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    Back from Arizona...

    Hi all,

    My wife and I had a wonderful 4 days up in the Flagstaff, Az area. Got to see a LOT of new and different places we'd never been to before. On our second day there we got about 4 inches of snow, which was great for picture taking, but it ruined the eclipse for us. Oh well.

    I've got at least a couple more flash cards to go through but here's just a sample of some of the places we visited:

    #1 View from downtown Sedona.

    #2 Fall colors at Oak Creek.

    #3 More fall colors at Red Rock State park.

    #4 It was snowing at the Watchtower, Grand Canyon, so we had to come back the next day to get some clear shots of the canyon. Converted this in PS to b/w.

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    More to come later, or visit this link for other photos not posted here: http://www.photostor.com/schrackman/arizona

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    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.

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    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.

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    Wow

    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.

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    Beautiful shots, all of them

    I passed through there 12 years ago on a ski trip, but left my EOS A2 and lenses behind. I saw all that beautiful scenery in winter, and couldn't take a single shot-I was ready to kill myself (well, not really). One of these days, I'll have to plan a family trip through there, and this time bring at least a p/s camera. Really great shots, Ray, great presentation too. You've got a real God given gift for seeing what's around you. Thanks for sharing the inspiring photos.
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    Great Stuff.

    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.

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    A question Ray

    How do you get that copyright symbol? I've been looking over my keyboard and trying every likely possible key combo but to no avail.
    Thanks in advance.

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    One word, " SPECTACULAR"!!!

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Great shots! I was wondering if Sedona/Oak Creek had snow stick. Pretty odd to have snow this early or at all for us.

    Not to even attempt at stealing your thread but here is one of mine of Sedona from this weekend. I think early Sat morn.

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    I love the barn and that lone snowy tree...ansolutely beautiful as always... ;)
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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Thank you everyone! for your comments. I truly appreciate your input. I still have more pics to process so please be sure to check my website later tonight.

    Lionheart, I use a Mac so the register symbol is easy to make by just pressing option and the letter "g" at the same time. On a pc, however, I believe you need to have a font that provides the registered symbol. This font should already be installed on most pcs, but it might take a while to find it. Hope that helps.

    Brian, I didn't even know there was a pano gallery! That shows you how much I actually explore this site. But I'll check it out tonight. Thanks!

    Ray

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Quote Originally Posted by prbowhay
    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
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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    I like them all very much.
    Very good job.

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    Talking Meteor Crater

    Quote Originally Posted by 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

    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.
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    Cool Gorgeous Shots Ray

    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    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?
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    Re: Back from Arizona...

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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!

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    Re: Gorgeous Shots Ray

    Quote Originally Posted by Speed
    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!

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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Schrackman....... These are all gorgeous! I could not pick a favorite, between the beautiful area and your great talent.... its amazing.

    Thanks for posting these!
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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Quote Originally Posted by Clicker
    Schrackman....... These are all gorgeous! I could not pick a favorite, between the beautiful area and your great talent.... its amazing.

    Thanks for posting these!
    Thank you, Clicker! I appreciate your kind words.

    Please check out a couple panoramic photos of the grand canyon and sedona I just put up last night: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...=509&password=

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    The register symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by schrackman
    Thank you everyone! for your comments. I truly appreciate your input. I still have more pics to process so please be sure to check my website later tonight.

    Lionheart, I use a Mac so the register symbol is easy to make by just pressing option and the letter "g" at the same time. On a pc, however, I believe you need to have a font that provides the registered symbol. This font should already be installed on most pcs, but it might take a while to find it. Hope that helps.

    Brian, I didn't even know there was a pano gallery! That shows you how much I actually explore this site. But I'll check it out tonight. Thanks!

    Ray

    I asked Nat about that a couple of weeks ago. She said with a PC, you hold down the "Alt" key while you type in "0169" and that will give you the copyright symbol. Use Word (I think it will work in Word Perfect as well) and try it, then just copy and paste it into your photo.
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    Re: The register symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by Speed
    I asked Nat about that a couple of weeks ago. She said with a PC, you hold down the "Alt" key while you type in "0169" and that will give you the copyright symbol. Use Word (I think it will work in Word Perfect as well) and try it, then just copy and paste it into your photo.
    Thanks Speed
    The alt+0169 doesn't seem to work (probably needs a number keypad which my mini keyboard lacks) , but Word does have a way to do it.
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    Re: The register symbol

    I just put up a larger version of the meteor crater pano, in case anyone is interested: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=509&page=1

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    Re: Meteor Crater

    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.
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    Re: Back from Arizona...

    Quote Originally Posted by schrackman
    Hi all,

    My wife and I had a wonderful 4 days up in the Flagstaff, Az area. Got to see a LOT of new and different places we'd never been to before. On our second day there we got about 4 inches of snow, which was great for picture taking, but it ruined the eclipse for us. Oh well.

    I've got at least a couple more flash cards to go through but here's just a sample of some of the places we visited:

    #1 View from downtown Sedona.

    #2 Fall colors at Oak Creek.

    #3 More fall colors at Red Rock State park.

    #4 It was snowing at the Watchtower, Grand Canyon, so we had to come back the next day to get some clear shots of the canyon. Converted this in PS to b/w.

    Canon DRebel/Sigma 28-80

    More to come later, or visit this link for other photos not posted here: http://www.photostor.com/schrackman/arizona

    Ray
    Hi Ray,

    Looks like I should spend more time on the Viewfinder board, I am glad I haven't missed your tread. My favorites pictures happens to be the very first one, the red barn in the snow and the perfectly centered tree in the snow (a clever composition, it usualy wouldn't work but it definately doe's in your case!!).

    I'd be curious to hear a little about the post-processing that was involved here. Your series have unique aestethic which I find very strong and that I have rarely seen.

    regards

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    Re: The register symbol

    Quote Originally Posted by schrackman
    I just put up a larger version of the meteor crater pano, in case anyone is interested: http://gallery.photographyreview.com...cat=509&page=1

    Ray

    Ray,

    I checked out the larger version and it is awesome! Thanks for putting the link up.
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