Antelope Canyon, Page ,Az

"Failing to Plan  is  Planning to fail"   happened to be true   at Page, Az for us. The motivation for revisiting Page was to see the Antelope Canyon.  This tun out to be the third strike

I am very keep to visit the Coyote Buttes, which are among the  most unusual rock formations in Arizona. The famous place for  a favorite place for the photographers. However one needs the permit to visit the place. The permits are  given by the  lottery  and  one has to apply four months in advance.  It also require SUV/AWD kind of vehicle  ( not the convertible we rented). So  missed the opportunity to visit the Coyote Buttes

Wanted to visit Havasu Canyon. That also needs   permit and the place is closed this year

Grand Canyon lodge is at the North rim has  one and only one hotel. Next lodge is Jacob lake inn which an  hour plus away form the North rim. The classic  and historic mountain lodge is booked months in advance . We  daily calls and persistence we  got lucky  to get   the mountain lodge at  the last minute , that too with a room with the view(partial) of teh Grand Canyon  and the fire place in the room ( At night temperature drops to sub zero)  .

 Was hoping to get the tickets for  visiting the Antelope Canyon after arriving at the Page. Realized on the  day of the arrival, that all  tickets to visit to    visit the upper or the lower canyons were sold out ( about $55 and $68 PP to start with). This is totally controlled by few operator of the indigenous people. We tried  several  options including the "deluxe  tours ( $244 PP for the tour). No Luck. The place has  become   even more popular after getting publicity  on the cover page of the Oct 2009 issue of the National Geography.  Fortunately   here at the last minute got the ticket with the help of a nice and helpful Chiriccahuan lady .

Photo-albums :

1) Antelope Canyon Selected 
2)  Horse Shoe Bend  
3)  Glen Canyon 
4) Page_rest  
5)   Page_MT


1) COMPLETE GUIDE TO ANTELOPE CANYON
It has many tips and pointers to a photographer. Some of the important ones are:

Lenses to Bring – Try to stick with only one lens since there’s a lot of floating sand. You can risk it, but sand has killed a couple of my cameras already. RIP. If you’re bringing one lens, you will want a wide-angle lens since the spaces are tight. I shot most of mine with a 35mm, but I regretted not bringing my 16-35.

Shoot multiple exposures even if you don’t plan on creating HDRs. I ended up bracketing my exposures since the light wasn’t the easiest to deal with. There are both dark and bright spots, so it’s easy to lose details in the shadows or highlights. If you’re not shooting multiple exposures, a general rule of thumb for digital is to underexpose.

https://www.thewanderinglens.com/upper-antelope-canyon-photography/

https://www.paulreiffer.com/2016/04/inside-antelope-canyon-pauls-complete-photography-guide/