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Spectacular waves of sandstone illumination photographed from deep inside Antelope Canyon. Ever since I saw pictures of the canyon in Art Wolfe's book, I dreamed about exploring it. The rich colors and hues are completely natural. These are the result of how the camera records reflections of direct light and different color temperatures onto the already colorful sandstone. The best time or more popular time to photograph the canyon is in the summer from around 10 am to 2pm. However, the Navaho Indian tribe now allow you to visit the canyon only two hours per day.
Believe it or not, exposures are not really tricky in the slot canyon to digital cameras. I bracketed 4 exposures for the scene but ended up to use only two (RAW files) to edit. I manually blend the two exposures in PS and leave the dark parts as they are.
Thanks for looking and comments and critiques are always welcome! Best view LARGE!!!
Canon 5D Mark II 16-35 lens
No filter
Two exposures: iSO 400, f/16, 5'' & 0''6 s
Did you know that One of the most remarkable Himba traits is that the women are not allowed to use water for washing??!
This implies themselves and also their clothes. Again, according to the elderly this dates back to the great droughts where water was scarce and only men were allowed access to water for washing purposes. Apart from applying red ochre on their skin, Himba women do take a daily smoke bath in order to maintain personal hygiene. They will put some smouldering charcoal into a little bowl of herbs (mostly leaves and little branches of Commiphora trees) and wait for the smoke to ascend. Thereafter, they will bow over the smoking bowl and due to the heat they will start perspiring. For a full body wash they cover themselves with a blanket so that the smoke gets trapped underneath the fabric.
Without question Namibia its one of the most amazing places to visit in Africa...
One of few untouched parts of this amazing continent!