Grand Canyon Sunset

Here is the most recent image I rescued as the COVID-19 quarantine drags on. I continue making time for this project as I search for more content on old computer hard drives. The drive that contained images from my two-week road trip in 1999 included this one of a sunset at the Grand Canyon from the North Rim.

This is another image I took with my second digital camera, a Kodak DC260. That camera had a small sensor, so images were only 1,536 x 1,024 pixels. The quality of the images is good for posting and sharing online. However, they are not suitable for printing anything much larger than a 4″ x 6″ print.

As I have said, back in 1999, I was not familiar with post-processing digital images. Most of the affordable early digital cameras did not include ISO, aperture, and shutter speed controls. Additionally, the fixed lens was adequate but could not be interchanged with other lenses with higher quality optics. Therefore, it wasn’t easy to control the quality of images in-camera and I found myself losing interest in this format.

FAST FORWARD A COUPLE OF DECADES . . .

and three newer model digital cameras. I completely forgot about the images I took with that early Kodak camera. However, stumbling upon them recently has allowed me to breathe new life into those photos. Since taking those images I have gained 20+ years of experience with Photoshop and Lightroom. This experience allowed me to pull out details hidden in early images and salvage much I had previously written off.

The stay-at-home order is now in effect until May 15th. It appears I’ll continue to have time to salvage other images, in addition to this image as an incredible Grand Canyon sunset. I look forward to sharing more in the coming days as I work through the tons of photos I took during that two-week trip.