Photographing “The Wave” (Coyote Buttes North, Arizona) by Nikhil Shahi website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube – see also his previous posts here (all photos taken with the Nikon D850): Nikon D850, Nikon 16mm Fisheye For almost six years, I had diligently entered a monthly online lottery, to try and secure an elusive permit to visit ‘The Wave’ in Arizona. And every month during those six years, I received a polite email thanking me for my participation in the lottery process, while reminding me that I was yet again, a loser! In February of 2019, I decided to take a road trip to Kanab, Utah, to try my luck at the walk-in lottery – I entered the walk-in lottery on a daily basis, and on the third day of trying, I finally won a coveted permit, to hike to ‘The Wave’. ‘The Wave’ Bathed in Moonlight Nikon D850, Nikon 14-24mm, Star Adventurer Star Tracker ‘The Wave’ is situated in Coyote Buttes North, which lies within the 112,500-acre Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area. Coyote Buttes North is home to some of the most stunning geologic sandstone formations in the world, with ‘The Wave’ being just one of many. Ironically, a lot of folks that win the lottery to hike to Coyote Buttes North, end up going just to ‘The Wave’, without any idea of the existence of other features in that area. ‘The Wave’ in the Evening Light Nikon D850, Nikon 16mm Fisheye Permits to hike to Coyote Buttes North are extremely hard to obtain. Prior...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 14 February, 2021