The First Time Ever I Saw Your Canyon! (Grand Canyon National Park)

            When I approached Mather Point for the first time during this day visit to Grand Canyon National Park, I found myself filled with many emotions, but grandeur and inspired would be at the top of the list. Later as I processed this image using DxO PhotoLab 4, I found another emotion as I was humming along to Roberta Flack's "the first time I ever I saw your face." I found both set of emotions describing the setting quite appropriate given the "grand" nature of this overlook in northern Arizona.

So that's the feeling behind the image captured. For composing this image, I went with as wide of an angle as I could with this Nikkor lens I purchase a day prior in Flagstaff, while finding an opening that would allow me to bring out that grand and emotional feel. Some nearby trees were included to give a little bit of perspective to the more distant setting of the national park. I also angled my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward in order to bring the horizon up, create a more sweeping view, and bring out the eroded formations and prevent them from being flattened with a wide angle image. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

Taken in: United States / Arizona / Grand Canyon (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, 28mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DxO PhotoLab 4.1.2
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