Winds of Time

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 9, 2012401 views27 comments

Setting sun illuminating the blowing sand. Once seen only had time for a couple of shots before the light disappeared.
D300s, 1/500s, F11, ISO 400, 300mm

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 10, 2012 at 1:09 AM

Beautiful. and kind of sexy!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on August 10, 2012 at 1:34 AM

Lovely.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 10, 2012 at 1:57 AM

Nice. Love the wisps off the tops of the dunes. Perfect.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 10, 2012 at 5:31 AM

Superb love the rim lighting that leads up to the tops of dunes with the wind whipping the tops. I also like the scaleless composition. Simple and very good.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 10, 2012 at 6:01 AM

An excellent capture, Mark. Love the contrast between shadow and highlight defining the ridge lines.

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Comment posted by Marco Crupi on August 10, 2012 at 9:02 AM

What a beauty! Great shot!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 10, 2012 at 9:15 AM

A perfect capture Mark! The title is very well chosen too! Top notch!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 10, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Dramatic and peaceful all at the same time. Your timing couldn't have been better.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on August 10, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Very well and effectively captured. Great example on how to use light.

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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on August 10, 2012 at 1:01 PM

Seductive and exquisite! Wish I had that in my collection!

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Comment posted by Mark Hopgood on August 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM

Thanks for the positive feedback. This is one of my favorite images especially as the light was so fleeting. For once in my life I had the right lens attached

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on August 10, 2012 at 4:19 PM

Nicely seen & captured!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

Wicked!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 10, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Way to cool, a wonderful contrast and to see the blowing sand on the dunes really adds to the image, excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM

Excellent light Mark! Simple and beautiful.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on August 10, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Fantastic!

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 11, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Oh yeah - this one is really cool.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 11, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Oh yeah - this one is really cool.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 11, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Oh yeah - this one is really cool.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 11, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Wonderful rim lighting. Great image

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Comment posted by John Williams on August 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM

The simple lines and golden light are beautiful, but the fringe of blowing sand makes it special.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 11, 2012 at 9:08 PM

Neat. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on August 11, 2012 at 10:08 PM

Stunning! Amazing light....and a great capture.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 11, 2012 at 11:33 PM

So sweet - the scene is so simple, yet the detail of the rim lighting combining with the blowing sand is stunning... perfect moment!!

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Comment posted by Andrew Morrill on August 12, 2012 at 1:01 AM

Mark, I really like the exposure to keep the slivers of bright light - very intriguing and unique. Subtle color is quite soothing. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Wow , Love this

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Love the simple shapes in this Mark, the backlighting lighting the blowing sands and dune ridges is very nice.

Gary.

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