For the photographers, this was taken with the Canon 5D M3 and the EF16-35mm lens set at 31mm, f/9.0 and ISO of 320. This image was originally three separate bracketed exposures and then combined using Photomatix Pro and then Stylized in Photoshop using Topaz Adjust and finished in Lightroom 4. The HDR process enables proper exposure of the rising sun while still having good details of the desert scene. I also have a super wide panoramic from the same spot that is actually 11 vertical shots stitched together that came out quite well; but that makes for a mighty wide high resolution image.
]]>This image was taken by actually combining three separate exposures, called bracketing, and then merged through a special HDR process followed by stylizing adjustments and edits. Originally there was a healthy lens flare that detracted from the image and some other stuff that cropped into the image from the lower left corner that was removed. Using the mulitple exposer technique was the only way to bring out the beautiful details of the Canyon while still preserving that awesome sunset.
I lay no claim to the beauty of this image, this is God's work!
Best, John
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