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Grand Canyon #3

The Grand Canyon, Arizona

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This is Desert View, at the eastern end of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Liz and I were spending a day at the canyon during our holiday, and to see as much as we could we drove along Route 64 which runs along part of the canyon's south rim.

Desert view is the farthest east you can go along Route 64 before the canyon swings north to Page and the road swings south to rejoin the interstate.

At this point the canyon isn't so deep, and you can clearly see the Colorado river, as shown in this photo, snaking through the eroded rock and disappearing into the distant haze.

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Filename - grand canyon 03.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 60mm

Exposure - 1/30sec @ f11, ISO200

Location - Grand Canyon, Arizona

This image - 800x533px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.