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Grand Canyon & Colorado River, before sunrise

Posted by
Julie L. Brown, Photobirder (Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) on 8 August 2013 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

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South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
3-26-13 at 6:10am

Arizona Landscapes 2013 series Click here to view a larger version of this image.

At the end of March I went to Arizona for a landscape workshop led by Don Smith and Gary Hart. On our second day we went back to the South Rim to shoot the sunrise. Sometimes the blue light before sunrise is very pleasing, but not in the series of shots I got on this morning. The scene was covered with a very strong bluish haze, which is evident on the horizon (cropped to eliminate some of the featureless sky). To extract the colors you see here, I took a sample with the dropper in Lightroom to adjust the white balance. The temperature went from 6250 to 16250K, and the tint from -11 to +13. This image was made 14 minutes before official sunrise at 6:24am.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II 8 seconds F/16.0 ISO 200 20 mm

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Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Eight seconds of amazing - almost forensic - discovery . . . brilliant series.

8 Aug 2013 6:03am

@Ronnie 2¢: thank you, Ronnie.

Lai Chan See from Singapore, Singapore

Fantastic range of colours of Mother Nature.

8 Aug 2013 7:10am

@Lai Chan See: Thank you very much!

Focales from Rhône-Alpes, France

Lovely panel of colors

8 Aug 2013 7:23am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Picturesque scenery. Have a nice day.

8 Aug 2013 7:25am

jean pierre from paris, France

magnifique ce grand canyon!!!amitiés

8 Aug 2013 7:47am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Incroyables toutes ces couleurs, un paysage venu d'ailleurs!!! Bonne journée. *****

8 Aug 2013 8:20am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

wish I was there at that moment*

8 Aug 2013 9:24am

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

This landscape series is so fantastic - I can only congratulate !

8 Aug 2013 11:50am

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

wonderful

8 Aug 2013 2:20pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Another stunning image.

8 Aug 2013 2:35pm

LauraS from Chico, United States

Luscious shot of the area. Love the colors.

8 Aug 2013 4:18pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Beautifull shot!

8 Aug 2013 4:58pm

@Jen: Thank you, Jen!

Alan44 from Saint Nazaire, Loire Atlantique, France

Et au milieu coule un fleuve.

8 Aug 2013 5:43pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooooooooooooooow!
very nice & wonderful!
so so beautiful composition, colors, lights & texture!

8 Aug 2013 7:24pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

WOW! Majestic and magnificent

8 Aug 2013 7:35pm

Jackie from Montréal, Canada

Wonderful image, lots of textures! Beautiful point of view!

8 Aug 2013 11:08pm

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

amazing exposure to catch so much fine detail in this landscape!

9 Aug 2013 1:30am

@DarkElf: I enjoy doing longer exposures for that very reason!

L'angevine from Angers, France

à force de voir tes photos,j'en au rêvé cette nuit...

9 Aug 2013 7:37am

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

Great colors and framing.

9 Aug 2013 12:10pm

michel creze from le havre, France

Encore une très belle photo avec de belles couleurs et de beaux détails de ce magnifique site !!!

Another beautiful photo with beautiful colors and beautiful details of this magnificent site!

9 Aug 2013 7:41pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations! :)

9 Aug 2013 8:34pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!

9 Aug 2013 8:36pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Stunning view ... the textures and colors are spectacular !!!
A well deserved Spotlight ... Congratulations Julie !!!

9 Aug 2013 8:41pm

Carol from Leamington, Canada

A very striking image Julie, congratulations on the Spotlight!!

9 Aug 2013 9:14pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

. . and a Color Spotlight, too ! Well done.

9 Aug 2013 9:28pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Exquisite. Congratulations on your Spotlight (well-deserved).

9 Aug 2013 11:56pm

Stu from From Scotland | Living in 京都 Kyoto, Japan

Fantastic shot. Definitely worthy of National Geographic or some such.

