If you’re lucky, you’ll see some sand falling down, creating this beautiful effect. There is a sand dune right next to the cathedral’s “roof”.

The start of the Upper Antelope Canyon tour is still relatively bright and offers some sunbeams. However, because it is so dark and the top so narrow, Upper Antelope Canyon can offer some beautiful sunbeams. Thanks to the narrow opening, there is not much light getting in, so it’s by far the darkest one of the lot.

It resembles some kind of cathedral – narrow on the top but relatively wide in the bottom. The last one is the Upper Antelope Canyon. ( click here to see this image in my print shop) C. The light was so soft in this place, it felt like being in a pastel painting. This photograph was slightly adjusted towards pink tones. Your task is to find interesting shapes quickly and grab a handheld shot. ( click here to see this image in my print shop) The Wave: There are some massive structures going on in the Lower Antelope. I edited this image in a way which keeps the colours as realistic as possible. Shades of Orange: Lower Antelope Canyon offers all shades of orange in all intensities. That results in nice soft light towards the bottom. The V-shape enables the light to come in comfortably from above and a lot of bouncing off of the walls is involved. It is sometimes nicknamed ‘the corkscrew’. Now, look at the profile of Lower Antelope Canyon. The Secret Canyon is not as deep as the Antelope Canyons. I composed this image carefully in order to avoid “hot spots” (= blown up highlights) while keeping the shadows bright enough. Slot canyons that are not as deep (like the Secret Canyon) will expose you to light conditions with difficult dynamic range. You also get challenging dynamic range situations as the rock can be very bright just a couple of meters above your head while relatively dark at your head’s level. The light doesn’t have to travel for very long to get to the bottom because it’s not as deep as the other ones.

In the case of the Secret Canyon, the depth of it is the strongest factor. Secret Canyon’s profile (and some other smaller canyons)

Slot canyon with water images