The Long Passage

Black-and-white view through the curved, layered sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, with daylight entering through a narrow opening.

The Long Passage

Eroded sandstone gathers darkness around a narrow seam of light.

About the photograph

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Bands of sandstone sweep across the frame while a slender opening draws light through the canyon’s dark interior. Time reads here as pressure and flow, held in the rock’s layered contours.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
18mm
Aperture
f/7.1
Shutter
1/8s
ISO
6400
Captured
September 4, 2014
More context
Antelope Canyon (6)black-and-white photography (3)monochrome landscape (2)abstract geology (1)Arizona slot canyon (1)canyon light (1)rock formations (1)sandstone erosion (1)
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