Sunset from Horseshoe Bend

Sunset from Horseshoe Bend ~ Page, Arizona.

Sunset from Horseshoe Bend ~ Page, Arizona.

An incredibly beautiful spot above the Colorado River just a couple of miles from Page, Arizona. Horseshoe Bend is often photographed at or before sunrise, but I like it in the evening. I actually started my day here for sunrise, shot Lower Antelope Canyon from early morning until just after noon, visited Glen Canyon Dam (the damn dam!) in the afternoon, and then saw the clouds building in the west and decided I needed another sunset shot of the bend.

This image of Horseshoe Bend is available for purchase at my website AdamSchallau.com.

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~Tech details~
Camera & Lens: Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EF16-35mm f/2.8L Mark II USM lens
Exposure:  10 seconds, f/16 and ISO 320 (for the canyon)
Filters: none
Notes: This image is a manual blend of four exposuers to capture the extreme dynamic range between the sky and the canyon. The exposure data given above is for the lower 2/3rds of the image including the river and canyon.

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 10:15 pm and is filed under Arizona, Colorado Plateau, Environment, Landscapes, Southwest States. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

3 Responses to “Sunset from Horseshoe Bend”

  1. Sunset from Horseshoe Bend | Camera Hype says:
    August 30, 2009 at 10:46 pm

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  2. Pat says:
    August 31, 2009 at 6:19 am

    Beautiful Adam, the sky looks like a sand painting.

  3. Sarah says:
    August 31, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Just gorgeous Adam! What a beautiful spot!!!