In fact, it was the result of water, ice, and wind erosion.

https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/delicate-arch#:~:text=The%20world%2Dfamous%20Delicate%20Arch,found%20throughout%20Arches%20National%20Park.

Sometimes.

The Zeiss 18mm is my best lens, hands down.

If you're shooting a 25 second exposure in the early morning hours when sunlight is just barely visible in the sky, then yes, you can get an image that really looks like this. But even though the Milky Way will be visible to the naked eye at that time, it definitely won't be this clear and detailed. Only a camera sensor can capture it in the way you see here.

Thanks! This was my Sony a7 with a Zeiss 18mm lens.

Nice capture!

You’d get more upvotes if you slapped a ridiculously large full moon into the shot. People eat that sh*t up. But thanks for resisting the temptation.

Yeah. Forest fires. I have ruined them. My bad.

People dying is natural, too. The stench of rotting bodies wafting through a valley is natural, too. Not many people consider it porn.

I pause and wonder why the earth burning would be something you'd put on Earth Porn. It's porn in the same way that snuff films are porn. I don't get it.

Weirdest comment so far. Congrats.

Thanks! And no, this shot was taken with a drone. But there are some great viewpoints that take in most of the elements in this scene (Rabbit Ears to the left, Courthouse Butte to the right).

Prego gigante

Are you high? “Part of the local ecosystem.” FFS.

The other feeds non-human carnivores. So not a waste.

Oh wow, you got some nice light that morning! Nice capture.

Nicely composed. Well done.

Yeah… secret is an interesting way to describe this trail.

No, I didn’t think your comment took away from the beauty at all. If you’re gonna’ spark up on that trail, this is a nice place to do it!

Thanks, amigo. I appreciate your clarifying that. My apologies for misunderstanding.

This photo is actually minimally processed; I tweaked a few things, but this is basically how it looked SOOC.

Room occupancy rates in Sedona in fiscal year 2022 averaged 66.3% for the entire year.

The July occupancy rate in 2022 was 62.6%. About average.
The November occupancy rate in 2022 was 76.2% - about 10 points above average.
The March occupancy is 2022 was 77.8% - about 12 points above average.

Them's the facts. The numbers confirm the informal observations I make on a daily basis. This place is not a ghost town in November or in March. In fact, both months are busier than average.

I've linked to the City of Sedona's report if you'd like to check for yourself.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:df4d7ef5-a778-31e1-a327-9274075ef22f

See you when you return to Sedona!

I live here. I see it every day. But ok.

Blue hour is usually about 30 minutes before sunrise or 30 minutes after sunset when the sun is well below the horizon, but still provides just enough light to see. Rather than being pink or orange like at sunrise/sunset, the light at that time is a nice blue color. It doesn't really last a full hour, but photographer's call it blue hour anyway.