The Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah. 31-5-1996.

The Narrows lies at the northern end of the Zion Canyon in Utah. The walls become quite close at certain points and one gets the feeling of a slot canyon. However, the color here is different than the sandstone we are used to seeing in the slots, and then there is the constant flow of the Virgin River. I hiked upstream for about 10 km before making this image. Wading the water in sandals was not always easy because one has to step on rocks and pebbles most of the time. The diagonal flow of the river leads the eye to the diffused light, which is reminiscent of what one hopes to see at the end of a dark tunnel. I bracketed just in case, and all exposures turned out fine. That big chunk of rock represents one of the dangers of being in a canyon, albeit one with an arbitrarily low probability of occurrence.

Contax 167MT, Carl Zeiss Distagon 28/2.8 MM, 4 sec, f/16, Fujichrome Velvia, 81B