Gosh, is this for real? How big is it?

Martin: Yes, this is for real The canyon is about 1/4 mile long and maybe 6 inches deep where it starts and about 25 feet deep at the end. The section shown here is a bit of a close-up. A person standing in it would reach to the top of the frame.

How beautiful! The textures are incredible. What a place I'd love to visit too...

This is that magical place, magically captured by an image magician

LIKEY

Looks like a place to take a thousand pictures! Love the texture and the lines that draws they eye

It's beautiful, but the problem is scale. It's hard to say whether this is 6 feet deep or 600. I can see why you might not want to put a human figure in there, but it would help.

For me, Martin, this works even better as an abstract image than as a landscape [in portrait format]. Colours are rich and beautiful, and the lines are sensuous.

This is unique, pure magic, love the light/shadow/colors, you must have been very patient to wait the others to go, I think now it comes in handy to be tall...which I am not , a likey to me.

Wonderful! Magical! I love the texture and the lines.

It might be obligatory but it's still an excellent shot to look at!

I can well see why everybody wants to photograph this. Beautiful Martin

Fantastic shot. It looks like a macro of some delicately veined flower petals.
Ingrid

With this type of landscape it doesn't take much to imagine the place crawling with photographers. But you got an amazing shot and you should be very proud of it!

That's a stunning shot Martin

You got that clean shot Martin and thanks for sharing it
Lovely stunner

fascinating image Martin, surly worth the wait.

This is like the tubing inside the human body. Fantastic pinks and I love the water worn passages ... Totally yummy Martin.
richard

Very impressive Martin, but also agree with Catalpa, hard to judge the scale. Knowing where it is intuition says it is cavernous, but could but tiny.

Yes, this is a view that has been seen on several photoblogs, magazines etc. I can imaging there are a lot of photographers there.
However!
This is a good capture of the canyon. Perfect exposure bringing out all those beautiful shadows. I like the reddish tone... It is amazing how beautiful nature can be!
/Jonas

Oh stop it! This is so good.

I have visited this slot canyon too (see mine of 19 Apr 2006) but my post was nothing like this.

I remember most the bumpy ride in the back of a Navajo's rickety pickup truck to get here from the entrance. As we were the first run of the day, there were only half a dozen of us. By the time we had to leave, several dozen more tourists (read screaming kids) arrived to spoil the peace and serenity of the place. Best advice - go early!

For more of this subject, see the work of local photographer Peter Lik at (http://www.peterlik.com/)

Excellent patterns - graphical appearance

I can see why photographers gather here.You've made a lovely shot - as good any one of them, I'm sure.

Wow. I want to go to this place
Nice shot

Wow!what a beautiful place!good job