GigaPans

Bell Rock on the left. Okay, this was my very first GigaPan and I was way to close, hence the distortion. Plus I was in a rush to drive through the traffic mess of Sedona rto get to the West Form of Oak Creek for a nice hike

GREAT RED ROCK FORMATIONS USED IN OLD WESTERN MOVIES. Sedona (pronounced /sɨˈdoʊnə/) is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,220.[2]
Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated ...

Located in the Southwestern United States Verde Valley 1.5 hours north of Phoenix Arizona is one of the best preserved Indian cliff dwellings in North America.

Montezuma Castle was one of the first four National Monuments dedicated in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

The castle was built and used by the Pre-Columbian Sinagua people circa 700 AD. The Hopi Indians, and some Navajos can trace their roots to immigrants from the Verdi Valley and Beaver Creek area. Some tribe members retu...

The view north from Airport Road. Hand-held, single row of pictures with Canon XTi set at 39mm.

Sedona (pronounced /sɨˈdoʊnə/) is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,220.[2]
Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a bre...

difinitive faulted outcrop on east side of Verde Valley near Sedona Arizona

The most spectacular vista in Sedona is on a small butte alongside Airport Road off AZ89A. From there you can see south to Bell Rock and north to the "Coffee Pot" and much of the west and south side residential and commercial areas. Oak Creek passes close to the road on the east facing portion of the pano. A "monsoon" thunderstorm is forming about 15 miles to the south and its top would eventually overhang Sedona and obscure the sun.

Getting to this flat rock perch require...

While my GigaPan unit clicked away I tried a two-row hand-held shot with my Canon XTi and kit lens set to 55mm.

The first red rock formations found driving north on AZ-179 from I-17 approaching Sedona. The rich red of the rocks matches the color of the dry desert soil that supports pinyon pine and other high desert plants at 4000 ft.