Carved Light, Antelope
Carved Light, Antelope
A vertical monochrome study of layered sandstone revealed by an overhead shaft of light.
About the photograph
Light from a narrow opening sculpts the canyon's strata into overlapping planes and soft contours, turning geological time into a sequence of tones. The absence of human scale lets texture, shadow, and the carved surfaces command the frame.
Technical details
- Camera
- PENTAX PENTAX K-5
- Lens
- smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
- Focal length
- 18mm
- Aperture
- f/3.5
- Shutter
- 1/4s
- ISO
- 800
- Captured
- September 4, 2014
More context
Antelope Canyon (3)monochrome study (3)slot canyon (3)abstract landscape (2)geological time (1)light and texture (1)sandstone striations (1)vertical composition (1)
