Back from Arizona...

[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