South Rim

Well, the uber fabulous team of Dave and Karen have shared some photos from their recent trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  The reason for the trip was the celebration of Dave finally reaching 'old dude' status!  He is now old enough to qualify for the much sought after Senior Pass, officially known as 'America the Beautiful', the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass. 

You are golden now, old dude!!

Wow!

Oh my!

Love it! 

Oh yes!

I think Dave was given a sunset angel for his birthday!

I love getting photos from friends that can be shared.  The efforts that are put into getting the images ready and sending them are appreciated.

South Rim with a Newbie

My brother, believe it or not, had never been to the Grand Canyon.  Greg, Tom and I gave him a full day tour.  We started in the middle, rode the bus towards Hermit's Rest, returned to Angel Lodge for lunch and then drove to the Watchtower.  Lots of stops.  Lots more fun.  The Canyon was not quite as hazy as it has been all summer.  But, as the humidity increased during the day, the haze increased right along with it.  Steve loved our 'big ditch'.  Hope you enjoy our photos.

Tom's version.

Carol's version.

If you look away from the Canyon you still get 'eye' treats.

This is just before the Golden Hour.  See below for the later shot.

This trip was the first in which I made it inside the Watchtower.  Check out the story of this fabulous building.  We all tried our best to capture the beauty, the grandeur, the story.  Sorry, but you just have to go and take the narrow steps up to the third level.  Steve tried getting a fisheye shot by holding it up high in the very middle of the first level.  He gets a view all the way to the top.

HA!  Steve got a bit interpretive here.  But, the site can do this to your mind!

First level taken with a 14-24mm Nikkor f/2.8.  Set at 14mm.

This is the second level looking down and then up at the third level.

We had one very full day of shooting.  The Canyon never ceases to both inspire me and frustrate me.  Steve had a good time and got in some serious time with his new Canon 5DS.  That camera is exceedingly impressive and Steve was delighted with the results he got.  Thanks for sharing our trip.

South Rim Again

Yep, we went back.  We will again!  We started at Mather Point, rode the bus to the Village for lunch and then got back in the car and headed to the east end of the South Rim to the Watchtower.  Our goal, again, was to capture some golden sun on the tower. Of course, we stopped along the way.  We hope you enjoy our fun.

From the Village.

A three image pano taken looking northeast from the Watchtower.

Another northeast shot.

Steps up the Watchtower.  You can go in, go up the stairs and get some very different views from the inside and top of the tower.

The Gift Shop and Cafe at the Watchtower.  You can get a pretty good bowl of chili with chopped onions and cheese and a side of bread for $3.75!  Hours are 8 to 8.

As we stood within inches of each other on the edge of the canyon with each of our 'black noses' pointed in the same direction, we laughed at the comment that all of our shots would look alike.  Yet, that is the way it was all day.  Personally, I felt a tremendous amount of support among good friends.  I also felt that being in each other's presence contributed to our effort to capture the best images.  The following photos are testimony to how many ways scene can be interpreted by any photographer.  The light changed very quickly, lens and setting selections varied and then there is the post processing . . .

I can hardly wait to go back!