Photo Safaris By Region AFRICA - Botswana Wildlife - Madagascar - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya ANTARCTICA - Ultimate Antarctica ASIA - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair - Japan's Winter Wildlife - Laos & Vietnam - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival EUROPE - Best of the Greek Isles - Eclectic Holland - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Tuscany - White Horses of France's Camargue NORTH AMERICA - Alaska Overland - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Colorado Fall Colors - Denali National Park in Autumn - Exploring Lake Powell - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Great Smoky Mountains - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage - Mexico's Colonial Heartland - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - Olympic National Park, Washington - Predatory Animals of North America - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Ultimate Wolves - Ultimate Yellowstone - Washington's Palouse Country - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw PACIFICA - Midway Atoll SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA - Galápagos - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal Photo Safaris By Date JANUARY - Ultimate Wolves - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Dallas, TX & Raleigh, NC - Ultimate Yellowstone FEBRUARY - Japan's Winter Wildlife MARCH - Florida Birds—Best of the West - Nature & Digital Photography Seminars with John Shaw, Phoenix, AZ & Boston, MA - Midway Atoll - Aurora Borealis—Fairbanks, Alaska - Monument Valley & Slot Canyons - White Horses of France's Camargue APRIL - Springtime in Callaway Gardens, Georgia - Galápagos - Finland's Arctic Wildlife - Patagonia's Mountain Landscapes - Eclectic Holland - Great Smoky Mountains - Grand Canyon at Havasu Falls - Mexico's Colonial Heartland MAY - Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal - Turkey—Continental Crossroads - Ultimate Dolphins Wildlife Models Shoot - Best of the Greek Isles - Tuscany JUNE - Washington's Palouse Country - Predatory Animals of North America JULY - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Summer - Olympic National Park, Washington AUGUST - Washington's Palouse Country - Humpback Whales of Alaska's Inside Passage SEPTEMBER - Masai Mara Wildlife Reserve, Kenya - Denali National Park in Autumn - Alaska Overland - Essential China—Iconic Landmarks & Landscapes - Brown Bears of Katmai National Park in Autumn - Madagascar - Yellowstone & Grand Tetons in Autumn - Botswana Wildlife - Colorado Fall Colors - Predatory Animals of North America - Horses & Icons of the Wild West - Mongolia—The Golden Eagle Festival OCTOBER - Exploring Lake Powell - World's Best Raptor Shoot - Nova Scotia—Photo Tour for Women - India—Rajasthan & Puskar Fair NOVEMBER - Laos & Vietnam - Ultimate Antarctica - Bald Eagles of the Chilkat River, Alaska DECEMBER - Bosque del Apache & White Sands, New Mexico

		Field Workshop Dates October 10–16, 2005 Leader Cliff Zenor and local guides Fee $2,395 from Page, Arizona Deposit $300 Limit 8 Terms and Conditions Bryce Canyon National Park, in the wilds of southwestern Utah, offers a fantasyland of sculpted sandstone and limestone that, at certain times of day, seems to glow from its own internal energy. This incredible series of horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters carved from the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau provides photographic enchantment in the play of light deflecting from one canyon wall to another. Although, at almost 36,000 acres—the smallest of Utah's national parks—Bryce Canyon contains an outsized number of some of the most attractive and unlikely rock formations on Earth. The erosional forces of wind, rain, freezing and thawing has shaped the colorful limestone rock of the Claron Formation into bizarre shapes including slot canyons, windows, fins and curious spires called "hoodoos." The park is named for Ebeneezer Bryce, a Mormon pioneer and cattle farmer. Although Ebeneezer and his wife stayed here for only five years, local people called the canyon with the strange rock formations near their home "Bryce's Canyon"—and the name stuck. Bryce’s words were immortalized in his oft-quoted description of the canyon as "a helluva place to lose a cow." Paiutes also lived in the region as pioneers arrived in southern Utah. Paiutes explained the colorful hoodoos as "legend people" who were turned to stone by the trickster Coyote. Using both early morning and late evening light, we will work the various canyon overlooks at the best possible times for memorable photographic opportunities. Standing at the canyon's edge almost any lens can be appropriate, from extreme wide angle to super telephoto. Here is prime photographic fodder for a panorama camera or to practice “stitching” in Photoshop™. The other extraordinary feature of this trip is an incredible visit to Antelope Canyon, the premier “slot canyon” in northern Arizona. Antelope Canyon, also known as "Corkscrew Canyon," is like nowhere else in North America—dramatic swirling patterns created by wind and water in the russet sandstone offer exceptional photographic potential. As the canyon is only eight feet wide in some spots, light from the midday sun penetrates to the upper levels of the canyon and is then reflected from wall to wall creating a host of burnished colors and an array of radiant sensual patterns. Also included in this shoot are a wonderful variety of “side road” photo locations that provide a more complete picture of the region’s spectacular geology. Cliff Zenor offers expert instruction on getting the most during your photography of these challenging, yet incredible, canyons. Day 1 Participants meet for dinner in Page, Arizona. Group members arriving by air should take a taxi for the short ride from the airport to our hotel. Those participants combining this field workshop with our Capitol Reef and Grand Staircase–Escalante Focus Tour may choose to join our optional shuttle/photo shoot from Boulder Mountain Lodge to Page on October 9 for an additional fee. (D) Days 2–3 We will spend the late morning hours photographing at the fantastic slot canyons known as Upper and Lower Antelope. In Lower Antelope we will descend by sturdy, secure ladders at two locations where the canyon floor drops terrace-like about 15 feet to a lower elevation. Walking on the firm sandy canyon floor is easy. Before and after our slot canyon shoots, we’ll explore other photogenic locations including the Paria Movie Set and areas around Lake Powell at sunrise and sundown. (BLD) Days 4–5 Following our last shoot in Lower Antelope we head north towards Bryce Canyon. As the sun lowers in the sky, golden light enhances the rich colors of the eroding “hoodoos” and creates outstanding highlights and deep shadows. Early morning has absolutely the richest and most dramatic lighting situations with the vertical sandstone spires standing side-lit, accompanied by contrasting shadow and a magnificent glow that gives this landscape a dimension that is virtually unique in North America. At Bryce there are a multitude of stops worthy of gape-mouthed wonder including Sunrise, Sunset and Inspiration Points, Bryce Amphitheater, Thor's Hammer, and a short hike on the Navajo Loop Trail. (BLD) Day 6 Following a sunrise shoot at Bryce, we return to Page, Arizona on some of Utah's exceptionally scenic back roads, stopping at Red Canyon, as well as the Coral Pink Sand Dunes at sunset. (BLD) Day 7 Participants may depart at any time today. A transfer to Salt Lake City is available for an extra fee.

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