Back from Arizona...

[schrackman]

A few more:

#1 My wife spotted this barn on Hwy 89A as we were making our way down to Oak Creek.

#2 More fall colors from Oak Creek after snowfall.

#3 In all its glory, Grand Canyon from Grand View Point.

#4 Hiked down a trail at Grand View Point to get this shot. It was VERY icy on the trail but well worth the effort.

Ray

[schrackman]

Last one for tonight...

Arizona's infamous Meteor Crater, about 40 minutes east of Flagstaff. This is one big hole! The panoramic didn't come out as expected, so I played with it a bit in ps. Too bad we can't post anything larger than 640k here, but I think you can get the idea of the enourmous size of this crater.

Ray

[b_slow]

Hi Ray,

All of these are very nice, but I think the first one is amazing! Looks like a very cool place to visit. Keep up the good work.

[brianc]

I love sedona and Flagstaff. thanks for sharing these.

Did you try uploading the pano to the Pano Gallery? I'm pretty sure you can place a larger version in that gallery then cut and paste the link to all of us.

[Speed]

Last one for tonight...

Arizona's infamous Meteor Crater, about 40 minutes east of Flagstaff. This is one big hole! The panoramic didn't come out as expected, so I played with it a bit in ps. Too bad we can't post anything larger than 640k here, but I think you can get the idea of the enourmous size of this crater.

Ray

Been There, Done That! That is a BIG hole in the ground. I visited it in 1985. Wish I had the time to hike down to the bottom, but I didn't. If I ever get back out west, this place is on my list of places to go.

I'm with you on the panoramics. 640 pixels is very limiting, but this came out great! Thanks for sharing.

[opus]

How about this for a perspective on how big Meteor Crater is?

This was taken from a commercial airplane, 30,000 feet up. Focal length 54mm.

[Speed]

How about this for a perspective on how big Meteor Crater is?

This was taken from a commercial airplane, 30,000 feet up. Focal length 54mm.

Great shot Kelly!

How is it you keep finding clean windows to shoot out of? ;-)

[opus]

Speed, the windows are never clean. But when you're pressing the lens up against the window, the noseprints aren't a big factor. I do have to remove the "film" of window and atmosphere in my post processing.

[Speed]

Speed, the windows are never clean. But when you're pressing the lens up against the window, the noseprints aren't a big factor. I do have to remove the "film" of window and atmosphere in my post processing.

Gotcha! You're a talented girl. I wouldn't know how to remove that stuff in PS. The shot looks great though!

[opus]

speed, it really is just a levels adjustment.

I can't use auto adjustment on these aerial shots though, because ps brings out the most unusual colors from the soil. Lots of iron greens and reds. It's neat, but unrealistic.

[opus]

Hey, this suddenly reminds me of a question:

I see the crater. Where is the meteor?

[schrackman]

Hey, this suddenly reminds me of a question:

I see the crater. Where is the meteor?

The rest melted away on impact or exploded into a gazillion tiny fragments.

Ray

[schrackman]

How about this for a perspective on how big Meteor Crater is?

This was taken from a commercial airplane, 30,000 feet up. Focal length 54mm.

Wow! That is a great aerial shot, Kellybean. We were told that to walk around the crater would be a 2 mile hike. That's how large that hole is. Of course, it's just a pimple in comparison to the size of the earth itself.

Ray

[schrackman]

Dear Ray:

All of these are AMAZING! It looks like you had a wonderful time.

I think your vertical shot of the Grand Canyon is one of the best I've EVER seen. You really came home with some exceptionally beautiful pictures -- good work.

My Best to You,
Penny

Thank you, Penny! Yes, we had a great time. I could have stayed another week, to be honest. But, it's back to the grind as they say.

Since you liked the first grand canyon view so much, here's another angle of it and just as beautiful.

Ray

[jekl]

I like them all very much.
Very good job.

[Speed]

A few more:

#1 My wife spotted this barn on Hwy 89A as we were making our way down to Oak Creek.

#2 More fall colors from Oak Creek after snowfall.

#3 In all its glory, Grand Canyon from Grand View Point.

#4 Hiked down a trail at Grand View Point to get this shot. It was VERY icy on the trail but well worth the effort.

Ray

All of them are beautiful. I really like the last two shots (the Grand Canyon). The next to last one looks like an aerial. Thanks for sharing these with us.

BTW, did you get any shots of the eclipse?

[schrackman]

All of them are beautiful. I really like the last two shots (the Grand Canyon). The next to last one looks like an aerial. Thanks for sharing these with us.

BTW, did you get any shots of the eclipse?

Thanks Robert! Unfortunately, on the night of the eclipse there was too much cloud cover in Flagstaff to be able to view the moon, sad to say. That's the night we got 4 inches of snow.

And thank you Jekl and ChickenSandwich for your comments as well. I really appreciate your compliments!

Ray

[Chicken Sandwich]

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#4 Hiked down a trail at Grand View Point to get this shot. It was VERY icy on the trail but well worth the effort.

Ray

I like that one best, but the rest were all great shots!