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The south rim of the Grand Canyon is an amazing place, and Liz and I drove part of it along Route 64, which starts at the Grand Canyon Village and ends at Desert View.
We drove east to begin with, stopping at overlooks such as this one on the way, until we reached Desert View.
During this part of the day the sun was still high in the sky so shadows were harsh and the glare off the white limestone at the top of the canyon was intense.
Even so, the white limestone and striated sandstone underneath it made for some intriguing compositions, especially when the sky started to fill with wispy cirrus clouds.
For this shot a polarising filter helped to reduce glare off the limestone, increase the contrast between the sky and clouds, cut through the haze in the far distance and saturated the colour of the red sandstone. This is one filter I would never be without!
Filename - grand canyon 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm
Exposure - 1/100sec @ f11, ISO200
Location - Grand Canyon, Arizona
This image - 533x800px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.
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