Spent four days recently hiking through Havasu Canyon and shooting the numerous falls. This first image is from the lower section of Havasu Falls. And yes, the water is actually that color (no PS manipulation whatsoever). Debating on cropping the sky or leaving it in...any thoughts either way?

Very nice shot.

I have to scroll to see the whole shot, so maybe two photos in one? Or a great large print. Very nice...

Originally Posted by JavaLover Very nice shot. I have to scroll to see the whole shot, so maybe two photos in one? Or a great large print. Very nice...

No...just a single exposure shot with the 5D.

Originally Posted by argyle Spent four days recently hiking through Havasu Canyon and shooting the numerous falls. This first image is from the lower section of Havasu Falls. And yes, the water is actually that color (no PS manipulation whatsoever). Debating on cropping the sky or leaving it in...any thoughts either way?

Niceeeeeeee!!!! And leave the sky in

Ohh crap, i thought that was two photos at first, then realized it was one. Damn... is that a heated spring by chance?

That is a wonderful shot! I think the sky could be cropped without affecting the composition of the photo too much. In fact, perhaps doing so will eliminate the element of the mountain, which is not as important to ths hot as the lines of all the different little waterfalls.

What an amazing place. And the light is soft and the colors are bright. Great work.

Originally Posted by schmoo That is a wonderful shot! I think the sky could be cropped without affecting the composition of the photo too much. In fact, perhaps doing so will eliminate the element of the mountain, which is not as important to ths hot as the lines of all the different little waterfalls. What an amazing place. And the light is soft and the colors are bright. Great work.

Thanks...I'll probably do a bit of re-work this evening and crop the sky for a comparison of the two. Wasn't sure which way to go at first, so I left it in during the setup and composition at the falls. Much easier to take it out if not needed than to add it in if it is.

Originally Posted by Vycor Ohh crap, i thought that was two photos at first, then realized it was one. Damn... is that a heated spring by chance?

Definitely not heated...but not terribly cold either.

I love it like it is. If you remove some of the sky, you will also lose too much of the branches that are framing the top corners.

Print it and hang it on your wall

Very nice shot. I think it works with or without the sky.

Oh my. That is lovely.

lovely photo!

I picked the wrong day to view this image. It's a HOT day in Vegas and this photo makes it feel even more so... that water looks so COOL... wish I were there. Excellent work.

By the way, after viewing your image I turned around and looked at the cover of the June/July 2008 National Geographic Adventure sitting on my desk and the cover image looked so familar. I looked inside the magazine and yes it is Havasu Falls from a different angle that your image.

Originally Posted by BeachBill I picked the wrong day to view this image. It's a HOT day in Vegas and this photo makes it feel even more so... wish I were there. Excellent work.

Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, its supposed to reach 99 degrees here in Dallas today...I think that I came back from Havasu a week too soon.

There are plenty of various angle to shoot Havasu Falls from...I have a bunch more that I haven't gotten to as of yet.

Originally Posted by argyle Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, its supposed to reach 99 degrees here in Dallas today...

+10 here.

It's already 100 at noon... However on Wednesday we will feel like it's freezing with a forecast high of only 85.

Originally Posted by argyle There are plenty of various angle to shoot Havasu Falls from...

I like your image better!

That's just super. I kept scrolling down and seeing more and more. Really good foreground detail and range out to the background. Excellent!

Great image! I think a crop of about 50% of the sky would be helpful. I like the blue water and blue sky framing the falls in between. I lived in Az. for years and never made it to this location. What a tragedy. Excellent exposure.

Originally Posted by Albert Dickson Great image! I think a crop of about 50% of the sky would be helpful. I like the blue water and blue sky framing the falls in between. I lived in Az. for years and never made it to this location. What a tragedy. Excellent exposure.

Thanks Albert. But hey, you can always travel back...

Beautiful shot, the colors are fantastic!

Very nicely done !