In honor of Earth Day 2017, this is the classic "Monument Valley" view inside Antelope Canyon AZ, so called because the silhouetted peak shape resembles the buttes in Monument Valley. I've been holding off on posting this one for a while. The colors, textures and shapes in Antelope are extraordinary and I can think of no more fitting tribute to our beautiful planet, even if it is a picture so frequently captured. It's a tricky shot to capture because Antelope is so crowded you have only a minute or so to get the shot, when you first look at it, it's not so obvious what you are looking at, you are shooting upwards at an awkward angle, and finally, you are shooting in to a combination of deep shadow and hard direct light. It wasn't until after I got the shot on to the computer I really saw what it was, and then I had to change the angle by about 30 degrees and do quite a bit of cropping, along with a lot of light/shadow work to get it satisfactory.
Shot with Pentax K-1 and Pentax 15-30mm using "Pixel Shift". feature
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