In preparation for our upcoming African safari, I rented a couple of super-telephoto lenses for the weekend and headed up to the Grand Canyon. Granted, the HUGE Grand Canyon wasn't necessarily the best place to try out the Canon 100-400mm, but the Sigma 50-500 was "amazeballs"!! Again, not that I really needed the 500mm's for the Grand Canyon, but I was lucky to see a peregrine falcon, some elk, and an osprey (that we first thought was an eagle) where I was able to push it to it's limits!
This was my 3rd visit to the Grand Canyon and I feel as if I can never quite capture the true beauty of it. The colors and the massiveness of it just do not convey. I hope you enjoy the photos, but do yourself a favor...if you haven't been, go see this natural wonder of the world!
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This was actually along the way to the Grand Canyon at a lookout stop |
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Little Colorado River |
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First view of the Grand Canyon |
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Love the clouds |
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The next few photos are of the Watchtower (there is a DMB cover song called All Along the Watchtower...just sayin') |
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Partial wall adjacent to the Watchtower |
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Looking up at the structure by architect and designer, Mary Colter |
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The Grand Canyon and the Watchtower |
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Taken at another outlook, you can still see the Watchtower in the distance |
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Using my Sigma 50-500 to capture a peregrine falcon perched inside the Canyon |
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Falcon looking back at us |
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You can see the Colorado River snaking through the canyon |
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A little squirrel came to say hello, Lisa Sandbo! |
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All the reds...so beautiful |
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At another lookout point |
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See the man on the ledge?! And the river visible between the rock formations |
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In person, this was one of the most beautiful views I have seen of the Grand Canyon |
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Peaks and valleys |
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Bored of these yet? |
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Okay then, last one. :0) |
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And then we saw the female elk...which to me, looked like a horse |
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Hungry girls! |
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And then, on the ride home, Eric somehow spots this nest high up in the tree on the side of the road. |
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And I get to put my Sigma lens to it's best test yet! |
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Now, at the time we thought this was an eagle... |
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But after Googling, we are 99% sure it's an osprey |
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She started singing |
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And then looked me right in the eye! Great ending to a great day! |
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"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~Albert Einstein