Mother Nature
Uploaded: April 29, 2013 17:20:28
Sandstone slot canyons, slowly sculpted by wind & water, become both sinuous and serrated, teasing the eye to find familiar forms.
(I couldn't resist the alliteration!)
PG101 Group - April 2013 Favorite -- Thanks!
4/13 Finalist - T&P
Exif: F Number: 13, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 250, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 22.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Bob Cournoyer April 29, 2013
Wonderful light/clarity/comp...! #1526182Martha R. Mazon April 29, 2013
Stunning, Chris! Looks like you had fun!! #10674629Patti Coblentz April 29, 2013
It must have been so exciting to photograph the slot canyons! Beautiful work, Chris. #10674792Sylvia Rourke April 29, 2013
stunning composition, texture and color tones #10674877Usman M. Bajwa April 29, 2013
This is both inspiring and striking at the same time, Chris. Good luck with this!!UB. #10674920
Katarina Mansson April 29, 2013
Amazing location and capture! Love those shapes and colors! #10675154Joy Rector April 30, 2013
outstanding #10675455Chris Budny April 30, 2013
Thank you all very much! 2 hours in this beautiful canyon just wasn't enough time!! #10676092Terry A. Stoa April 30, 2013
Wow, Chris. Looking forward to seeing more of this! #10676365Chris Budny May 01, 2013
Thanks, Terry! For being in there 2 hours, I don't feel like I came home with "a lot" of slot images... I'll be reviewing them over the days ahead... #10677657Lindley Johnson May 02, 2013
An awesome image, Chris (and I love the alliteration)! #10679515Chris Budny May 03, 2013
Thank you, Lindley! The canyon was absolutely amazing ;) #10680449Linda D. Lester May 05, 2013
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!! #10682575Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 05, 2013
Out of this world, gorgeous. WTG Chris! #10682969Chris Budny May 06, 2013
Thank you both - the canyon was amazing at every turn! #10683476Nikki McDonald May 11, 2013
The light, color, lines, shapes - amazing, Chris. I have seen many beautiful captures of this place and this ranks with the best of them. #10690351Chris Budny May 13, 2013
Thanks so much, Nikki! I'm with you - this is such an iconic part of this canyon (and the canyon itself is such an iconic photo destination) - yet I was delighted with this result, myself! I cannot over-recommend this canyon to anyone who visits the area - it was a delight, photographically, as well as simply to witness it first hand. #10692089Bob Cournoyer May 21, 2013
Congrats, Chris, on a spectacular co-win.... :-) #10701634Michele Peterson May 21, 2013
A simply stunning and spectactular, fabulously found and photographed photo. :-)Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 21, 2013
I really do love this image Chris. You have so many incredible images from your trip. WTG! Oh yeah, congrats!!! #10702105Chris Budny May 22, 2013
Thanks again, folks! Definitely a favorite of mine from the entire trip, so I'm glad others like it just as much! #10702683Michele Peterson May 26, 2013
Another congratulations, Chris! This is just fabulous! #10707474Carol Eade May 26, 2013
Amazing image, congratulations on your finalist. #10707617Peggy Pfister May 26, 2013
Wow! Looks like spun sugar! Congrats! #10707799Pat Harry May 26, 2013
Congratulations, Christopher! Beautiful image! #10707870Tammy Espino May 26, 2013
Congrats again!!!!!! #10708075Katarina Mansson May 27, 2013
Gorgeous shapes, colors and light. Congratulations on another fantastic finalist Chris! #10708656Leslie McLain May 27, 2013
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Chris. #10708719Debra R. Harder May 27, 2013
This is one place I'll have to go back to. Truly stunning, Chris. The lighting, composition, colors, and details...superb. Huge congrats on another outstanding finalist! #10708834Terry Cervi May 27, 2013
One of the prettiest shots I've seen of this area, Chris. Congrats! #10708896Chris Budny May 27, 2013
Thank you all so much! I fell in love with this canyon (I suspect everyone does!) and I was thrilled to get this capture in morning light. #10709614Eivor Kuchta May 27, 2013
Fascinating formation and well captured! Congratulations on your finalist, Christopher! #10709732Monika Sapek May 27, 2013
Wonderful colors and textures! Congratulations on your finalist, Christopher! #10710369Usman M. Bajwa May 27, 2013
No surprise here, Chris. CONGRATZ and good luck on this and your other 5 cool Finalists!!!UB. #10711114
Renee Doyle May 28, 2013
I'm with Usman .... no surprise here Chris!! Congrats on this outstanding capture and wonderful finalist! #10711347Chris Budny May 28, 2013
Thank you all very much! This was an instant top favorite for me, of all my images captured during my recent trip out west. #10711555Lindley Johnson May 28, 2013
Gorgeous color, shapes, and light. Congratulations on your stunning finalist, Chris! #10712299Chris Budny May 29, 2013
Thanks so much, Lindley! #10713441Howard Eisenberg May 30, 2013
Perfect capture. Really well lit in the best part of Lower Antelope Canyon. Have you seen the work of Peter Lik in Lower Antelope? He's got nothing on you. Well done! #10715843Chris Budny May 31, 2013
Thank you very much, Howard; I'm not familiar with Peter Lik - I'll have to look him up! Lower Antelope was probably the highlight of my 9-day trip out west... just a beautiful, astonishing, wondrous space to walk through. #10716774JO ANN CLEVELAND June 04, 2013
This is soooo beautiful Chris! Can't understand why this didn't get Gold, it certainly deserved it!jo ann c.
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Chris Budny June 04, 2013
Well thanks, Jo Ann! Perhaps I should resubmit it sometime...! #10722227Dayna Cain July 10, 2013
This is just beautifully done Chris. I admire your work very much. #10762205Chris Budny July 11, 2013
Thank you very much, Dayna! #10763819Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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