Day Break at White Sand

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 23, 2011474 views23 comments

I arrived at White Sand National Monument before dawn in the light rain. When I climbed on to the sand dune, the rain stopped, what waited for me was the scene that I will never forget.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM

What a surreal scene! Fascinating cloud forms, and the landscape is a perfect accompaniment for that weather.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on February 23, 2011 at 6:27 PM

WOW, nice landscape! I hate to say, but the horizon is tilted to the right a tad, but otherwise what a great image

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on February 23, 2011 at 7:45 PM

Fabulous scene you captured, John. Love the exposure and feeling of anticipation.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Spectacular.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Quite some light and atmosphere there, John. The large version really shows it off. Great catch!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 23, 2011 at 9:59 PM

I love the sweeping clouds John. Nice light and drama!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 23, 2011 at 10:20 PM

This one holds my interest but at a very different level tan most photos. It's the washes of textures and light that make this work more so than the actual scene I think. Quite an interesting study in light.

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on February 23, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Pretty darn amazing, John. There are so many elements in this shot that I keep staring at. Love it!

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on February 23, 2011 at 10:48 PM

Looks like a scene that would make one hold their breath. Lovely!

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on February 23, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Beautiful, makes me really wish I'd been there.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on February 24, 2011 at 12:56 AM

Amazing conditions John. The colors in the sky are a bit strong for my tastes...I'd consider desaturing the some. Very intense capture!

Michael

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on February 24, 2011 at 1:12 AM

Totally awesome
magical light

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 24, 2011 at 2:10 AM

The larger version really shows off this amazing scene. That is some awesome light and crazy cool clouds.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 24, 2011 at 2:14 AM

Great drama - especially in the large version. Nice one, John.

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on February 24, 2011 at 12:28 PM

I really like the way the texture of the sand and clouds complement one another. Yet you have wonderful contrast between the warms colors of the sand/sunlight and the cool blues of the sky and mountains. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on February 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM

Great light John. It's moments like these that make photography so enjoyable. Well done!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 24, 2011 at 3:15 PM

Very dramantic, and very cool image, John. Must have been special being there for this. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by John Fan on February 24, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions. You are all my inspiration.

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Comment posted by Alex Uchoa on February 24, 2011 at 5:56 PM

Really a spectacular image. The larger view make a big diference to apreciate this image! thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on February 24, 2011 at 8:27 PM

A truly wonderful scene here John, the clouds are out of this world.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on February 25, 2011 at 4:11 AM

amazing!

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 25, 2011 at 2:10 PM

Beautiful light, that looks like a very special scene indeed. The tones in this work very well, I think. Nice one.

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on March 1, 2011 at 6:41 AM

The clouds and the light are so surreal...amazing!

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