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The Slot Canyons of Antelope Canyon !

What an Amazing Place!

A few miles east of Page Arizona on the Navajo Reservation is Antelope Canyon. Over a thousand years of wind and water has formed a narrow crevice in the mesa to form what's called a Slot Canyon. One hundred and thirty feet deep and a quarter mile long. Visitors must go with a licensed tour guide. There are several tour companies in Page who go to the slot canyons. Most offer a Sightseeing Tour and a Photographers Tour. What's the difference? Twice as much time in the slot and twice as much money.

Find out what time of day the light rays will make it down to the floor because that alone is worth the price of the tour. Bring your camera, tripod and a slow film. All we had was a digital camera (Sony DSC-H5), no tripod, no remote release, no special lens or any of that fancy camera stuff and look at the photos we got. These photos have NOT been touched up and only natural light was used, this is how it really looks.

What an amazing place!

The following pictures were taken with a handheld camera.

	The upstream entrance of Slot Canyon. Behind us is a dry wash about 150 feet wide. Rushing water is forced to narrow down to rush though this slot. WARNING! You don't want to be in the slot if a thunderstorm is upstream.
	All we had was a digital camera (Sony DSC-H5), no tripod, no remote release, no special lens or any of that fancy camera stuff and look at the photos we got.
	After water flows though the canyon the sand floor will rise or fall multiple feet changing to appearance of the slot.
	Make sure to tour at a time when the light beams make it too the floor. The tour companies will tell you if you ask.
	Depending on the time of the year the light beams reach the floor for about an hour a day.
	In the picture is Frank Talbott. Frank was our licensed tour guide and a retired photographer. Frank gave many pointers on where, when and how to take out photographs. Click here to see some of Frank's photos of Northern Arizona. Suggest you contact Frank via his web site and arrange a tour with him.