As night approaches the Canyon, the cliffs take on an abstract nearly flat appearance. The difference in the color of the walls changes with the distance from the viewer. Taking photos in this decreasing light is a special challenge. At this time, you begin to see exactly what colors are best reproduced digitally. In the film days, you could buy film that was more sensitive to blues or greens or reds or whatever color you were trying to capture. With today's digital cameras, you have far less predictability. How do you duplicate the light conditions on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to practice your skills. You may be able to look at a small rendition of your photograph on the back of the camera, but whether or not you were able to capture the subtle colors of the stone remain a mystery until you get back to your computer.
I suppose I could carry around a laptop, some photographers do, and check out the pictures, but by the time I did so, the light would have completely gone.
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