Cathedral Rocks, Sedona

red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
edited August 18, 2011 in Landscapes
I was able to go out to Sedona, AZ and the Grand Canyon in June, and just got around to working on some from Cathedral Rock.

The first three are mild HDR exposure fusions.

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Comments & Critiques welcome!
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  • choudhrysaabchoudhrysaab Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2011
    nice pix but i'd try to remove the leg out of the 2nd pic.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited August 17, 2011
    Great shots love the view! Are those birds in 4?
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited August 17, 2011
    Nice shots! I just got back from the Sedona area. Beautiful place. I tried for days to get the rising full moon and the red rocks illuminated buy the setting sun, and didn't have much luck due to all the cloud cover this time of year.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 17, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Nice shots! I just got back from the Sedona area. Beautiful place. I tried for days to get the rising full moon and the red rocks illuminated buy the setting sun, and didn't have much luck due to all the cloud cover this time of year.

    You mean like this one? naughty.gifhttp://www.desertilluminations.com/Landscapes/Sedona/8808375_kiSJ8#583288184_nQEYG-XL-LB

    Great shots red_zone and they bring back fond memories of Sedona. thumb.gif
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  • red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2011
    choudhrysaab wrote: »
    nice pix but i'd try to remove the leg out of the 2nd pic.

    Thanks for the compliment, but the feet in the 2nd are on purpose... I like them included for interest.
    imprtslyer wrote:
    Are those birds in 4?
    I think one of them is a bird, but I suspect the others are actually bugs. I don't have the tools yet to clone them out!
    David_S85 wrote:
    Nice shots! I just got back from the Sedona area. Beautiful place.
    Thanks! I love the beauty of the area. I have only been there twice... but with family I couldn't really get out for the magic hours. All my shots from this trip are mid-day!
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited August 18, 2011
    red_zone wrote: »
    I think one of them is a bird, but I suspect the others are actually bugs. I don't have the tools yet to clone them out!

    My guess is cicadas. They were out in good numbers a week ago and got into some of my shots too. Easy to clone out.
    kdog wrote:
    You mean like this one? naughty.gifhttp://www.desertilluminations.com/Landscapes/Sedona/8808375_kiSJ8#583288184_nQEYG-XL-LB

    bowdown.gif AND :bluduh
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  • VaughanVaughan Registered Users Posts: 52 Big grins
    edited August 18, 2011
    Awesome shots beautiful colours, love no2
  • red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2011
    Vaughan wrote: »
    Awesome shots beautiful colours, love no2

    Thanks very much! I'm trying to experiment with HDR, and thought these turned out well... a bit saturated, but I think it makes 'em look better


    Kdog - THOSE are AMAZING shots!bowdown.gif
    I like the first - looks like it was taken from Half Moon Ranch?
    This is with my old point&shoot from down there on my first visit in 2009.

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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited August 18, 2011
    Nice shots of a beautiful area.
    I also like two with the legs in it.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 18, 2011
    red_zone wrote: »

    Kdog - THOSE are AMAZING shots!bowdown.gif
    I like the first - looks like it was taken from Half Moon Ranch?
    This is with my old point&shoot from down there on my first visit in 2009.

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    Thanks! There's a little dirt parking area and a knoll on the left side of Upper Redrock Loop (I think that's what it's called), about a mile or two down the road. It was taken from there. I'd based that on the moonrise azimuth angle from a chart as being a good spot to get the moon over the rock.

    I like that last shot! Great sky! I also love the shot with your feet in it. thumb.gif

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