The Long Carving

Monochrome view through the layered, curving sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona.

The Long Carving

Light traces the layered sandstone of a narrow desert passage.

About the photograph

Eroded walls press inward, their flowing strata turning geological time into a sculptural rhythm. Monochrome light reveals the canyon as both passage and archive.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
18mm
Aperture
f/4
Shutter
1/25s
ISO
4000
Captured
September 4, 2014
More context
Antelope Canyon (6)slot canyon (5)Arizona (2)erosion patterns (2)monochrome landscape (2)sandstone formations (2)desert geology (1)geological abstraction (1)

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