Opening Act

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 10, 20188,433 views8 comments

Sony A77II
Sony 70-400G @ 280mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/250 @ f8
White Sands National Monument
We had to wait for the gate to open at 7:00 but fortune smiled as the sun didn't break the eastern horizon until a few minutes later. The wind had not been strong overnight but most of the human footprints had been erased. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 10, 2018 at 9:23 AM

The white sand against the pale blue sky is a beauty, Bill. The paired humps of the grass and the dune behind works well. Sadly, the business of gated parks and limited access is becoming quite common.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on April 10, 2018 at 10:19 AM

I love the simple, flowing forms and the light and shadow in this, Bill. The texture in the sand is really nice. The only thing I can suggest is to clone out that small, dark piece of vegetation over the shadow in the lower right.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 10, 2018 at 3:31 PM

The light is beautiful. The sand is so smooth and has really nice textures and details. I really like the scalloped slide line too. Beautiful Bill.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 10, 2018 at 6:23 PM

Bill, White Sands is a favorite side trip for me after Bosque in the fall. And it's certainly nice to find the sugar whites untrammeled by footprints. I like your choice of focal length for this, which is good to extract nice compositions. The distinctive features of the clean whites against the ripples show very well here.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on April 11, 2018 at 1:59 AM

Sweet.The white and blue go so well together, and I especially like the ripples visible on that dune over there. This has a really fresh, early morning feel to it. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on April 11, 2018 at 10:58 AM

The white sand against the light blue sky is a pleasing mix. I like how the sand takes on a blue tint from the sky.

Registered on April 1, 2010, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 12, 2018 at 3:23 PM

Bill, This looks great! Excellent composition with wonderful light and shadows. The textures in the sand look great and I like that reflected blue light in the shaded areas. Really nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 15, 2018 at 4:51 PM

The layers in the composition work really well in this image, Bill. There is a nice flow in the contours in the dunes and the sublte color in the sky compliments the sand nicely.

Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments