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Going Handheld – Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon

This was my second time going through the Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona and it's a great place to stop buy for a few hours if you're ever driving through.

This time I did things a little different. I had with my a Sony A7r instead of my Canon 5Dmkii and decided to just go in with the good ol fashion tour. I figured with the low light capabilities of the Sony A7r I could just wing it and go tripod free. I was right, the noise I was getting at ISO 1000 was totally fine. And bringing a tripod down there is such a hassle. I even got a couple keepers.

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New Release – Last Light

As the moon was giving its last light before setting behind the mountains, I was able to fire off one last shot of a silhouetted Joshua Tree before the night when completely dark.SpecsCamera Sony A7rISO: 800Aperture: F2.8Shutter: 30/1

This was the final frame from my night at Joshua Tree National Park. It was taken moment before the moon set behind the mountains, casting the landscape into total darkness.

I spent a lot of the night experimenting in various techniques while using the moon as my key source of light. I thought it would be interesting to use the moon as a backlight to silhouette a Joshua Tree while using a thirty second exposure to enhance the nights stars. Last thing I did was use an auxiliary light to highlight the edge of the joshua tree to give is some color and texture.

 

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The Golden Rice Terraces

Sun setting at the rice field terrace of Saga Japan.

After my fourth time visiting Japan, I finally got the landscape photo I always wanted that I feel encompasses everything that I love about Japan in a single shot. The golden sunset over the Island filled seas with the rice field terraces in the foreground. 

Everything was perfect for this shot which rarely happens for me. Weather was great, just the right amount of haze in the air causing the sun to case a bright golden glow on the scene, the rice fields were flooded and the location was amazing. Plus my camera didn't give me any problems like it usually does. I think the shutter is sticking or it's having some sort of power issues. But hey, it's a Sony what do you expect. :)

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Valley Of Fire – The Fire Cave

I discovered the existence of the Valley of Fire in Nevada completely by accident. I never knew it existed until one day a photo from this location popped up on my Google+ stream a few days before going to Utah. I decided to stop by on my drive home. It's about 45 minutes to an hour out of Las Vegas. I really wish I would have known about this place before, I go to Vegas regularly and it would be nice to shoot here regularly. There is so much to see and do here. I highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area.

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HorseShoe Bend
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The Good Luck Bend

Also known as the Horseshoe bend. It's located just south of Page Arizona near the border of Utah. This is the start of the Colorado river out of lake Powell. The area is known as the Glen Canyon. Hanging this photo on your wall could also bring you good luck. :) One of the magical characteristics of horse shoes hung on walls is they hold in the good luck. They have to be facing upwards though. Often times people turn them upside down and all the luck pours out.
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