Slickrock and Shadow

Yoga Pose Silhouette from the massive Redwall Cavern Yoga, photography, limestone, water and sand all mix together nicely at Redwall Cavern, Grand Canyon.  Here in the largest sandbox on the planet, the sound of the river permeates everything.  Sand between my toes gives off warmth.  It feel like the center of a natural perfect universe.  These feelings inspire contemplation and some personal stretching to reach towards the natural within.  MyKaela assumes the Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance, pose with grace and understated power.  Beautiful.  Peaceful. Photographing silhouettes is easy if you follow two simple rules: 1.  Expose for the background. 2.  Focus on the foreground. Easy, right? It is, in manual mode.  Camera modes automatically assume you want to expose and  focus on the same object.  You as a photographer need to take over the exposure part and let the camera still do the focusing.  This is a...

Yoga in the Inner Sanctum of North Canyon, a river hike from the Grand Canyon North Canyon is the first river hike for many Grand Canyon trips because of beauty and its' isolation.  In the upper Grand Canyon there are not as many canyons to explore as the lower section.  North Canyon is a great introduction into the beautiful canyons to come.  One must climb significant rock rubble on creek left.  Nothing technical is required to reach the end but I hiked a full 30-45 minutes before reaching the end. A steep hike up the creek wall allows one to explore further up canyon. The reward at the end is an inner sanctum of molten sandstone that forms a natural bowl near its' terminus.  A tree grows in a room just before the water-filled end. Layers of Sandstone and small tanks of water in North Canyon, Grand Canyon A single tree in a natural shallow pocket within North Canyon Many photograph this location emphasizing reflections on the water's surface...