Feeling Small Photo

Photographer’s Note

Day 1, we arrived at Grand Canyon just before sunset, when I stood along the rim, looking down each successive layers of plateaus before me, never have a felt so insignificant and small, yet I felt so excited and alive. This is not the first time I saw Grand Canyon, yet it still made me feel like I was seeing it for the very first time. I stood still and speechless, mesmerized by its vastness and beauty and the sunset light reflecting of the cliff where I was standing into the foreground cliff, and its glow enhanced it beauty further more.

It is hard to believe that some people I know in California have never been here and yet they have all been to Las Vegas?

We couldn’t spend too much time here. We had to get our tent set up and rest early for the next day hike down to the Colorado River.

asajernigan, Philippe, feather, jwmunro, shevchenko, BilboCA, eversmile, sevy, subhendu_bagchi, ktanska, cherryripe, clio, isabela_sor, plimrn, paololg, InasiaJones, TravelerNL, Kielia, adores trouve(nt) cette note utile

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john1 (2299) 2009-09-23 10:59

Hi Way,

All was wonderful image of your canyon of beautiful color and depth.
It is huge, people give your scale composition, lovely light and clarity.
Have a good day.
John

pajaran (3683) 2009-09-23 11:04

Pozdrav iz Cuprije.
Mocan kanjon ...
Moj prijatelj bio je mesec dana u americi, snimio je mnogo fotografija ovog kanjona i uzivamo gledajuci.
Odlicna fotografija, boje i ostrina snimka.
Srecno, Paja.

Jeppo (12018) 2009-09-23 11:06

hi Way,

this is the feeling I experienced when I travelled across the south western National Parks. everything was "oversize"...and I felt so small....

moreover...the light you captured is pretty warm and pleasant...

tfs
silvio

emka (22091) 2009-09-23 11:08

Hi way, Wonderful view of the grand Canyon. Indeed, one feels there small and insignificant. Beautiful evening light. So you were on the camping site there? So you follow the steps of our friend fulvio. Nice view of the people giving the idea of the scale. It amazes me how the flat the ground is outside. hahaha, so all your friends were in Las Vegas? It I had to choose, i would prefer Grand Canyon, it is clear. Luckily I had enough time for both.

Regards

Maggie.

thaimadathil (20) 2009-09-23 11:15

Way,

Another great capture. Keep your good work going Buddy!!!

Even though I have never been to Grand Canyon, I get feel of what you have tried to express through your picture and the Note.

Regards
Manu

smarcell (14527) 2009-09-23 11:23

Hello,

the place is already great by itlsef. Here you have also the sunset light, and what I like most is the group of people, which really sets the scale
Excellent
Stefano

AlphaFemale (78) 2009-09-23 11:26

hi

beautiful composition and brilliant light. wow
thanks

asajernigan (14246) 2009-09-23 11:28

Way,
Nicely composed shot of this majestic place. The people on the canyon rim really add a sense of scale for this shot. The lighting and colors are great as is the photo's sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

Pablo25 (1787) 2009-09-23 11:37

hello Way,
this is just great shot! I like the way you showing how huge the canyon is and people are so small. Your composition is perfect here. I believe this place is turistic atraction and I would love to go there one day. Fantastic light, warm colors and well chosen sharpness. Well taken.
best regards
Pawel

Philippe (11785) 2009-09-23 11:38

Hi, Way. A well chosen point of view including people to show us how large and deep the canyon is. It is also interesting to see the different rock layers in the foreground. Nice soft light and good contrast between the rocks and the tree in the foreground.
Have a nice day,
Philippe

chawax (6142) 2009-09-23 11:49

Hi Way,
Very impressive view ! The sharpness on the cliffs in the foreground contrasts with the lightly blured mountains in the background, it gives a good depth to the picture. Nice to include the people top of the cliffs, it lets us imagine how huge the place is !
Regards,
Olivier

feather (49986) 2009-09-23 12:11

Is that a sight of the Colorado River on the right? If I remember correctly there is only one viewpoint where you can actully see the river. It's very difficult to capture something different here and the sunset light was half the battle to make an excellent image. I love how it highlights the foreground 'cliff' and selected other rocks. The real bonus is the people standing there like little ants in this huge landscape. Excellent shot.
Kath

jaywalker (12252) 2009-09-23 12:51

Hi Way, A glorious view across one of the worlds most spectacular sights, the people offer some great scale, there is wonderful light & lovely natural colour, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Bartleby (5074) 2009-09-23 13:16

Hi Way,
light is superb on this classic! Well done!

Philippe

jwmunro (6373) 2009-09-23 13:27

Hello Way -

Your image is just beautiful! You have captured the magic of the GC. Sunset and Sunrise are about the only time to capture the canyon and the majority of the people who visit never see it this way. I love the different colors and hues embedded in the rocks and highlighted by the golden light of days end. Just wonderful!

Thank you for sharing.

