Grand Canyon, North Rim, July 2021, Part 3

I continued shooting at an overlook of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim, as the sun rose higher in the sky and peeked through breaks in the clouds.

Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021

Note that some of the compositions in this post are similar to those in the previous post, but with varying light conditions.

Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021
Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021
Clouds over the Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021
Wotan’s Throne, Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021

This semicircular feature is called Wotan’s Throne.

Wotan’s Throne, Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021
Vishnu Temple and Wotan’s Throne, Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021

The blocky peak in the upper left is called Vishnu Temple.

Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021

The Vishnu Temple feature is in the upper right of this black and white conversion.  I like the way this black and white version brings out the layers in rocks, making those layers effective leading lines into the scene.

Grand Canyon North Rim, Early Light, July 17, 2021

The color version above does not have the contrasting “pop” of the black and white version.  I’m sure I could edit the color version to brighten the shadows more, but I still think I’d prefer the black and white in this image.

That is all for this morning’s shoot.  Stay tuned for the rest of the day’s activity.

Ken