The most iconic image of Sedona, Arizona, has to be Cathedral Rock. It costs $9 to access Red Rock Crossing, which almost deterred me from going, but I just couldn’t go home without my iconic shot. I like icons.
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You can photograph Cathedral Rock from many different angles providing different foreground features which gives you a little more bang for your buck.
I hate to bore you with too many shots from the same location, but tomorrow I have two amazingly lucky shots I got here.
This is a very impressive photos Anne! I hope one day i can do this too. Thank you so much for sharing this and Keep up the good work. I’m looking forward on your next post!
Hi Heidi, I hope one day you get to do this too. You should – you will never regret it. Thanks for your visit and comments.
Really great shots here, Anne! Love the barn in the top image, and the reflections in the second are wonderful.
Thank you very much Eden, it was a great place to visit.
Sometimes, even the heaven of the rocks reflects.
Thanks for your comments Mehmet.
Nice job once again Annne! I love the Sedona area but could certainly do without the crowds and overdevelopment.
Hi Alan, oh I so agree! It would be much nicer without all the people 🙂 I have grown used to the wilderness and it is always a huge adjustment for me to go to such an overcrowded place. Thanks for the compliment.
I love the reflection in that little puddle of water in the second image. Fantastic.
Thank you Edith, I think that reflection is what makes the whole image.
I remember this view – just looked through the old colour prints, and Slide Rock that someone mentioned. Oh, happy memories!
Glad to bring back the happy memories for your Andy!
Awesome shots! Looking forward to seeing the others. All the tourists go to Slide Rock State Park – which is spectacular in its own right. Like you, however, many of us locals prefer Crescent Moon Ranch. You did a great job of capturing it in a spectacular light!
Thank you very much Greg. I didn’t get a chance to really explore slide rock state park actually. But Crescent Moon Ranch was a great find.
I can’t resist icons either. Nice captures, Anne. I also like the reflection in the puddle. Were these single or multiple exposures?
Thank you very much Steve. These are both single exposures. The colours were just so vibrant there I hardly did any HDR.
Spectacular capture with the reflections in the puddles and the long foreground rocks leading the eye to the iconic formations.
Thank you very much Mim! I was trying to get the leading lines that take your eye up to the grand rocks.
Loving the reflections!
Thanks Brian! I think the reflections can get even better at different times of year when the puddles are larger. I only had small puddles so small reflections too. It was a neat perspective though.
Very nice, Anne! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a shot here that includes the buildings, but I like it. They give a nice sense of scale and context, and emphasize the surreality of the rock formations.
Thanks Jackson! I was surprised to find the buildings too since I hadn’t seen an image with them. You always see the same one with the river in the front, which I also took, I couldn’t help myself. But it is nice to see some different perspectives.