John

LOOOK13 (3231) 2009-09-23 14:23

Salut.
Grande et belle photo.Un super cadrage, de belles couleurs bien chaudes, une belle profondeur et une lumiere bien soignée.
BravO.

pauloog (6789) 2009-09-23 14:41

Hello Way,
Although it is almost impossible to capture the grandeur of this site, your photo provides a wonderful view, with delicate collour shades and the rock with the people in the foreground proivdes depth and scale to this awesome landscape.
Regards,
Paul

shevchenko (10016) 2009-09-23 18:58

Hello Way,
Good contrast between small people with the magnificent Grand Canyon, they are just small like ants standing at the oppesite cliff, clear to see the amzing geographical feature, golden sunlight add extra effect, thanks for sharing what you were saw on first day journey.
Ally

BilboCA (734) 2009-09-23 20:21

Hi, Way,

This photo shows that you are at the top of your skills and those are very good indeed.

There are several wonderful features of this photograph. And nothing (I can find) to criticize.

The great parts:
(1) The sunlit patches sprinkled throughout the frame.
(2) The light management so that the hues are rich and yet the sunlit parts and the shade are all nicely defined.
(3) The exquisitely detailed and interesting (almost) foreground with the insignificantly sized (but still clearly resolved) people and the nice splash of green vegetation.

All wonderful.

I'm looking forward to seeing more from you on this theme!
Regards,
- William

eversmile (6371) 2009-09-23 22:53

Hi Way

Gorgeous! The view is impressive of course, but the warm hues on the rocks are also part of the magic. I like very much your composition. It's one of the rare times I appreciate the silhouettes: it gives a good scale of the canyon's size. And with the multitude of the clothes colors; it suggests the idea, that, wherever we comes from, whatever are our differences of race, nationality, religion, or anything else, we are all the same vulnerable and really, really small in front of the nature! Excellent work, Way!
Regards
Marine

sevy (13870) 2009-09-23 23:56

Hello Way,

Looking to your photo I can guess it is a fabulous place. One day I would have to go there to enjoy the scenery at sunset.
The background a bit in the haze put a good deepness effect and the heigh is shared by the people at the panoramic point.

Yves.

dta (5843) 2009-09-24 0:54

Hello Way ,
This place is a famous one , no doubt , anf often presented . But this picture is one of the most beautiful and impressive that i've seen recently . The POV is superb , and the light is outstanding .
Great capture !

subhendu_bagchi (3414) 2009-09-24 1:00

Namaste Way,
nice capture of the Grand Canyon with soft evening light. Great light management. Yes anyone can feel himself very tiny to see the vast natural architecture. Depth and sharpness is outstanding. Great job.
Have a nice day.
Subhendu

delkoo (34582) 2009-09-24 2:06

hi way,
Interesting image with a very well observed POV.I really like all the beautiful colours you've got here.

didier

npecanhuk (14456) 2009-09-24 3:21

Hello Way!
It's such a natural wonder and you did such a superb photo job here!
The pov was excellently chosen!
Sharpness, dof, exposure and colors are excellent too!
Wow! I feel as if I were flying over those gorges!
Very good idea to place those people on the top left corner of the image, to give us a very good sense of scale!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

ktanska (16695) 2009-09-24 5:36

Hi Way,
This landscape always amazes. And at the time of sunset it's colours get more saturation, that's unforgettable. It's like a painting. Highlights on the peaks are special.
Kari

Greg1949 (8513) 2009-09-24 5:51

Way, great shot, fabulous lighting control between the shadows in the canyon and the brights in the sky. The layered structure of the frame works wonderfully. Great stuff.

Greg

yaya13baut (2343) 2009-09-24 8:13

hi Way,
still an impressive place (the tourists seem very small in front of the big canyon).
good light that emphasizes the texture and the colours of the stone.
Yannis

carper (65426) 2009-09-24 9:10

marvelous place Way,
what a view, fantastic to see the people looking out on this fantastic place, a well composed shot, good composition, fine balance, a good one Way. with compliments.have a nice day
regard jaap

patdeph (18208) 2009-09-24 9:58

hello Way
this is really impressive!The landscape is fantastic with a sublim light and wonderful colors!The people seems to be very small in this incredible landscape!Magnificent!
Regards
Pascale

cherryripe (19097) 2009-09-24 10:48

Hi Way
Yes it is quite incredible here. As it's so huge, I haven't been able to decide which photo to post. The late afternoon light is so pretty and I like the way somes rays of sunshine light up just parts of the canyon.
Regards
Nikki

clio (22943) 2009-09-24 10:56

Hi Way,
I like this way of presenting us the Grand Canyon, in sharpness and in poetry, with colors so sweet. I like discovering these small spots of lights as small winks which the sun sends you to greet you.
Wonderful! Bravo!
Diane

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magalik (1402) 2009-09-24 12:01

