Hi Derek,
Can I add my praise to the many others above. Every one of these images is a stunner, worthy of printing big and hanging on the wall. The water in each is fantastic
Well done.
David
Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments.
Many have PM'd for info on how to and when to and my suggestion is to first go check out the dates (on each image) in my three Havasu galleries on my pbase site:
You can also get a lot of information about the geographic layout, camping, hiking in, other forms of transport, etc. from the announcement for our Springtime in Havasu Workshop scheduled for the last week in April.
I'm more than happy to answer any additional questions but you can get a lot of information by going to the sites listed above. Another good source is the Havasupai Tribe's website at http://www.havasupaitribe.com/index.htm
I sincerely hope many of you can make it down to this incredible place. Just remember though, in season (Memorial Day-Labor Day) it can be very hot, crowded, a little less optimal than slightly off-season. Not that you won't get great stuff by getting up early to shoot the falls and then hiking down the canyon from the campground, but be prepared.
Best of luck to all!!
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Edited by D. von Briesen on Feb 26, 2007 at 03:21 PM GMT
The composition, exposure and colors of all of these photos are A++. What kind of post processing if any did you do.
As I tell all my students, it's usually pretty basic. With a well-exposed, high quality capture from the field, all that's involved are slight increases in contrast & saturation, along with proper sharpening.
For contrast, black point in Levels, slight contrast tweeking in Curves, and Local Contrast Enhancement in USM (Amt: 20%; Rad: 50 pixels; Thrshld: 0).
For saturation, master saturation in Hue/Sat along with color specific tweaks as needed.
Sharpening is three pass Photokit Sharpener methodology (capture/creative/output).
All are done using adjustment layers, most done globally but some use of layer masks for local adjustments.
Think of it as simply as Contrast, Saturation, and Sharpening and as you move up the learning curve, your ability to do each with more sophistication will increase. Tim Grey's Photoshop for Nature Photographers is a pretty good all around book with a good couple of introductory chapters on proper techniques in the field to maximize your digital file for the darkroom later.
You're killing me. I was in Sedona last month (just driving through) and now I wish I had been able to remove a month from my life to photograph this area: your images are superb. Thank you.
Absolutly awesome images!!!! This is a place I have been wanting to capture for a long time now. It's easy to make good pictures with such a photoggenic subject...it is nice to see that you didn't let it give you a false sense of complacency...you really worked this scene well.
Not often I see work that stops me dead in my tracks.
roman.johnson said
Not often I see work that stops me dead in my tracks.
Right back at ya, Roman! Many times I've been dumbstruck looking at your many incredible pbase galleries. Your Portland Japanese gardens fall gallery this year is just a jaw-dropping showstopper!! so great that the location is now high on my must-shoot sometime soon list. (oh man, so many great fall locations; so little time!)
Again, thanks for the really high praise my friend!
Beautiful shots, Derek - although a few are not loading. It looks like a wonderland and a photographer's heaven from these impressive and beautifully colourful shots.
Wow amazing, i'm staying in the grand canyon for a night this year as part of trip, is this part easily accesible. I'm not sure where the drop of point is for the over night stay etc. ??
John W Carter asked
Wow amazing, i'm staying in the grand canyon for a night this year as part of trip, is this part easily accesible. I'm not sure where the drop of point is for the over night stay etc. ??
Not really viable for a short trip like that. Some logistics are involved in getting to and from the falls. Really need at least a couple of days.
if i could make a recommendation for the Grand Canyon: the drive from the South Village to Desert View along the Desert View Road is not to be missed. Many of the bests vistas around the Village are accessable only by shuttle, and quite often a crowded shuttle at that. Along the eastern route there are many beautiful vista overlooks and a much less hurried, less touristy feel. If you're driving consider driving in from Cameron, Arizona which will put you at the east entrance and Desert View and then you can gradually make your way up to the Village. The Village can be very DisneyWorld-like so be prepared!!
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