Upper Antelope Canyon

Posted by Editor - Jimmy McIntyre in Featured Photo, Landscape | 1 comment

Title – Upper Antelope Canyon

 Photographer name – Patrick Carpreau

 Description of place

Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest^{. .}It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona.

The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means “the place where water runs through rocks.”

 Technical information

Camera – Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lens – Canon EF 16-35 mm f/2.8 II USM

HDR Software –  Photomatix Pro

ISO – 640

Aperture – f/9.0

Number of exposures – 3

Tripod/handheld –Handheld

Extra processing information:

I have used Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 on Macintosh for importing and sharpening the image. No additional processing in Lightroom. In Photomatix Pro, I started from the default setting and I increased (about +5 each) slightly the Strength, luminosity and the detail contrast.

 Photographers bio

My name is Patrick Carpreau and I live near Brussels in Belgium. I am 44 and married with two daughters. I have upgraded from a point and shoot end 2010.Photography is now one of my favourite hobbies. I am Member of a Belgian Photoclubs “Lenske” (www.lenske.be/Joomla/) and ”Belgiumdigital vzw” (www.belgiumdigital.com/). You can find me on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61209141@N03/)