was photo of the day on Thursday, 29th January 2009. It is tagged Canyon. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
Su
Your patience certainly paid off Tein-chein what a spectacular sight congrats on potd
James and Kelly Stone
This is gorgeous. Utah does have the best slot canyons, I don’t recall seeing this one. Thank you for sharing. Simply beautiful. Congratulations on a well deserved POTD!
Rastello
I think I have been here..and I am going back very soon
Anurag
A very interesting image along with an equally interesting title and a wonderful writeup.
Congratulations.
Mandy Kilpatrick
Yes, besides the beautiful photo with superb lighting, COLORS (WOW), and composition there is the emotional effect which goes nicely with the title. And your written description adds to the feeling of visiting there. Congratulations and thanks!!
Pauline Jones
The coloring is gorgeous; however you do have a lot of red/black on the left hand side foreground, it would have been difficult to get rid of that; the only thing you could have done is move forward a few feet.
Malta Photography
Great color balancing and crystal clear shot. the way the viewer is introduced to the shot is just great. well done.
Anne Murray
My favorite colors! How beautiful and poetic.
Hanna
I’ve got the wdget on my dashboard, and when I saw this I was amazed! I just clicked and put this comment here, right away! Th reddish colours look unreal, but they are real, right? LOVE this image.
Ellie
Stunning work and thoughtful execution of light management!
Marie Dunphy Harding
I like your imaginative title.
This great shot surely did justice to your patience!
Dennis
Congrats on a well taken image. It was worth the 2 hour wait!
Srirama Raja
Nice shot. Congrats.
Bobbi
This is a stunning POD! I love the colors. I feel like I’m there, so much so that I really want to move forward and see more up ahead and higher up the far wall!
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Wonderful potd. I think the exposure is perfect, the framing is wonderful–couldn’t think of any possible improvement. The colors in Utah beg to be put on paper, but seldom have I seen anyone capture them as well as this. Congrats. Wouldn’t it be a great place for a very private wedding?
Casey
I love the quality of light and color. Great job!
Renee
WOW! I agree with the comments very amazing!
Ali shokri
Excellent light and colors, this composition are perfect, thanks for share my friend,
Dirk S.
Great Picture!
Which Canyon is that?
Sue Gagnon
Nicely executed and well composed. This is a super photograph. Great color and light, as well. Love it.
paul whitton
have to get me to one of these canyons one day! looks like an oil painting! but this one by Tien-Chien Chen and nature!
su
Fantastic shot and one I keep coming back to.
Ben Gebo
These photos on the site really show the best that the world has to offer. Very inspiring.