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Great Sand Dunes NP

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 30, 2012136 views8 comments

I was waiting around at the Sand Dunes for the evening sun to light them up like usual. I was about to give up when the light came through behind the dunes, lighting up the little bit of rain that was in the air.

Olympus E-3, 50-200 @182mm,f3.5, 1/13th +.3ec

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8 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on May 30, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Wow this is beautiful. I love the pastels in this and the way the light is coming through the landscape. The detail in the dunes is excellent especially in the large version. I wish the mountains were just a tad sharper, but that's pretty minor. Could even see a pano of just the dunes with that nice pink glow above.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 30, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Beautiful color shades in this photo, Ken! I especially like the pink middle and the blue and pink dunes below. The dunes also have nice texture and flowing lines The mountains and the stormy sky add more interesting layers to this image. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 30, 2012 at 11:44 PM

Great mountain layers in this picture, each layer with slightly different color in four (or five?) tone gradation. Nice composition, excellent viewpoint. Nicely done Ken.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Hi Ken

Well composed, with Beautiful layers of color

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by RL Potts on May 31, 2012 at 6:10 PM

I love telephoto landscapes and this is a good one. You have interesting light and a spectacular setting here with unique atmospheric conditions. Who could ask for more?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 31, 2012 at 8:12 PM

The layering in this is terrific and it's accentuated so nicely by the subtle color casts. What a treat to get that magenta/pink glow in the midground.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on May 31, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Really nice perspective of the dunes, the layering of the image is wonderful with so many different things happening. Very nicely done Ken.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 24, 2013 at 7:41 PM

This has a dream-like quality that's very appealing Ken, love it.
Like those soft pastel colors and the layered elements..
Well done!

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