10 Aug 2013 1:28am

jean pierre from paris, France

bravo pour le spotlight couleur!!! amitiés

10 Aug 2013 4:13am

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Congrats on the Color Spotlight! Well deserved.

10 Aug 2013 4:51am

@B. Thomas: Thank you Barbara!

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Splendid photo !!!

10 Aug 2013 7:43am

@Mhelene: Thank you!

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Congrats on the Color Spotlight!!!

10 Aug 2013 7:58am

@Tede: Thank you Tede!

rick from brisbane, Australia

Hi Julie, as Chan See said, 'great range of colours' in this shot.
When I was in the States I almost didn't go to the Grand Canyon thinking it wasn't much different to what I'd seen on tv but it was really incredible. I spent the whole day there and was in awe the whole time.

10 Aug 2013 8:30am

@rick: Thanks, Rick. It is incredible, and nothing compares to the 3-D experience of actually being there. This was only my second visit, but this time I was there in the best light, which really makes all of the difference. What I enjoy from having a series of images is the opportunity to really examine the details of the location, as well as to share my experience with the aminus3 community.

michel creze from le havre, France

Congratulations on your Spotlight !

10 Aug 2013 8:35am

@michel creze: Thank you very much, Michel!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Congrats on the well deserved spotlight!

10 Aug 2013 10:05am

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you, Ana. I appreciate that!

Aly from Annen, Netherlands

Congrats on the Color Spotlight!!!

10 Aug 2013 1:13pm

mohkum from Cochin (Kochi), India

Splendid look! Layers of colours captured so nicely!
Congratulations to you!

10 Aug 2013 2:24pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Absolutely stunning image!! Congratulations on the Color Spotlight!!

10 Aug 2013 3:01pm

flo from udine, Italy

Exquisite. Congratulations on your Spotlight

10 Aug 2013 3:13pm

Rafael from North Miami, United States

Excellent shot. Like it ! (Love to be there)

10 Aug 2013 4:11pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Congratulations on the SPOTLIGHT !!!!!

10 Aug 2013 6:19pm

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Congratulations on the color spotlight.

11 Aug 2013 7:28am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Fully deserved Spotlight well done!

11 Aug 2013 7:33am

marceline from tournai, Belgium

impressionnant !! congratulations on the spotlight !

11 Aug 2013 11:49am

LauraS from Chico, United States

Nice to see you get a Spotlight for this (series). All shots are so good.

11 Aug 2013 10:39pm

@LauraS: Thank you very much, Laura.

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Congratulations on the COLOR - SPOTLIGHT !!!!!

12 Aug 2013 1:38pm

@Loner: Thank you, Sonja.

saran from shiraz, Iran

Congratulations on the Spotlight!

13 Aug 2013 3:24am

@saran: Thank you!

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Congrats on the spotlight. Truth is, you could have received that honor for any and all of the images in the recent Arizona series.

15 Aug 2013 3:35am

@Jeff: I really appreciate that, Jeff. Thank you!

Eric C. from Un peu partout, France

Superb !

15 Aug 2013 1:54pm

@Eric C.: Thank you!

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Gorgeous! So many layers of color! Congratulations on the Spotlight!

16 Aug 2013 12:40am

@Elaine Hancock: Thank you, Elaine.

Didi from Orléans, France

Fanyastic place
Very nice mixing of colours
That's great
Well done
Best regards

17 Aug 2013 8:41pm

Tomix from landerneau, France

Gorgeous! congrats!

19 Aug 2013 8:22am

Anita Bower from United States

Clearly, before sunrise is the time to take photos at the Grand Canyon. Stunning colors, shapes, textures. Excellent composition.

21 Aug 2013 1:19pm

@Anita Bower: Thank you, Anita. I love the colors before sunrise-it is definitely one of the best times to make images.

Marie from FRESNES, France

quelle vue, c'est magnifique !

27 Aug 2013 6:49pm

This image has been featured in 2 Remix collections.

Paysages by Tede

Paysage by Patrick M.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
8 seconds
F/16.0
ISO 200
20 mm

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