77469 Resource 75211 561 1 1103303309932 1254083664064 Controlled Photographing the Zion Narrows | Zion National Park Utah

Photo: Zion Narrows / Virgin River Narrows

<p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 110%; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="1" hspace="8" align="right" src="http://lorenfrench.com/blogphotos/BLOG_10003.jpg" /></font></p><p>This image was taken on a popular hike in the Virgin River Narrows, also known as the Zion Narrows. The camera was a Nikon D100 with a Sigma 15-30 in the 15mm position. A tripod was used, 1/20th at F/3.5.</p><p>One of the challenges of photographing slot canyons in general is the presence of hot spots created by the difference of exposure between a directly lighted surface and an indirectly lighted surface. This is a case where neutral density filters just don't work.</p><p>There are three solutions, the first is to work early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the sun is at a low angle. This will result in fewer hot spots. Another strategy is to work in the canyon on a partly cloudy day. In this case the photographer can wait until the clouds pass in front of the sun creating uniformly diffused light. The third solution is to compose images with even exposure as was the case with this image.</p><p>The Zion Narrows is a must do hike if you visit Zion National Park in the summer. If you're interested in learning to photograph the canyon consider one of our workshops, the link is below.</p><p>As with all images appearing on this site, they are the property of Loren French, and they are protected by copyright. Any images can be purchased as prints, or right to use can be purchased for any use.</p><form method="post" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" /> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" /> <table><tbody><tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" />Purchase Print</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0"> <option value="5x7 Print">5x7 Print $15.00</option><option value="8x10 Print">8x10 Print $30.00</option><option value="10x15 Print">10x15 Print $45.00</option><option value="16x20 Print">16x20 Print $60.00</option><option value="20x30 Print">20x30 Print $75.00</option><option value="24x36 Print">24x36 Print $85.00</option></select> </td></tr></tbody></table><input type="hidden" name="currency_code" /> <input border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_SM.gif" type="image" name="submit" /> <img border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /> </form> 10 application/xml false Digital Workshop Narrows Photo Workshop Photography Photography Workshop Utah Virgin River Virgin River Narrows Zion Zion Narrows Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; Media Center PC 4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Zune 3.0; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 $Admin 173.160.40.189 false true false false true 75211 blog blogsite/LorenFrench/web