D E Grabenstein Photography

07/19/2026

It’s pretty amazing when you look up from the bottom of Antelope Canyon! With a bit of imagination, the steep canyon walls can form all kinds of interesting shapes—like the view of a river from above, a cat ready to pounce, a giant T or X, a mouse with a short tail, or even the Batman signal. Nature can create incredible sights when given enough time!

07/18/2026

Finally made it to Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona!
Beautiful doesn’t even begin to describe these narrow and deep sandstone slot canyons. The way the sunlight reflects off the walls creates ribbons of orange, yellow, and the full spectrum of reds — a glowing, shifting display that’s absolutely gorgeous and continuously changing.
Being like a kid in a candy store, I took over 3,200 shots in the three hours we were there. I mainly utilizing my Nikon D500 with an 8mm ultra‑wide lens, shooting straight up and capturing a 189‑degree view of the awesomeness above our heads!

07/05/2026

I was there, so of course I had to photograph Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River outside Page, Arizona. The image was created from 12 series of 4 bracketed shots at 14mm, f/22, ISO with a white balance of 4550, each series taken at 15-degree intervals for a total of 48 exposures, and I did this 15 times to get the light I wanted for over two plus hours.....all while defending my prime spot—1,000 feet above the river—from visitors from all over the world, including Chinese, Indian, French, German, Russian, Latin, and one particular Italian man who somehow assumed I spoke his language fluently. I calmed them down by offering to take photos of them with their cell phones, which delighted them. Photo diplomacy works every time!

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07/03/2026

After about 27 miles of hiking with about 2 miles of elevation changes, we knocked off a few bucket list items
Horseshoe Bend ✅
Antelope Canyon ✅
Canyon Overlook at Zion✅
Upper Emerald Pool at Zion✅
Narrows at Zion✅
Navajo Trail at Bryson✅
Queens Garden at Bryson✅
Angels Landing at Zion ...not ✅'d
Time to get back and go through the 10,000 shoots I took of these amazing places!!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to all those pops out there. May you enjoy a day for you!

06/19/2026

Just a mini daisy

06/18/2026

One of my favorite June images from Branched Oak Lake

06/10/2026

When taking a picture, timing is almost everything