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condor sighting

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After many trips to the Grand Canyon, I finally saw a Condor! My trusty little Canon SX10 brought
him in for a closer view. I noticed the hikers in the background and moved till I got this fun shot.
The Condor wasn’t really looking at them but it looks like it doesn’t it? He was just preening 🙂

Canon SX10 zoomed in to equivalent of 560mm. A super sunny day allowed for a fast shutterspeed.
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During the middle of the day, I’ve been enjoying playing with HDR. Here are two more images.

Sycamore on Oak Creek – 3 shot HDR – Because of wind, the leaves were overlapping so I applied Topaz Simplify.
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Grand Canyon Train – 3 shot HDR shot with Lensbaby G3.
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While I’m sightseeing, resting and playing in Photoshop, Chris is hiking Rim to Rim to Rim with a couple of friends.
Note that the link describes the trip as taking 5 or more days. Chris is doing it in two. Different strokes 🙂

last sunset….last bus

Two photos from our last night at the Grand Canyon.

Last Sunset was a 3 shot High Dynamic Range (HDR) composite captured with my 5DMK2.
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Last Bus was taken with my Canon SX10. I was walking backward as I pressed the shutter.
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All in all, our road trip was wonderful. We chose this particular time to go to the Grand Canyon because Canon was there with tons of lenses and cameras for you to try out. They are at the Canyon through July and offer photo walks and instruction every day except Tuesday.

They’re at a different National Park each month through September. Click here to see where they go to next.

grand canyon adventures

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We arrived at the Grand Canyon Saturday night just in time to see the last bit of the sunset.

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This morning we hiked to Dripping Springs from Hermits Rest. Although it was really tough, it was amazing!
(My yard work had prepared my legs for the very steep climb (1400 ft elevation gain) but heat and elevation are not my friends 🙂 )

End of the road...beginning of the trail
End of the road...beginning of the trail
Going down was harder for me (bad knees) than the climb out! It took me 3 hours to get to our destination (poor Chris) but only 2 hrs and 30 min to climb back up.
Going down was harder for me (bad knees) than the climb out! It took me 3 hours to get to our destination (poor Chris) but only 2 hrs and 30 min to climb back up.
Wonderful, icy cold water drips from the roof of the cave.
Wonderful, icy cold water drips from the roof of the cave.
Photo ops kept me distracted from the hard climb up :-)
Photo ops kept me distracted from the hard climb up 🙂
Agave encounter...ouch! I didn't realize it hit a vein until I felt my leg get wet. My pant leg was soaked in blood!
Agave encounter...ouch! I didn't realize it hit a vein until I felt my leg get wet. My pant leg was soaked in blood!

Internet isn’t convenient but I might manage to get one more in before we get home.