Granite Rapid near mile 93, Grand Canyon National Park
The Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon draws the walls closer together speeding up the current the Colorado River and making its rapids much more dangerous. John Wesley Powell's men dreaded the schist and granite rocks, their practical geology lessons burnt into them: the Inner Gorge rapids were most dangerous of all.
We, in our mighty rubber rafts, had much more leisure to entertain ourselves than Powell's crew. We also had spectacular weather, blue skies day after day. Naturally, I could have done with a little color in the skies, but I wasn't dealing the meterological cards. I show this picture not as a fantastic example of my photography, but to set the scene for our evening entertainment at Camp 4: eco-graffiti.
Eco-graffiti with a laser pointer on the Inner Gorge, no rocks were harmed for this art project.
It's still not clear why my dear husband R brought his green laser pointer in his gear, but it shot all the way across the river from camp. We selected a smooth wall for our graffiti and played away until true dark. This was the first time I really pushed the low light capabilities of the D700, and I am impressed. This is a 34 second exposure (if the metadata can be trusted; I was using a cable release) at 800 ISO, not quite dark. Our friend Scott worked the laser for this one. He planned it all through dinner. Yep, a lot of time on our hands. And a good practice session for the days (and nights) ahead.
Comments (1)
Eco-graffiti.... That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen...
Posted by BWJones | May 13, 2009 10:33 PM
Posted on May 13, 2009 22:33