I completely forgot until the end about trying a panoramic shot. I had just enough time to get this one off. If your trying to learn a new camera and photography its best to do this activity solo. Being rushed by a big group who has no interest in photography makes it challenge to stay in a spot and work the shot.

It was extremely bright outside and this being my first experience outdoors with the camera I thought the LCD screen was dark because of the sun. However, sometime earlier in the day I somehow bumped my exposure setting and this was underexposed at -3.33.

Unfortunately, I didn’t figure this out until after about a dozen shots. How, frustrating it would have been if all the shots I took underexposed in error would have been unusable. Thankfully by shooting in raw I was able to make the images useable.

Photo Information:

• 1/1000 at f/22
• ISO 160
• Focal Length 22mm

 

You can see traces of snow on the canyon wall from a late season snow from three days earlier. Somehow, I must have bumped my exposure setting on my camera as it was exposed at -2.33. Thankfully, I was shooting in raw and was able to fix the exposure in editing.

Photo Information:

• 1/2000 at f/11
• ISO 160
• Focal Length 28mm

Another great view along Hermit Road. This was taken in early March and the temperatures were in the 50s.

Photo Information:

• 1/500 at f/10
• ISO 160
• Focal Length 42mm

This is my first day out with my camera. I had an opportunity to escape my below freezing home and head to the warmer temperatures of the Grand Canyon.

I was with a large group riding the  Shuttle bus service on Hermit Road. I only had a few minutes to compose my shots before our group moved to the next area. Because of the time constraints for my first journey, I concentrated mainly on composing my shots in program mode.

Photo Information:

• 1/400 at f/10
• ISO 160
• Focal Length 33mm