Sunset by the Pool

kdog

What's not to like about living in Arizona? :dunno



Thanks for looking. :thumb
-joel

Marc Muench

Pretty zany dude

kdspencer

Joel, I'd love to hear more details about this shot. What were your settings, and did you do any post processing?

It's absolutely stunning!!

kdog

Marc Muench wrote:

Pretty zany dude

Thanks, Marc! I'm going to take zany as a compliment.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

kdspencer wrote:

Joel, I'd love to hear more details about this shot. What were your settings, and did you do any post processing?

It's absolutely stunning!!

Thank you, KD! It's a three-shot HDR at 2 stop increments. HDR'd and tone-mapped in Photomatix, and finished off (not much to do at that point) in CS4. Of course it helped that I had some great light to work with there.

Cheers,
-joel

Tharhawk

Very cool and very sharp photo. Perfect. I'm usually not a fan of HDR, but it works with this photo.

schmoo

I can't believe no one's mentioned this yet...
Is that a turtle in your pool!?

Darren Troy C

Fantastic image! ....turtle and all.

kdog

Tharhawk wrote:

Very cool and very sharp photo. Perfect. I'm usually not a fan of HDR, but it works with this photo.

Thanks, man. HDR can be a pretty good tool if you don't abuse it too much.

Regards,
-joel

kdog

schmoo wrote:

Is that a turtle in your pool!?

Yeah, that's the little guy who can never keep up.

Eia

AZ...and you...at its best! But hey...it is 100 degrees out...whats with the fire? You have a huge pool!!!

kdog

Eia wrote:

AZ...and you...at its best! But hey...it is 100 degrees out...whats with the fire? You have a huge pool!!!

Thanks, Eia. You're very kind. The fire, well, ambiance my dear. :giggle

Cheers,
-joel

anwmn1

So how can I make a reservation at this resort?

I believe there is a good cook on premise too.



Very cool shot. The hot tub does not sound appealing but the pool does look refreshing.

kdog

Idlewild wrote:

Fantastic image! ....turtle and all.

Thanks, Idlewild. Much appreciated.

-joel

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

So how can I make a reservation at this resort?

I believe there is a good cook on premise too.



Very cool shot. The hot tub does not sound appealing but the pool does look refreshing.

Door's always open for you, my friend. But I got to tell ya, the pool ain't much cooler than the hot tub these days. Kinda nice though. :cavig

kdog

Here's a wider view for those that like their HDRs a little more baked. :uhoh


Unfortunately I'd lost most of the really good sky color at that point. It don't last long.

Jack'll do

A really lovely capture joel. thumb I can't wrap my mind around the temperatures you folks are having though. Here it's 8:30 am and the temp is 52 deg. F. It's supposed to get up to 72 later this afternoon so maybe I'll be able to take my sweatshirt off.

dlplumer

I love that first shot Joel, but I really like that over baked one ass well

kdog

Jack'll do wrote:

A really lovely capture joel. thumb I can't wrap my mind around the temperatures you folks are having though. Here it's 8:30 am and the temp is 52 deg. F. It's supposed to get up to 72 later this afternoon so maybe I'll be able to take my sweatshirt off.

Really? Where are you located? I know your profile says, MA, but I don't think it's that cold there. I'm originally from MA too, BTW. Check out our 10-Day forecast. Now that's living.

Thanks for your comments, Jack. Much appreciated.
-joel

kdog

dlplumer wrote:

I love that first shot Joel, but I really like that over baked one ass well

Thank you sir! (Even though technically there no "ass" in the picture. :giggle)

Cheers,
-joel

matrix311

Very nice shot! I do enjoy the AZ sunsets as well, especially this time of year during monsoon season. I'm just waiting for a good one to roll through Phoenix. I love the photo!

You have a mighty huge backyard, we have a pool but nothing the size of yours! I love it!

thapamd

On man, that 1st shot is amazing, Joel! Why go out hiking and freeze one's butt off when there are shots like this one to be had right by the pool!

kdog

matrix311 wrote:

Very nice shot! I do enjoy the AZ sunsets as well, especially this time of year during monsoon season. I'm just waiting for a good one to roll through Phoenix. I love the photo!

You have a mighty huge backyard, we have a pool but nothing the size of yours! I love it!

Thanks, Matrix. I'm waiting for the monsoons as well, it's my favorite time of year. BTW, I think we have more money tied up in the backyard than the rest of the house. You'll noticed I don't show the house.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

thapamd wrote:

On man, that 1st shot is amazing, Joel! Why go out hiking and freeze one's butt off when there are shots like this one to be had right by the pool!

Thanks, Mahesh! Truth be told, I have a whole gallery of pool shots. It's one of my favorite photographic destinations. Never any traffic to get there, and minimal fuel costs (a beer works nicely.)

Cheers,
-joel

HDShooter

DAMN! as a fan of HDR I love both of them, let alone your backyard!

kdog

HDShooter wrote:

DAMN! as a fan of HDR I love both of them, let alone your backyard!

Thanks, HD. If you liked HDRs, you might want to check out my Hoover Dam post over in the Other Cool Shots area if you haven't seen it yet. Not that I'm saying either one is an HDR mind you.

Cheers,
-joel