Havasu Falls

argyle · May 18, 2008

Spent four days recently hiking through Havasu Canyon and shooting the numerous falls. This first image is from the lower section of Havasu Falls. And yes, the water is actually that color (no PS manipulation whatsoever). Debating on cropping the sky or leaving it in...any thoughts either way?

JavaLover · May 18, 2008

Very nice shot.

I have to scroll to see the whole shot, so maybe two photos in one? Or a great large print. Very nice...

argyle · May 18, 2008

JavaLover wrote:

Very nice shot.

I have to scroll to see the whole shot, so maybe two photos in one? Or a great large print. Very nice...

No...just a single exposure shot with the 5D.

jsmiley · May 18, 2008

argyle wrote:

Spent four days recently hiking through Havasu Canyon and shooting the numerous falls. This first image is from the lower section of Havasu Falls. And yes, the water is actually that color (no PS manipulation whatsoever). Debating on cropping the sky or leaving it in...any thoughts either way?

Niceeeeeeee!!!! And leave the sky in

Vycor · May 19, 2008

Ohh crap, i thought that was two photos at first, then realized it was one. Damn... is that a heated spring by chance?

schmoo · May 19, 2008

That is a wonderful shot! I think the sky could be cropped without affecting the composition of the photo too much. In fact, perhaps doing so will eliminate the element of the mountain, which is not as important to ths hot as the lines of all the different little waterfalls.

What an amazing place. And the light is soft and the colors are bright. Great work.

argyle · May 19, 2008

schmoo wrote:

That is a wonderful shot! I think the sky could be cropped without affecting the composition of the photo too much. In fact, perhaps doing so will eliminate the element of the mountain, which is not as important to ths hot as the lines of all the different little waterfalls.

What an amazing place. And the light is soft and the colors are bright. Great work.

Thanks...I'll probably do a bit of re-work this evening and crop the sky for a comparison of the two. Wasn't sure which way to go at first, so I left it in during the setup and composition at the falls. Much easier to take it out if not needed than to add it in if it is.

argyle · May 19, 2008

Vycor wrote:

Ohh crap, i thought that was two photos at first, then realized it was one. Damn... is that a heated spring by chance?

Definitely not heated...but not terribly cold either.

kwork · May 19, 2008

I love it like it is. If you remove some of the sky, you will also lose too much of the branches that are framing the top corners.

Print it and hang it on your wall

anwmn1 · May 19, 2008

Very nice shot. I think it works with or without the sky.

summerz · May 19, 2008

Oh my.

That is lovely.

kitvan · May 19, 2008

lovely photo!

BeachBill · May 19, 2008

I picked the wrong day to view this image. It's a HOT day in Vegas and this photo makes it feel even more so... that water looks so COOL... wish I were there. Excellent work.

By the way, after viewing your image I turned around and looked at the cover of the June/July 2008 National Geographic Adventure sitting on my desk and the cover image looked so familar. I looked inside the magazine and yes it is Havasu Falls from a different angle that your image.

argyle · May 19, 2008

BeachBill wrote:

I picked the wrong day to view this image. It's a HOT day in Vegas and this photo makes it feel even more so... wish I were there. Excellent work.

Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, its supposed to reach 99 degrees here in Dallas today...I think that I came back from Havasu a week too soon.

There are plenty of various angle to shoot Havasu Falls from...I have a bunch more that I haven't gotten to as of yet.

BeachBill · May 19, 2008

argyle wrote:

Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, its supposed to reach 99 degrees here in Dallas today...

+10 here.

It's already 100 at noon... However on Wednesday we will feel like it's freezing with a forecast high of only 85.

argyle wrote:

There are plenty of various angle to shoot Havasu Falls from...

I like your image better!

tobers · May 19, 2008

That's just super. I kept scrolling down and seeing more and more. Really good foreground detail and range out to the background. Excellent!

Albert Dickson · May 20, 2008

Great image!

I think a crop of about 50% of the sky would be helpful. I like the blue water and blue sky framing the falls in between. I lived in Az. for years and never made it to this location. What a tragedy. Excellent exposure.

argyle · May 21, 2008

Albert Dickson wrote:

Great image! I think a crop of about 50% of the sky would be helpful. I like the blue water and blue sky framing the falls in between. I lived in Az. for years and never made it to this location. What a tragedy. Excellent exposure.

Thanks Albert. But hey, you can always travel back...

coscorrosa · May 21, 2008

Beautiful shot, the colors are fantastic!

Vrungel · May 22, 2008

Very nicely done !

kangamangus · May 23, 2008

Wow!!

Great shot!

Love the colors!

argyle · May 26, 2008

Ron, Vrungel, kangamangus: Thanks for taking the time to look...

SaltWaterHippo · May 29, 2008

This looks amazing. I like how everything looks naturally formed like the waterfall and all the rocks.

argyle · May 30, 2008

SaltWaterHippo wrote:

This looks amazing. I like how everything looks naturally formed like the waterfall and all the rocks.

Thanks. Due to the calcium and lime in the water (gives it the turquoise color), over time a layer of marble develops. The smaller falls are actually travertine marble...

Havasu Falls

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