Sweeping Dune

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 15, 2017297 views7 comments

I took this in June as evening approached and I was hiking out of Deadvlei, in Namibia's Sossusvlei region. The sweep of the dune was captivating. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 164mm, tripod mount, manual exposure f/22 @ 1/25th, ISO 250.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 15, 2017 at 3:33 PM

The simple graphic nature and the strong colors in the dune and sky are great, Charles. The dead tree makes a fine counter point to the dune and is positioned perfectly. This looks great as presented, but it could also be shown as a pano, with some of the blue sky removed.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 15, 2017 at 4:34 PM

I like the simple composition, the colors, the lines and the use of shadow and light. I agree with Marks thought to take out some of the sky and make it more of a pano.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 16, 2017 at 8:23 AM

What a great photo. Lines are great and the composition has a flowing balance to it. Nicely done. Lighting is spectacular. And I like the way you put the dead tree in the foreground to add perspective. Keep up the good work

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on October 16, 2017 at 10:01 AM

I like the wedge of light on the foreground which enhances the light on the curved dune. I too could like a little less sky.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 17, 2017 at 2:22 PM

Great use of light, shadow, shapes and lines. All brought together beautifully here. Comp works as is for me but a bit less sky also works well. I also like the color tones this has. Nice work Charles!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 19, 2017 at 8:24 PM

That is a pretty interesting curve! Curious if you have a version w/o that tree in the fg. I know what you were going for there but would be interested in seeing the scene w/o. Glad you got out there!

aF

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Comment posted by Bo Chen on October 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM

great image. i like the way you photographed it like an abstraction.

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