Creamy Breeze

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 15, 2011204 views18 comments

Not a really unique view for local Southern Colorado folk, but certainly unique for a flatlander from Illinois. Took a week tour through the Mile High State with my family using it as a scouting trip with some photography ( very little) along the way. Very windy the two days we were at the Dunes and hazy from the fires in Arizona. Certainly this place is a haven for wide angle and intimate photographs.

Canon 7D
200mm
1/15, ISO 100

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 15, 2011 at 9:17 PM

Absolutely wonderful, Mitch. One of the best shots from here I have ever seen. The foreground textures/colors and atmosphere from the wide is what really shows it off!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 15, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Looks like a painting from the thumbnail and opened up as well. What is quite nice is the consistent 45 degree lines up top.
Lovely shot. It also has nice mood for such strong light.
Nicely done

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on June 15, 2011 at 9:27 PM

As a fellow southern Illinois'er, yes I would be pretty excited to have this view too! Very nice.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

That's a nice image, Mitch. Not the ordinary light for this place, but it certainly works well in this image.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on June 15, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Really nice layers in this one Mitch, and the hazy backdrop works really well.

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Comment posted by John Williams on June 16, 2011 at 12:35 AM

Love it Mitch! Each of the different layers is fascinating. What makes the foreground so gold?

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on June 16, 2011 at 3:01 AM

This ROCKS! Very much a feast for the eyes, and if this is "scouting", what will you come up with when you're really "working the scene"!?!

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 16, 2011 at 7:34 AM

Love the lines the dunes and shadows create, very well seen and captured Mitch, love it!

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on June 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM

Thanks for all of the positive remarks.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 16, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Love the shadow play and foreground light and all the different layers and shapes. Beauty of an image.

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on June 16, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Beautiful layers, light, and muted colors! I would say that you have taken a fairly standard view of the dunes and made it unique! Well done!

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on June 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM

What's not to like. Great layering. Great FG. Great lighting with the shadowing adding some nice texturing and depth.

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on June 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM

Hi Mitch - This is beautiful! The interesting lighting and the haze helps add a lot of depth and interest to this image from my perspective. Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on June 16, 2011 at 2:56 PM

Mitch, I do like this image. Perhaps a slight crop off the bottom to really accentuate the mtns.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on June 16, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Very nice indeed. The wind added a nice little glowing touch along the tops of the dunes and the angle of the shadows complements the angle of the dunes very effectively.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on June 16, 2011 at 9:06 PM

A nice variation on the Thirds Rule. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM

Very nice, MItch! Ive shot this scene probably a hundred times, and it never grows old, the light and conditions are always changing--and it looks like your timing was just perfect here!

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Comment posted by Bruce Omori on June 19, 2011 at 4:46 PM

Cool shot, Mitch! Love the light and shadows, and differing surface textures. Nice comp too. Well executed!

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