If you are in need of cruel dissapointment, by all means set up on one of the rims and shoot away. The canyon is just too big and now the haze never seems to go away. I suggest looking into the mules (money involved) and start getting into vertigo. Or, the helicopters ( also money) and feel some terror. Either way, the shots taken will get will not be too far away, nor will they be lacking in excitement. I will guarntee there will not be many duplicates out and about. If you really need a canyon in your life, try the Little Colorado on Hwy. 64 east of Desert View. The best areas are controlled by the Navajo (money involved). Once inside, they have a wealth of information which can only make what you do behind the camera better.
But none of the info has much revelence without knowing what was done in post shooting.
I'll add just one more because the bird is amazing.
@ San Simeon, CA.
The Hearst Castle is up the hill in back of this beach, but you'll have to use your imagination.
Ah, the subject. Bryce, while not on the scale of the Grand Canyon, poses the same problem. It pretty much is too large. Without the snow, definition fades away. And I did make a mistake here. My first forray into the park was as you see it, making the next visits not quite so memorable. Awsome, yes; just the edge taken off. On the up side, recent visits haven't found me with batteries in my armpits.
On the conversion. These were taken with a 5 MP Nikon 5700, first step into digital more than a few years ago. The view finder actually could switch between b/w and color. A needy family member got the camera, but it was great to see, before hand, the outcome. Did add a little red in elements.
Probably 4 to 5 times that of ocean water. Creatures do live in though. And, it is over 200 ft. below sea level.
Bryce, Utah @ about 8000 ft. Storm cells all day.