The Granite Dells
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Today’s post is an image of Watson Lake near Prescott Arizona. I was able to capture this amazing view right at the golden hour on our recent camping trip. After setting up our campsite we made our way over to the lake. I had seen the clouds in the sky and knew this might be my only chance to get shots with something other than a blue sky. I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity.
As the sun began its descent the whole lake took on that famous AZ red tint. It is times like these when you wish you could clone yourself and be in 5 different spots at once. My fellow photogs know what I mean. 🙂
We are blessed here in the desert with stunning sunsets. I’ve lived here since ’98 and this one has to be near the top. If you are ever near Prescott AZ, I encourage you to make a stop by Watson Lake and see the Dells.
One last note that I found interesting, geologists put these rocks at 1.4 billion years old. Don’t you know they have a few stories to tell.
Until next time…
Cameara: Canon 5DM2 with a Tamron 17-35mm zoom
Processing: 5 image HDR, Lightroom 3, Photomatix 4, CS4, Phototools 2.6
Oh wow, this is just beautiful. Love all the rocks and the great colors in the sky. Brilliant work!
This is freaking awesome. Glassy water. Beautiful colors. I love it.
This is one amazing shot man. Wow! I’m going to AZ next Monday. This makes me want to detour SO SO bad!!
So great, Chris.
Wow, nice job and what a weird place!
Wow chris…just amazing, nice image!
Wow, what an amazing shot! Really nice job Chris!
The sky, the reflections in the water, the composition… ALL stunning! What an absolutely incredible image, my friend!
This is just awesome Chris, the colors and reflections are absolutely amazing! The history of this place is incredible.
Gorgeous capture!
great sky, great colors, and great details in the rocks, awesome Chris!!
Awesome shot!
The sky and rocks make this a beautiful photograph.
That sky with the scene is perfect! What a mood and composition!
Beautiful… I love this shot. The detail in those rocks is fantastic!
This is exceptional Chris. I love the range of colors you’ve captured here, looks like a gorgeous place.
Nice image. The thing I love is that you can’t really tell it’s an HDR image. Very subtly and tastefully done.
Captures the imagination and makes me want to fly over the view. The sky invites me to come and the clarity of the water draws me deeper still. This is a good picture, well done.