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Grand Canyon under moonlight 1/3

Posted by
Julie L. Brown, Photobirder (Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) on 4 August 2013 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

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South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
3-25-13 at 7:58pm

Arizona Landscapes 2013 series
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At the end of March I went to Arizona for a landscape workshop led by Don Smith and Gary Hart. On our first evening we went to the South Rim to shoot the sunset and do some night photography. At the night location we were instructed to set the ISO at 800, aperture wide open, and manual focus on the full moon behind us (because AF will not work in the dark). This image was made 74 minutes after sunset. I cropped it down from the top to eliminate a significant portion of the featureless sky.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II 20 seconds F/4.0 ISO 800 40 mm

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Alan44 from Saint Nazaire, Loire Atlantique, France

Beau paysage tabulaire.

4 Aug 2013 6:44am

@Alan44: Merci, Alan.

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Spectacular scenery - so impressive !

4 Aug 2013 8:28am

@Loner: It is a fantastic place, Sonja.

Aigleloup from Rebecq, Belgium

Majestic, one of my best memories of our trip to the United States in 1994

4 Aug 2013 8:54am

@Aigleloup: It is one of the crown jewels of our national park system.

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Excellent landscape. Beautifully photographed. Have a nice day.

4 Aug 2013 10:10am

@Aubélia: Thank you, Aubelia.

Focales from Rhône-Alpes, France

I love !

4 Aug 2013 10:54am

@Focales: So glad!

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Un décor prestigieux!!! Bonne journée. *****

4 Aug 2013 1:24pm

@Tede: Merci, Tede.

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

I love that little dot of the moon in the distance - gorgeous scene

4 Aug 2013 5:39pm

@Ruthiebear: Ruthie, I think that dot is a planet. As I recall, the full moon was behind me.

jean pierre from paris, France

on dirait une peinture!! amitiés

4 Aug 2013 8:11pm

@jean pierre: Merci, Jean Pierre!

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

fantastic photo! the layers of rocky textures and colour tones, combined with the clouds and the sky, make for a superb photo! the clarity and sharpness that you achieved in your recent photos are brilliant and this is another beauty!

5 Aug 2013 2:18am

@DarkElf: Thank you very much for your comment. The layers and textures are what makes the Grand Canyon such a popular photo op!

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

So very beautiful, a wonderful image Julie

5 Aug 2013 6:21am

@Doug: Thank you, Doug.

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

GREAT view, lucky you.

5 Aug 2013 8:13am

@Ana Lúcia: We were there at the right time!

L'angevine from Angers, France

intéressante coupure du temps

5 Aug 2013 8:33am

@L'angevine: Merci!

Remus from Portugal

Grand canyon is a place that i would love to meet.
Wonderful.

7 Aug 2013 1:55pm

@Remus: I hope you do get to see it someday!

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

"20 Seconds over The Grand Canyon!" - what a phenomenal look here! Stupendous, julie :-)

16 Aug 2013 7:27pm

@Denny Jump Photo: hey, that is a great title! Thanks, Denny.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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ISO 800
40 mm

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