I'm going to the Grand Canyon in a few weeks. I would love suggestions for taking pictures there. My landscape photos don't seem to come out very well. Any advice? Thanks - Tracy

The photos taken early in the morning are always more beautiful than photos taken in the afternoon.
This is due to the fog coming with the heat.
Which camera?

Always use a tripod for landscapes. It allows you to compose the photo more carefully.

A wide-angle lens if you have one or can get one (or if your camera can accept one)! It's on my wishlist for better landscape photographs! :)

Try this ... don't take photos of the usual stuff. Go on flickr and type in "Grand Canyon"; wow. I know the grand canyon like the back of my hand and I haven't even been there.

Instead, try to (also) take unique photos. If you see a person pointing their camera at something, point your camera in another direction, b/c most likely they're pointing it the wrong way ... well, there are exceptions, of course.

Oh, but in reality, that doesnt happen, so:

1) try a panorama
2) try zooming in close on a far away texture (like the side of the canyon)
3) wait for 'good' weather/time
4) sometimes include a foreground subject in your landscape
5) think before you shoot

...and thats all i can think of right now.

I agree 100% with the above comments....I'm going to Yellowstone in a few weeks and I'm trying to adhere to one rule...don't just go around clicking off shots one after another regardless of how amazing I think the scenery is. Like Noah said, think about your shots before you take them and you'll come home with a lot of great ones.

I never visited Yellowstone... How lucky your are!

I know!! I'm going to like a kid in a candy store :)

Don't forget a polarizer for that dramatic sky. A haze filter is also helpful at rim altitudes. It makes a pretty inexpensive lens protector the rest of the time. I leave mine on 24/7.

Use a tripod or at least a monopod.

Take the mules down to Phantom Ranch. I hiked it once, but never again. The trip down is a breeze. The trip back up is a dawn-to-dusk venture on foot.

Carry at least 4 megs of memory cards. The critters are very interesting, and the Indian Gardens is very beautiful. Lots of eye candy all around. Take your laptop to drain your chips every day.

The Utah side is about a thousand feet higher than the south rim and has some beautiful vistas.

If you have the time, visit the Havasupai Indian Reservation. You will not be disappointed with Havasu Canyon and Falls.

Never take the obvious pictures, and please don't go on that skywalk thing, that is a travesty.

Thanks everyone!!!