Photo Of The Day By Craig Bill

Photo By Craig Bill

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Starquest Type3:2” by Craig Bill. Location: Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

“I’ve seen Antelope Canyon several times in the popular daytime— complete with crowds and noise,” says Bill. “In fact, this magical slot canyon is well known for its mid-day shafts of light that creatively penetrate through the curvy sandstone. I had always wondered what this place would be like at night. And when I had a last-minute chance to go the first time, I jumped! Although the first night was super clouded and windy, I was allowed to try the next night before my time ran out exploring this desert domain around Page, Arizona. I was lucky, however, to find the next night lacking clouds or wind.

“Finally, there I was, standing in the dark cracks in the earth with the stars peering in from above— no crowds or sounds at all. It was so different at night compared to the day. Here, star and moonlight ricocheted softly around the Navajo sandstone.

“In this adventure of a completely dark area of Upper Antelope slot canyon, I softly light painted strategic areas of the canyon with small red LED lights. The red color of the LEDs forced the camera’s color balance to expose the sky with a vivid blue. Along with experimental multi-positioning, long 15 second exposing and light painting, a surreal image of the night sky revealing itself light years above the canyon walls was created.

“Even though I was focused on tweaking the camera’s settings and position, I was warned to watch my standing area and the canyon walls for huge brown recluse spiders (as one ran under my tripod). Now this sounds like a place in hell for most people, but I couldn’t be more grateful for the night hike experience into Antelope Canyon.

See more of Craig Bill’s photography at CraigBill.com.

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