Pools Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 27, 2011291 views9 comments

Hello,

Here's a shot of the Seven Sacred Pools, Sedona, Arizona, just as the first rays of sunshine struck the red rocks and illuminated the pools in front of me with a nice reflection.

This is a blend of two exposures. I don't usually blend much; it was more of an experiment and I think I could have had similar enough results playing with only one of the two shots; but I liked the outcome so I decided to keep this one.

Nothing special with the sky that day, but for me this one is more about the red rocks and the reflections.

Canon 17-40L @ 19mm - f/22
1/5s and 1/30s
400 ISO (yes, that's not a typo. A certain set of strange circumstances (long story) made me forget the ISO setting at 400 that morning, but I got away with it

)
PS3

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Fan on September 27, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Love the reflections.

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Comment posted by Cam Held on September 27, 2011 at 11:51 PM

Beautiful reflection!

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Comment posted by Joe Abounader on September 28, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Thanks for the comments.

Registered on June 15, 2011, 14 Posts, 58 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on September 29, 2011 at 4:46 AM

A very nice image, Joe. I like your composition. The color intensity in the rocks is amazing, and I like the way they are reflected in the fg rock pool. Set against the strong blue sky, this image has a lot of impact for me. Perhaps a little more shadow detail in the hillside would have been nice, but I still enjoy this image very much.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on September 29, 2011 at 11:02 AM

the reflections steal the show, but its a great image overall... because the reflections nearly match the color tone of the lit pillars, I think the overall darkness of the fg works here...makes those reflections really pop!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on September 29, 2011 at 5:26 PM

Joe,

A great scene; wonderful reflection and great color and light captured on the rocks. for me though, the contrast is a little heavy and like someone else I'm wishig for a bit more shadow detail. The center of the image with the mix of trees and rock gets lost a little because it's so dark. The only other suggestion I have is a slight crop from the left as that side is a little empty and not adding much to the overall scene. I think a couple of tweaks and you'll have an even better image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Joe Abounader on September 29, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Thanks guys for taking the time to make the comments and suggestions; all appreciated.

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Comment posted by Jared Ropelato on September 29, 2011 at 10:54 PM

nice comp with the reflections and very nice light

Registered on March 1, 2011, 25 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Hilton on September 30, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Very interesting image...
I want to go there...

Thanks for the data on it...
Nice job!

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