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The hubby and I waited for the sun to set here in Sedona, Arizona. This is one of our favorite places to vacation. A must location to visit when you are disco...
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The hubby and I waited for the sun to set here in Sedona, Arizona. This is one of our favorite places to vacation. A must location to visit when you are discovering America.
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Location
This was taken in Sedona, Arizona. I am a professional photographer and know how many times this location has been photographed, but I didn't care; it's time for me to put my tripod where many others have too.Time
This was taken during sunset in one of the most populated places in Sedona, Arizona. It's the Red Rock State Park. Me and the hubby have hiked this area many times, and I've always wanted to photograph Red Rock. The problem is there's always been a lot of people in this place, even in the winter. Which is when this was photographed. I have to say it was so worth the time and effort. It is one of my favorite photographs in the park from Sedona.Lighting
This area is complicated to photograph when it comes to lighting. The way the sun hits the rock structures, there's a lot of shadows during sunset. So to grab a tripod so you can make a beautiful landscape image, you must photograph it with HDR (taking several exposures and combining them)Equipment
tripod, canon camera, 70-200mm 2.8 zoom lensInspiration
I love historical places. And you'll see in the foreground bottom left, there is an old shack, which has a lot of history to this location. I wanted something very grand and beautiful, and I knew that many photographers would shoot this with a wide-angle lens. I always like to do things differently. So I pulled my 70 to 200mm so I could compress the frame. This is a panorama HDR photograph that I stitched together. Because it was shot in the winter feel, the trees gave it a beautiful layer below the rock formation that made me happy. Also, the sunset in deserts is absolutely gorgeous. :-)Editing
Yes, I use the Photomatix plug-in to make the HDR shots in Lightroom and then I stitched them together in Photoshop.In my camera bag
In my backpack, I always have two cameras. They're both Canon, with one that has the 50mm 1.4 on it, and the other has my 70 to 200mm 2.8, but I love macro photography. So my 100mm macro lens and my 24mm wide-angle lens is also in the backpack, I have various tools for macro photographing in the bag; I have the tripod and a polarizer for my landscape photography. I also use a shutter release and an air blower since I'm mainly a desert photographer.Feedback
Because of all the people that are visiting this state park, it can be challenging to photograph. So knowing how to remove people from your frame in post work is a good thing. If you're patient and learn how to photograph HDR, you'll be able to grab beautiful rock formations in the desert. I highly recommend learning this type of photographing and your post-processing software. You'll enjoy the moment as you photograph and enjoy creating what you saw and felt in post-production too.
