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Mar 13, 2015 16:51 |  #1

Near Page, Arizona is a place where the Colorado River forms an oxbow in the Glen Canyon. It's a massive oxbow, in a very deep canyon. Due to the fact that you need a pretty wide angle lens to capture the magnitude of the bend, some of the depth gets lost in the feel. We were are the bend a couple of times. On the first visit it was late afternoon and we caught a couple of different moods of the river and our last visit came AFTER sunset, resulting in a different feel yet again. I hope you like these different "moods" of Horseshoe Bend

1. Sunny, bright.

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2. With Boat and approaching storm
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3. After the sand/windstorm
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4. After sunset
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5. At night with Venus and stars
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It was an interesting challenge to shoot, as you sit on the edge of the precipitous cliff. When the wind started blowing hard, it was a case of grab your gear and hunker down before any of it blows into the canyon. Lovely place, though - and a nice easy walk from the parking lot. Worth the visit if you're in Page, Arizona.

For more variations on the theme, you can check out: https://www.flickr.com …ed/sets/7215765​0907071179 (external link)

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Mar 13, 2015 17:24 |  #2

Very nice.


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Mar 13, 2015 20:18 |  #3

Good pictures. I really like that night shot.


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Mar 14, 2015 12:33 |  #4

Mel-S wrote in post #17473771 (external link)
Very nice.

Thank you.

tacphotog wrote in post #17474010 (external link)
Good pictures. I really like that night shot.

Thanks, I was pleasantly surprised at how that one turned out.




  
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Mar 14, 2015 12:42 |  #5

Very nice series. Thanks for posting. How close to the edge do you have to get? Is there any real danger? Are there guard rails?


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Mar 14, 2015 15:27 |  #6

Thanks for the great views under differing conditions. I have been in the Page area three times, but never went to Horseshoe, won't make that mistake again.

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Mar 14, 2015 18:22 |  #7

cerett wrote in post #17474757 (external link)
Very nice series. Thanks for posting. How close to the edge do you have to get? Is there any real danger? Are there guard rails?

In order to keep the 8mm from including the cliff you're standing on, you pretty much have to have your tripod legs right up to the very edge. There is NO guard rail (Thank goodness) so nothing to obstruct your shots (or your fall if you were to be foolish)

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Thanks for the great views under differing conditions. I have been in the Page area three times, better never went to Horseshoe, won't make that mistake again.

Maxdave

Indeed! You missed out THREE times?!?!? I hope you at LEAST went to Antelope Canyon! ;)




  
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