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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbk141w wrote

Now that I have been there. Every picture of horseshoe bend doesn't do justice to just how large it really is.

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DeanW13 OP t1_jbk42yf wrote

I agree with you! I’ve seen awesome places that my photos are very lackluster

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbk5a03 wrote

Part of being a photographer is just knowing you can't convey what it feels to be standing there taking in the grandeur of the view.

I bet you are a great one too. A shot that wide needs special lenses. 11mm on FF?

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DeanW13 OP t1_jbk70eq wrote

Thank you! I should have specified. Nikon D610, Rokinon 14mm f2.8 taken at f8

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbo75at wrote

Really 14mm? Nice. I just checked my photos and realized I mainly was looking at the film sots which were 24mm, because its a film camera. My other one was 16mm and was quite close though I didn't get to this nice of a spot.

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DeanW13 OP t1_jbo91nm wrote

I was looking back and this was definitely taken with a 14mm but I think I cropped it a little. I took this is 2018 so it’s been awhile

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbkulbs wrote

Special as in wide angle and still rectilinear. On a camera that isn't standard at all especially with good glass. Phones have definitely come a long way though.

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frotc914 t1_jblu82u wrote

Same thing with the grand canyon. Sure everybody has seen pictures. But standing there was completely awe-inspiring

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ricktor67 t1_jbmf6d1 wrote

And they never show the incredibly stupid tourists sitting literally 1 foot from the edge. I saw several people almost fall in, like inches from dying all in about 20 minutes.

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbnru0d wrote

Facts. Its amazing people dont fall in on a daily basis there. We saw a guy jump the railing and trip. Inches from going in because he was going for a IG video or something. Ridiculous.

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2kalmia t1_jbjw1sm wrote

I've taken this picture but yours is sooooo much nicer. Thanks for sharing.

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zilamonster t1_jbk8v0i wrote

I canoed around this. There is actually a campsite and toilet right on the tip of the bend on the river.

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Th4N4 t1_jbktjxs wrote

You made my day, never would have guessed, it's on Google Maps even !

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DamnImAwesome t1_jbllk3l wrote

Yet certain tourists feel the need to shit on the ground 4ft from the trail. Blew my mind the first time I encountered that and it happens all the time

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LeekTerrible t1_jbjlivn wrote

I went here back in November and got there at sunrise. It was freezing ass cold, windy and I was practically running that trail to get there before the light hit. It was an underwhelming sunrise but it was still pretty awesome to see such an iconic place. I just don't see how the people in Utah/Arizona ever get used to be surrounded by such beauty.

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbk0wj0 wrote

I did the same. Forced my wife to get up early and we ran the trail to get about 15min of pics before it was ruined by the sun. Not a cloud in sight. Pics were worth it because we went back with the rest of the family the the harsh shadows killed it.

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LeekTerrible t1_jbk1f79 wrote

It didn't help that I had already spent 4 days of hiking 6-10 miles a day in Death Valley. My calves felt like steel and the pain was unreal. Would do again though.

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A_Bowler_Hat t1_jbk5mk1 wrote

Been a while since I hiked that much.

Gotta go back there again too. We also did Antelope Canyon since its like 10min away but there was so much wind it was blow sand and quite large rocks into the canyon so we got rushed.

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glasser999 t1_jbk9dgt wrote

No picture can do justice how massive this actually is.

If you haven't seen it, it's 1000 feet tall, and this photographer is overlooking a sheer cliff.

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wagenman t1_jblb3hh wrote

I was just there last weekend. It is massive. It's hard to comprehend unless you are in person. Honestly, spending most of my life only seeing things in pictures there is simply no replacement for seeing it, feeling it in person.

My big take away from that trip was the absolutely unfathomable amount of sand that is gone. How much had to have been there, above where I stood and above the towering monuments of sandstone to create that sandstone. It makes you feel really, really small.

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edelweiss45 t1_jbldly2 wrote

Very nice job. It is hard to get the lighting right without harsh shadows.

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Konakokay t1_jbk20dn wrote

That's awesome...I've lived in Arizona over half my life, mostly in show low or right outside it... Where is this place?

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DeanW13 OP t1_jbk45vi wrote

It’s in Page, AZ. Near the UT boarder

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RemovedByGallowboob t1_jbk86ev wrote

My dad is a photographer and he’s spending a few months down there right now. We went and visited him- he won’t even leave the house if there’s no clouds in the sky because ‘a clear blue sky is the worst thing in photography’

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Neeeechy t1_jbkiocp wrote

Ha, almost same location and focal length as my shot here. I'm sure you were dangling your camera at or over the edge.

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DeanW13 OP t1_jbkppcy wrote

Holy cow! I knew I should have waited for sunset!

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Neeeechy t1_jbkrfu0 wrote

Haha I had to run from the parking lot to catch the sun right before it fell beyond the horizon.

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suttonsboot t1_jbklvz5 wrote

I'd love to visit this. Looks amazing

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fluffyapplenugget t1_jbkpf7x wrote

Gorgeous shot but pics never do it full justice. I didn't realize how massive that canyon is until I saw it in person and I was blown away.

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age_of_raava t1_jbl2ba7 wrote

I'm headed there next month, curious how wide of a lens you shot this with.

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[deleted] t1_jblltld wrote

Great shot...great place!

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DamnImAwesome t1_jbllu2v wrote

That’s such a good spot for nature and photography enthusiasts. You are within a 2-3 hour drive of countless national parks and recreation areas and the land is so wide open even the driving feels like driving through a painting

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milkrate t1_jblv53o wrote

Hmm, that would be a lot of rock to erode through for that river to oxbow

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Enthusiastically t1_jbm6pcz wrote

If Zelda has taught me anything it’s that there’s definitely a cave with an treasure inside if you drop a bomb on the indent in the middle of the island.

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