Strata of Time

Monochrome layered view of sculpted sandstone walls and a light-filled passage in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

Strata of Time

Canyon walls recur as shifting planes of stone and light.

About the photograph

Overlapping contours loosen the canyon from a single moment, turning eroded stone into a procession of translucent forms. Light moves through the narrow passage like another stratum, brief against the weight of geological time.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
23.13mm
Aperture
f/4
Shutter
1/4s
ISO
320
Captured
September 4, 2014
More context
Antelope Canyon (6)slot canyon (5)abstract landscape (3)Arizona (2)geological time (2)sandstone formations (2)layered exposure (1)monochrome photography (1)

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