10 Years After

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 31, 2009485 views24 comments

No, not the band--the decade, silly!

I figure since 2009 was the year of the Dunes for me, might as well close off this year with a post from the GSDNP that i shot Saturday afternoon. Have a Great 2010, everyone!
5DMkII; 70-300; 1/125s at f/11
C&C Welcome!

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 31, 2009 at 7:54 PM

Fantastic light Stan. Have a great New Year!

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on December 31, 2009 at 8:37 PM

Beautiful scene, Stan. Happy New Year!

Registered on June 2, 2009, 103 Posts, 1500 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on December 31, 2009 at 8:56 PM

Have a Happy New Year Stan!

Like this, seems a little different from your normal stuff. The lights and darks do it for me.

Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on December 31, 2009 at 9:09 PM

Beautiful golden light! I also really like the light and shadows here. I know it's pretty different, but it still kind of reminds me of the shots of dead trees against the giant dunes in namibia. Are there any trees around these dunes that could be isolated in something similar?

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Justin Peterson on December 31, 2009 at 9:11 PM

Stan,

Everything about this is perfect...the lighting, the composition, everything. You are the Dune Master.

Registered on January 20, 2008, 33 Posts, 298 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 31, 2009 at 9:12 PM

Thanks! Chris--probably--ill keep looking!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on December 31, 2009 at 9:19 PM

As always

your pictures are stunning!!!

How you can do that? :)

Happy new year!

Registered on September 10, 2009, 223 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 31, 2009 at 10:50 PM

I really like the warm golden light. Happy New Year, Stan.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 1, 2010 at 5:22 AM

You definitely caught some gorgeous light, and I'm hoping to see a lot more of the Dunes in 2010, you definitely have an eye for this very pretty place. Have a great New Year Stan.
John & Patty

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on January 1, 2010 at 5:25 AM

Hi Stan

This has a very filmic look to it. Looks like very little processing has gone on and feels natural and vibrant. I like it a lot.

Happy New Year

Ian

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on January 1, 2010 at 11:22 AM

Great lines and light here, Stan. Well done

Registered on November 24, 2004, 180 Posts, 1545 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 1, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Fantastic image. I love the backdrop, and the positioning of the tree in the frame really sets off the rest of the image.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on January 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM

I agree with everyone else. I'd also like to see one with just the dunes as almost an abstract. The light on the dunes is what makes the shot for me.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM

Hi Stan

Another great dune shot. with beautiful light

Happy New Year.
Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Ward on January 1, 2010 at 4:43 PM

Stan,
Great details, textures, and lines. The light just screams winter, with it's wonderfully low angle. I've got one major complaint.... no larger image! This looks like it has some fabulous detail. I might like to see a crop that removes the orange bush from the midground on the far right, but this is beautiful. Have a great New Year.

Registered on February 26, 2009, 304 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 2, 2010 at 3:37 AM

As Ian Cameron mentioned, this does very much look like a film shot. Great repeating diagonals juxtaposed against the vertical lines of the foreground. And of course, nice light too!

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 2, 2010 at 9:06 AM

Wonderful light and shapes in here, Stan. I wish you all the best for 2010 too.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Brauer on January 2, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Beautiful light, beautiful lines!

Registered on September 12, 2005, 40 Posts, 627 Comments

Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on January 2, 2010 at 2:06 PM

Stan....great layers and great light... and it is a very sharp shot...every detail is there.... great job...

Registered on February 20, 2008, 0 Posts, 291 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 2, 2010 at 4:16 PM

The dunes in this light sure are graphic. Foreground feels a bit distracting to me, but it does add context.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on January 2, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Wonderful capture of the light and shadows Stan

Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Hayden on January 2, 2010 at 5:27 PM

Nice shadow/light/shape capture. It would make a nice abstract if you cropped out the foreground and perhaps a bit from either side as well. Just an alternate idea.

Registered on November 21, 2009, 41 Posts, 201 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM

I dunno Stan, this one just seems so "mechanical."

(couldn't resist!)

This one here is gorgeous. The light creating the patterns and shadows on the dunes is sweet and I love the golden light on the foreground grasses. The tree has just enough separation with the warmly lit grasses to make it's inclusion an excellent touch. What is also excellent about this image is that it's not just about the dunes, but it's about the place, the environment in and around the dunes. Excellent work Stan.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 2, 2010 at 7:39 PM

Beautiful shot.

Mark

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments