Strata of Time

Monochrome layered view of sculpted sandstone walls and a light-filled passage in Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

Strata of Time

Canyon walls repeating as planes of stone and light.

About the photograph

The curving walls of Antelope Canyon overlap one behind the other, and the light coming through the passage looks like another layer of rock.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
23.13mm
Aperture
f/4
Shutter
1/4s
ISO
320
Captured
September 4, 2014
More context
Antelope Canyon (6)slot canyon (5)abstract landscape (3)monochrome photography (3)Arizona (2)geological time (2)sandstone formations (2)layered exposure (1)

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