This was the only portion of my summer vacation where I had
the pleasure of a guided photography tour.
Since I have no way of remembering which shots were taken by me and
which were taken by my tour guide I promised him that I would post a review of
him and his company when I posted my slot canyon images. So here is the website for the Adventurous
Antelope Canyon Photo Tour company http://www.navajoantelopecanyon.com/. I spent much of my vacation in the Navajo Nation
which has land in two of the states I visited (Arizona and Utah) and they are a
Navajo owned business located in Arizona.
They offer tours of more than just Antelope Canyon— the tour I took went
through half of Antelope Canyon and the entirety of Rattlesnake Canyon which is
smaller (only about the length of a football field but well worth the visit.) There were a variety of tours available
depending on what we wanted to see, at what time of day, and with what level of
photography experience and equipment.
The tour I took was for all levels of photographic experience, during
the early afternoon when the canyons were only moderately crowded, and included
Rattlesnake Canyon since the day was overcast and the tour company said Rattlesnake
Canyon was best viewed that way.
My tour guide allowed time for everyone to get the shots
they wanted and used everyones’ camera several times to capture images that he
pointed out to every tour group. He had
a working knowledge of a wide variety of camera models and even discovered how
to change my cameras white balance which I had never messed with before (giving
my images more vibrant colors).
My guide gave me a hand up the sometimes difficult terrain
without hurting the wrist that I had in a brace at the time and was very patient
about the fact that I am scared of ladders (of which there were several to
climb up and down).
I had a great time.
The photo above is from the end of our Antelope Canyon tour.
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