Pulled out the Leica M9 used hyper-focal technique to get some decent shots. Too bad I didn’t stop the big guy here for a street photo. Maybe he was too big!! Adjusting for the high contrast is a problem. I’m going to start shooting later with a smaller f stop.
Friday March1, 2013
Finally started the Arizona mining town project. Using the Leica M9 and the Zeiss Ikon, began to photograph some really run down structures in these two towns.
I have been thinking about this project for many years and have finally gotten started. Many of these towns are heavily dilapidated. I need to go for the grainy, old look. With many mining towns in AZ in would imagine this project will take several years. First I need to understand the character of he town then adequately photographing it.
Used Delta 3200 @ ISO 1600 to get that old look in the photos.
The trip to Canyon X is about to begin. Located near Page, AZ it can only be accessed with special permission. The exploration begins on Wednesday of this week.
A slot canyon is a narrow canyon, formed by the wear of water rushing through rock. A slot canyon is significantly deeper than it is wide. Some slot canyons can measure less than one metre (3 ft) across at the top but drop more than 30 m (100 ft) to the floor of the canyon.
Most slot canyons are formed in sandstone and limestone rock, although slot canyons in other rock types such as granite and basalt are possible. Even in sandstone and limestone, only a very small number of creeks will form slot canyons. This is due to a combination of the particular characteristics of the rock, and regional rainfall.
UPDATE 11/16/2012: Canyon X was a good choice. Quiet no other photogs, a good place to be. Note the canyon is not as large as Antelope Lower, but it does not have the foot traffic that kicks up the dust.
UPDATE 11/21/2012: First photos from Canyon x slots
