Going to Sedona .. Tips? - DPChallenge Forums

03/27/2006 06:07:27 PM · #1

I am shooting part of an infomercial for my company tomorrow in Jerome/Sedona. I get to use some awesome gear

I am also going up early to take some stills and maybe some Pano's with my new Panosaurs Pano Head.

If there are some must see/shoot locations please let me know. I will have about 2 hours personal time to get some shots!

Thanks in advance!

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 18:13:55.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

03/27/2006 06:58:26 PM · #2

No ideas for the Wazzzzz?

tinky2

Nikon D7100

03/27/2006 07:10:08 PM · #3

For a good panorama, go up to the airport. That's all I remember from my visit a few years ago.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/27/2006 07:12:57 PM · #4

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

I am shooting part of an infomercial for my company tomorrow in Jerome/Sedona. I get to use some awesome gear

I am also going up early to take some stills and maybe some Pano's with my new Panosaurs Pano Head.

If there are some must see/shoot locations please let me know. I will have about 2 hours personal time to get some shots!

Thanks in advance!

Sounds like fun to me.

You do not say what the infomercial is about so that makes it harder to advise. Plus you are doing video and most folks here are still image types.

Jerome and Sedona both are great locations. I have a lot more pictures of both places than I have processed, but here are some links to look at:
Sedona... Jerome

A good panorama of Jerome might be from below looking up the mountain or from the Museum - Douglas State Park, I think.

Sedona has tons of vistas, you could take panoramas and video from just about any place you look and you could spend weeks there.

Some of the more well known spots are Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing in late afternoon, The Chapel of the Holy Cross in the morning. And there are zillions of other great locations there. I imaging Cathedral Rock works well for video because Oak Creek flows right in front on it there.

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 19:13:50.

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

03/27/2006 07:14:15 PM · #5

Do a search of the forums on Sedona, it's been listed here several times before and you'll get the whole scoup. With just 2 hours you don't have a lot of time so you are limited to road side views or just one place.

I'd recommend spending the 2 hours at the West Fork Trailhead. In the first mile of the trail there are a million photo ops, including great views of the creek and the ruins of a 30's resort.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

03/27/2006 07:21:37 PM · #6

Originally posted by stdavidson:

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
I am shooting part of an infomercial for my company tomorrow in Jerome/Sedona. I get to use some awesome gear

I am also going up early to take some stills and maybe some Pano's with my new Panosaurs Pano Head.

If there are some must see/shoot locations please let me know. I will have about 2 hours personal time to get some shots!

Thanks in advance!

Sounds like fun to me.

You do not say what the infomercial is about so that makes it harder to advise. Plus you are doing video and most folks here are still image types.

Jerome and Sedona both are great locations. I have a lot more pictures of both places than I have processed, but here are some links to look at:
Sedona... Jerome

A good panorama of Jerome might be from below looking up the mountain or from the Museum - Douglas State Park, I think.

Sedona has tons of vistas, you could take panoramas and video from just about any place you look and you could spend weeks there.

Some of the more well known spots are Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing in late afternoon, The Chapel of the Holy Cross in the morning. And there are zillions of other great locations there. I imaging Cathedral Rock works well for video because Oak Creek flows right in front on it there.

The infomercial part I am doing is just 15 seconds worth of footage. Itâ��s a cop up in Jerome saying "Yeah itâ��s that Important" for our rain repellent. The company I work for invented Rain-X. We sold the trade mark to Quaker State now part Shell Oil Company. But we have another product that does the same thing called "Rain Clear".

It is the still photography that to me is most important while I am up there (though my boss may disagree) and I could have up to 3 hours for some personal shooting.

Thanks for the tips. I keep forgetting that every question has been asked and the answer lies in searching the threads.

Thanks All!

The Wazzzzzzz

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 19:35:21.

JayWalk

Canon EOS-6D

03/27/2006 07:25:12 PM · #7

I would suggest keeping an eye out for things yellow while there!
(your team needs a big score next week)

:)

03/27/2006 07:25:47 PM · #8

Originally posted by JayWalk:

I would suggest keeping an eye out for things yellow while there!
(your team needs a big score next week)

:)

Tru Dat Brotha!

:-)

03/27/2006 07:37:27 PM · #9

With only three extra hours you might not even have enough time to go the rest of the way to Sedona and do much at all. Hope you can.

I was up to Sedona a couple Satuday's ago with Kirbic and as an experiment while there I did a three row panorama at Red Rock Crossing - my first ever - but have not processed it yet. I'm still trying to get caught up with cactus snow pictures from the previous week. LOL!

Good luck with your photography and video.

Btw, Rain-X is perfect for those water drop images like jmsetzler's well known "Liberty and Justice" picture.

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 19:38:08.

03/27/2006 07:41:55 PM · #10

Originally posted by stdavidson:

Btw, Rain-X is perfect for those water drop images like jmsetzler's well known "Liberty and Justice" picture.

Sure is!

It's funny you say that cuz when I found out water bead pics were as popular as they are here I had to laugh!

2 years ago for our new product I spent 2 months perfecting water bead Images for my company. I have a ton of water beads shots. I hate water beads!

LMAO!

Message edited by author 2006-03-27 19:42:42.

03/27/2006 07:52:46 PM · #11

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

... I hate water beads!

Welllll... in that case here are a couple of mine. LOL! LOL!!!!

Steve's water drop experiments!

03/27/2006 07:54:16 PM · #12

They are great shots!

ROFLMAO