Hello Way,
Happy to see you again on TE !
What a wonderful shot you propose for your come-back! Very impressive ! My pupils dilate by looking at your photo. Very well done (great composition, colors, sharpness, light). I like much the humans presence which give us an idea on the hills scale. I'm under the feeling it's necessary not to have the giddiness...
I love photos like this, it's really a call to dream.
Congratulations Way.
Good frame also, simple and elegant.
Thanks a lot for sharing it with us.
I can't understand Las Vegas attract Californian people more than this place. Incomprensibile.
Magali

plimrn (19688) 2009-09-24 12:13

Hi Way,
I like the way you framed this with the closer wall showing detail of the rock, while on the right one sees the canyon continuing far into the distance. You mange the contrasting levels of light well to show excellent detail throughout.
HLJ, Pat

zanzi (4652) 2009-09-24 12:40

Hi Way
The area is obviously gorgeous. However the light here really makes your beautiful picture. Especially those sun rays on the rocks.
Bravo
Chris

paololg (14043) 2009-09-24 13:38

Ciao dear Way,
amazing image absolutely captured from a fabulous POV! I believe that to see the sunset from this position, with such suggestive scenery, it has to be a memory for the whole life. Thanks for shared with us this image!
Ciao, have a nice time!
Paolo

BennyV (4855) 2009-09-25 4:48

A very classic scene, Way, but I like the way you've captured it. Good light, and perfect positioning of the people within the shot.

Benny

baba_flies (8059) 2009-09-25 7:00

Hello Way! Day 1 with a shot like this one, wow! Normally I am really bad with day ones, tired from the car ride or flight, not able to bring something decent home, but day 2 is normally better. Grand Canyon ALWAYS knocks you out, when you see it for the first time, you cannot believe your eyes, so much beauty. Love it, the light is wonderful. I like the inclusion of the tourists, this common gathering is sometimes the thing we want, not always, but here it works very well. What a spectacle ... some hours left and I am off to Italy ... YES!!! More later, some time next week. Barbara.

gildasjan (24033) 2009-09-25 12:33

Bonjour Way
J'aime beaucoup la tonalité de cette image et le premier plan se détache vraiment bien par ses textures.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

InasiaJones (20693) 2009-09-26 0:03

Hi Way,

Don't worry too much about feeling insignificant and small; that's exactly what the centipede said to itself when it saw you arriving... :-P)

Since the sun was almost gone, still splashing only a few of the rock surfaces, I think you did the right thing by using the forefront cliff to bring luminosity and details.

This is also where the depth and dimension in your image mostly come from, as the rest of the valley is in shadow at this hour. Therefore, the foreground is really detaching itself from the rest of the image, thanks to the warm glow and clear cut edges.

You are right Way, I would visit the Grand Canyon and the surrounding 20 times before putting my feet in Las Vegas... :-P)

Cheers!

Andre

TravelerNL (2967) 2009-09-26 5:14

Hi Way,
Fantastic landscape you are showing here with very nice colors. Compo I like with tree and rock with people on in lower left corner. Creates depth also.
Sunlight has already faded in the canyon though, otherwise it would have been even better.
Have a nice weekend,
Harko

Angshu (33985) 2009-09-28 0:54

Sabaidie Way
Quite different from the other Grand Canyon shots I’ve seen, more so because of the sunset light, which hits some parts of the outcrops in patches as if God just took his solar brush and splattered the paint of the golden copper colours. Fine sunset colours in the sky and the tiny people up there gives an idea of the magnificence of the scale. Fine work as always!
Best Regards
Angshu

bracasha75 (22267) 2009-09-28 12:50

Hi Way
The picture give realy feeling how small we are front this artwork of nature
Excellent distance shot
TFS
Cheers,Braca

anesugur (16942) 2009-09-28 13:35

Hi Way,
An excellent landscape with great light and colors.
Very beautiful compositon.
Well done. Best wishes. Uğur

Kielia (8659) 2009-09-29 10:51

Hello Way,
you are not only sharing this beautiful impression - taken from an excellently working POV - with us but also your emotions. Reading your note was really moving. I have never been here but it must be a fantastic experience, being so small compared to what has been created by mother nature.
Most of all I like this amazingly beautiful light. My compliments!
Warm regards
Harriet

colinb (1536) 2009-09-29 21:45

Love that you included the people on the edge from such a distance. Though impossible to fully capture the immense scale of this place, their addition has helped toward that cause. Well done and thanks for sharing.

delpeoples (6539) 2009-10-01 5:31

Hi Way, this photo made me gasp. It's wonderful. I wish I could find something constructive to say about it, but all I can do is admire it and congratulate you. The tones, light and depth are just superb. Those tiny people in the distance really do give the title of your photo even more meaning. Great work, TFS, Lisa.

sacimar (7592) 2009-10-01 10:30

Hi Way,

beautiful picture and wonderful place, this is one of the nature wonders, I like the sun rays over the canyon, the title is perfect, good job,

Best regards

Sergio

adores (15701) 2009-10-03 14:08

Hi Way!
What a shot! The pov is great, the moment of the day really good and that group on the left is really wonderfully placed to give a sense of dimension here. I see one of them is taking pictures also:)!
You must really feel small there.

kiks (6145) 2009-10-22 9:42

You must indeed feel very small standing there. The layers are just so amzing! I never get ired of looking at. Mother Nature is an Artist.
Best regards
KIKs

jmcl (14061) 2009-12-11 14:50

HI Way,

Stunning .. and wonderful .. I agree whole heatedly with you Vegas comment .. nice light .. tremendous vastness and scale .. great point of view. take care, John