Great Sand Dunes NP

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 5, 20052,469 views11 comments

A weekend of exploring Great Sand Dunes National Park with fellow CNPer Darren Kilgore yielded some nice images, including several intimate landscapes focusing on the forms, shapes and textures of the dunes. I tend to work to keep HOM out of my images, but the footprints in the URC seemed to lend something to this image, so I kept them in.

I had been making my way across the dunes trying to catch up to Darren, and so instead of breaking out the 4x5, I shot a series of these types of images with a D70. I'm kicking myself now for being lazy! Fortunately, the dunes are still there and it's not too long of a drive back

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Nikon D70
17-35mm/2.8
desaturated in PS; color adjust for subtle sepia tone

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on June 5, 2005 at 11:15 AM

Rick,
This is beautiful! I love the curves and ripples. Very simple and sensuous.

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Comment posted by Mark Hudon on June 5, 2005 at 12:32 PM

Real nice, Rick, subtle and sublime.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on June 5, 2005 at 12:32 PM

It works for me! I like these very minimalist shots. I don't think it would work as well if the ridge line had been perfectly straight rather than the S curves.

Kent in SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Schroeder on June 5, 2005 at 1:54 PM

Simple, subtle and powerful
Lovely

Scott

Registered on November 1, 2003, 147 Posts, 518 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostock on June 5, 2005 at 3:11 PM

Very powerful in its simplicity. Well done!

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on June 6, 2005 at 12:01 AM

Great lines and textures. I really like the desaturated look with this composition.

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on June 6, 2005 at 9:06 AM

Awesome! I love the lines, texture, and minimalistic look.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on June 6, 2005 at 10:21 AM

Whoa! Way cool Rick! No where were those greens again?

I like everything about this shot, no nits here!

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Mary Dennis on June 6, 2005 at 3:15 PM

Rick,

This has a beautiful graininess to it and the placement of the ridgeline in the frame is perfect. Gorgeous, subtle composition that has a very calming effect on my eyes and mind. I love that little hint of shadow in the upper right along the edge of the frame...it adds a nice suggestive depth. I think the soft sepia toning works brilliantly here to give this dune image something different.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 290 Posts, 2897 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 15, 2005 at 5:58 AM

Powerful simplicity. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Rick Dunn on June 15, 2005 at 8:28 AM

Thank you for the kind words everyone! Nathan - the green is about 22.3 miles to the south, near Alamosa. I'd call it a 4-iron, maybe a soft 3-iron and roll it up to the pin!

Registered on February 22, 2004, 35 Posts, 1311 Comments