Vortex

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 8, 2010213 views12 comments

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

My brother and I hiked up to High Dune, one of the highest dunes in the park for sunset. As we left the parking lot the winds started kicking up and were howling by the time we got to the top. The hazy diagonal lines in the image are sheets of sand blowing up the face of the dune. I sat in this spot for 20 minutes or so watching this feature almost disappear in that short time. Please see larger image. Any critiques or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 8, 2010 at 11:41 PM

Beautiful flowing abstract image. The larger image is even more enthralling. Just a small nit, but I would crop that tiny piece off in the very, very ULC. Great job with this one Scott. Fine art for sure.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on October 9, 2010 at 12:03 AM

Beautiful image, and I agree with Dean on the small crop.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 9, 2010 at 2:03 AM

Outstanding composition and result.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 9, 2010 at 5:53 AM

love the angle and the comp
wonderful texture

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 9, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Very cool shot Scott. I like the colors very much. I agree with Dean about the crop suggestion. Awesome work!

Michael

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on October 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM

I like this a lot, it's a very nice comp. I can see it working with a bit more contrast, but I don't think it really needs it. The mixed angles and lines in the dunes is really interesting.

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on October 9, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Great work here Scott. I love the way you have lined up the lines. Nice subtle colors as well!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Very nice. The subtle color variations and lines make for a very pleasing abstract.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on October 10, 2010 at 6:46 PM

Scott, this is my favorite of the bunch. I love it.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 10, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Scott,

This is one fantastic dune image. Wonderfully graphic of course, but that hazy lines of blowing sand really give this image a wonderful touch. You were well rewarded for your efforts with this capture.

Lon

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Comment posted by Anish Desai on October 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM

Awesome image, Scott! Sand textures are one of my favorite subjects, and this is as cool an abstract as any I've seen in a while. Glad you were able to wait out the wind, as this was definitely worth it.

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Comment posted by kevin reaves on October 11, 2010 at 1:41 PM

Nice. Love the use of line and texture here........Makes me feel like I am right there!!!

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