We walked the quarter of a mile across the sandy canyon bottom at a leisurely pace, taking photos we hoped would be National Geographic quality when we returned. Darren was very helpful in pointing out particular angles and formations to photograph; in fact, he took our camera from time to time and took a picture for us. We would not have seen, for example, this close up wave-like shot on our own, but Darren wanted us to have this picture so he took it.
We took many photos and were, in general, disappointed with what we got when we looked through the nearly 100 we took. Light is tricky and difficult to control predict. There are special tours for expert photographers who have high end equipment. Maybe next time.
The light in the canyon varied with the twisting of the formations and the angle of the sun at the time. Colors and shadows constantly change: that’s part of the experience magazine photos cannot provide. While we will continue to enjoy the many photographs of the canyon that we took or find in magazines, experiencing the canyon directly through our senses will be felt in each photo we see. This is a stop we highly recommend to anyone traveling through northern Arizona.
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