Sands of Time

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 24, 2011232 views3 comments

This was the first trip I've taken to Great Sand Dunes where there was no water in the creek. That made the trip a bit easier, but was in contrast to what they're expecting in terms of a runoff when this year's record snow pack begins to melt.

This was at dawn Saturday.

Canon 5D II, 70-200mm Canon, circ pola, grad, ISO 100, 1/2 sec @ f 13

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 24, 2011 at 10:24 AM

the compression is hurting you here quite a lot and the sky seems quite pixelated. nonetheless a nice scene with great light on the dunes and drama in the sky.

what happened to the large format camera?

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 24, 2011 at 9:14 PM

The play of light and shadow on the dunes is nice and the stormy skies add some nice drama. When I first saw this I thought it was a scan from the film as it seems to have a bit of a grainy texture. Overall it feels a bit soft but maybe that is due to compression for web presentation.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 2:51 AM

MH,

Terrific light on the dunes and a somewhat ominous setting with the clouds and mountain backdrop. Interesting and complimentary how the dunes and mountains echo each others slope. And the snow-capped mountain adds to the scene. But it's the light on the dunes that really makes the scene.

I'd have to agree with the other comments about the softness and/or grainy/noisiness of the sky and in general. I think with a little more time with processing and you'll have a winner.

Looks like you had a great trip. Bring out the big toys on this trip?

Lon

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