Antelope Canyon - Late March

External Since: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi,
I am travelling to Grand Canyon in the last week of March. I have
an extra day at Flagstaff.
Is this a good time to visit Antelope Canyon? Do I need to take a
tour guide or I can just pay at the entry pay booth.
From what I have read around here, mid-day is the best time to go.
Is that true for this time of the year.
Any other photography tips would be helpful, esp metering. I have a
digital SLR.
Thanks,
Kris

External Since: Jan 20, 2005 Posts: 285

> Is this (late March) a good time to visit Antelope Canyon?

Lower may be muddy, Upper is OK except you may not get the "beam of
light" shots, I think the sun isn't high enough on the horizon for
these until April.

>Do I need to take a
>tour guide or I can just pay at the entry pay booth.

If the Navajo are there at the gate you can pay them and save money for
Upper, though you'll probably have to pay them for a ride to the
entrance. For Lower, there is no advantage at all to having a guide,
you are better off on your own. Ideally you should see both as they
are radically different in character even though just a mile apart.

> mid-day is the best time to go?

For Upper this is true, say 11 AM to 1 PM. For Lower, it's good all
day as different panels light up.

>Any other photography tips would be helpful, esp metering. I have a
>digital SLR.

Watch the histogram and don't burn out the highlights.

Bill