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Slide Rock

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Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Slide Rock
In the early morning, the sun lights up the western canyon walls of Oak Creek Canyon to give some nice red light to reflect off the water's surface. I was at Slide Rock State Park near Sedona at sunrise and had the place to myself. In summer, the place is packed with swimmers sliding down a chute of water in the sandstone.

Here are four from yesterday morning. The first two are of some small ledge falls at the bottom of the slide area. Posted another shot in ESS/Landscape.

#1
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM
#2
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 22, 2011 at 10:40 AM
#3
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM
#4
Posted by Bret Edge on May 22, 2011 at 11:32 AM
All are quite nice but I really like #3. That reflected light is gorgeous!
Posted by Dan Walters on May 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Really like the red in the water in #3.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on May 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM
I love that 3rd one, Doug. Killer reflections. Did you happen to try that comp with a slightly longer shutter speed?
Posted by Bill Bean on May 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Yep, I'm all in on #3. All are nice, though.
Posted by Todd Caudle on May 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM
I love the first one most of all, but would love to see you click on that whitewater with a white balance eye dropper and turn the whole image into a warmer mood.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on May 22, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Looks like a cool place, in a lot of ways! #3 gets my nod too for the great light and color. Nice!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 22, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Paul, I only did a faster ss to freeze the flow, which I did not like.
Todd, after posting, I thought that it looked too cool still, but did not adjust it. Here is a little warmer WB. Looks like the far back canyon will need to be masked off though. Need to adjust WB to #2 also.

Thanks.
Posted by Jack Brauer on May 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM
#3 is a gem!
Posted by Bill Brennan on May 22, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Your photos capture the wow of the water, the canyon and the colors. #1 and 3 get my vote. A little less of the big rock would make the reflections more prominent.

Bill Brennan
Posted by John Mumaw on May 22, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Looks like a fine place to hang during an Arizona summer, Doug. Hope you had fun in this place.
I'm not wild about the straight ahead composition of #1, especially in comparison to #2. I like that one quite a bit!
You might consider taking the grey eyedropper in Levels and clicking it on the grey boulder of #1 and the lighter (dry) boulder almost dead center in #2.
#3 would have been my favorite, but then I took a gander of the version you posted in the 'landscape' forum. Wow!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 23, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Nice - amazing colors in #1 and #3
Posted by Dan Gerth on May 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM
#3 for me also; I like the closer perspective, and the colors are outstanding.
Posted by Jeff Beard on May 24, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Great set but ditto #3. Very nice.
Posted by Rod Chandler on May 24, 2011 at 4:50 PM
I love #s 3 and 4. I plan to be back in Sedona next spring and will try to do half as well.