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raid
Dad Photographer
Discovering the Lower Antelope Canyon was my first photography adventure.
I was staying at a motel in Zion National Park then, and I saw photos of the Lower Anterlope Canyon (without titles or labeling) at some restaurant, so I was intrigued by them, and I wished I could take such photos there one day. The manager of my motel (I think his name was Dale) drew a map for me by which I reached the Canyon the next day. I saw a hill, but nothing else. Then, a Navajo man showed up in front of me, and he asked for some donations before he would show me where the canyon was located. Frank told me "you are standing on top of it", after I gave him $20 or so.
This is Frank. He is a Navajo man. He used ropes to lower me down into the canyon then. There was no internet, and there were no tours either to visit this canyon.
Frank and his younger brother "grew up" in that canyon, Frank told me. There used to be no ladders or ropes. They would actually run through the canyon.
Frank called this part of the canyon "Eagle Head".
The colors changed as the sun got higher in the sky outside, and the rays entered the canyon. The sandstone formations looked very beautiful to my eyes.
The peak in colors was around noon-2PM.
This was my first adventure for photography, and it motivated me to take photos and to explore. I used a Canon F1N on a small tripod, with Fujichrome 50 and 100 slide film. At first, my Canon A1 jammed from the falling sandstone dust, so I had to go back to the rental car to get my F1N.
I was staying at a motel in Zion National Park then, and I saw photos of the Lower Anterlope Canyon (without titles or labeling) at some restaurant, so I was intrigued by them, and I wished I could take such photos there one day. The manager of my motel (I think his name was Dale) drew a map for me by which I reached the Canyon the next day. I saw a hill, but nothing else. Then, a Navajo man showed up in front of me, and he asked for some donations before he would show me where the canyon was located. Frank told me "you are standing on top of it", after I gave him $20 or so.
This is Frank. He is a Navajo man. He used ropes to lower me down into the canyon then. There was no internet, and there were no tours either to visit this canyon.
Frank and his younger brother "grew up" in that canyon, Frank told me. There used to be no ladders or ropes. They would actually run through the canyon.
Frank called this part of the canyon "Eagle Head".
The colors changed as the sun got higher in the sky outside, and the rays entered the canyon. The sandstone formations looked very beautiful to my eyes.
The peak in colors was around noon-2PM.
This was my first adventure for photography, and it motivated me to take photos and to explore. I used a Canon F1N on a small tripod, with Fujichrome 50 and 100 slide film. At first, my Canon A1 jammed from the falling sandstone dust, so I had to go back to the rental car to get my F1N.
kuuan
loves old lenses
mcfingon
Western Australia
Our Australian dirt bike adventure ride shot on Sony A7S here:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~fingon/mckinnon/2015/rawlinna/
http://members.iinet.net.au/~fingon/mckinnon/2015/rawlinna/
Dektol Dan
Well-known
Four Corners, Arizona Quad
Four Corners, Arizona Quad
Anasazi Wash
Leica M6, 2.8 28mm Zeiss Biogon, Porta:
Four Corners, Arizona Quad
Anasazi Wash
Leica M6, 2.8 28mm Zeiss Biogon, Porta:
uhoh7
Veteran
FrankS
Registered User
Click on the link in my signature for my excellent motorcycle adventure.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thanks. Should I delete the words?
kuuan
loves old lenses
oh no,no! thank you for your description and explanation. 'no words' was referring to my pic, which I better leave uncommented :angel:
uhoh7
Veteran
Great set! I ride alot in the backcountry, but I cringed at the site of your sand and mud LOL
Ready for Action by unoh7, on Flickr
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
kuuan
loves old lenses
license to snan for Indar Das by Andreas, on Flickr
this needs some explanation: This is a pass issued for me allowing me to take bath in the 'holy' Ganga at the Har Ki Pauri Ghat on april 14th, that is at the most auspicious ghat on the most auspicious date during the 'Kumbh Mela' 2010 in Haridwar, India. I had travelled to this biggest festival of the world with a group of befriended Babas, 'holy mendicants', from Sitamarhi, Bihar state and stayed with them a couple of weeks in the camp. On this final day of the festival I rode to the Ghat to take 'Snan' sitting on the roof of a car with a socalled Jaipuri Baba...sitting crossed legged without ever opening legs and as much as can straight back for 6+ hours under scourging heat passing many thousands of pilgrims saluting and bowing to us
those who can read Hindi may notice that the pass had been issued to a "Indar Das", that what they had made out of my name "Andreas"
getting the car ready
getting ready to ride by Andreas, on Flickr
taking off
Sadhu Ride by Andreas, on Flickr
on the way
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
being stuck for hours in 'traffic jam' of 'baba carts'
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
making progress:
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
arriving at the Ghat
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
taking the holy bath
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
Jaipuri Baba's group after 'successfully' having taken the bath
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
raid
Dad Photographer
This is an impressive collection of images.
kxl
Social Documentary
As my lower back condition has worsened and extremely limited my mobility the past 3 years, my adventures have been somewhat limited. But here's one from when my mobility was still unfettered.
raid
Dad Photographer
Thank you, Keith, and I hope that you will feel better.
It is a small world after all ....
It is a small world after all ....
kxl
Social Documentary
Thanks Raid - definitely a small world.
kuuan
loves old lenses
thank's. Well, the photos I took in Haridwar mostly 'suck' imo, wished I had done better, my excuse is that circumstances weren't easy and that I had taken few photos. But they might just suffice to show 'the adventure', though I could 'tell' much, much more
my group of Sitamarhi babas arriving at Jaipuri Baba's camp, where we camped out
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
camp overview
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
taking the morning bath
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
getting a morning shave on the way back
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
'my group' walking to one on the camps to get fed. Brahmin families that head all the biggest - and richest - temples throughout India run camps there to feed Babas for free:
Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr
receiving 'prasad'
Prasad by Andreas, on Flickr
uhoh7
Veteran
filmtwit
Desperate but not serious
From a recent adventure to Northern Arizona, this is outside of Sedona CA. This was last minute add to my trip up to Antelope canyon area and I ended up reaching Sedona right before the magic hour and expected an easier climb then I got, which required some minor rock climbing to make it to the summit. Of course this also meant that i had to climb down in the dark without aid of any light. I screwed up my back after jumping down from low ledge (3-4 feet) that night. But totally worth the climb, the view and experience.
PhotoMat
Well-known
Goblin Valley Explorers