I've finally got around to editing my shots from the trip with Jack to Great Sand Dunes NP. I had a great time shooting but like Jack had a couple problems of my own. When I first started shooting my D200 was way overexposing in matrix metering mode so I switched to center-weighted priority with -1.3 ev; that seemed to fix my exposures. The other part was just plain stupidity on my part. I wore shorts because it was hot out but forgot how hard the sand could blow; at some points it ended up sandblasting off some of my leg hair and it hurt quite a bit too. It was worth it though for the images I got! This is one of my favorite shots, here's a link to the rest of the gallery. C&C welcome. The Light and Texture of Great Sand Dunes NP
Posted by Nat Coalson on September 6, 2009 at 12:44 AM
I love this image, nicely done. Really interesting how the sight lines keep the eye in the frame, even at the top.
Posted by Kelly Black on September 6, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Nice set of images, Jason! I'm glad you came away without too much skin off your legs.
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 6, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Really great work! The one here is my fave, but you got lots of sweet stuff.
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on September 6, 2009 at 1:59 AM
Great collection of artistic photos. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by Eric Vaughan on September 6, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Beautiful B&W, very nice.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on September 6, 2009 at 7:48 AM
This is sweet, but "Light and Dark" on your site is my fav. Great stuff all around!
BTW, a quick comment about your site; I don't like that the thumbnails show a cropped image. One has to click through every image to really see everything. In this case it was quite enjoyable, but I don't think it does the images justice.
Love the shots! My favorite is "Evening Shadows" Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Jack Garrett on September 6, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Hmmmmm...maybe I wasn't following you close enough. These are great Jason! I really like the one you posted here but the whole group is nice.
Posted by Scott Bacon on September 6, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Excellent work, Jason! Really beautiful images.
Posted by Roger Rouch on September 6, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Truly a nice collection! The interplay of light, lines, and shadows are very well done and quite nice on the eye.
Posted by Stan Rose on September 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Terrific series, Jason! My favs are 'the suns last line' and 'light and shadow'. You had a really productive trip!
Posted by John Mumaw on September 6, 2009 at 12:01 PM
A fine series! This is the type of dune photography I enjoy best.
My favorites are also 'The Suns Last Line' and 'Yin & Yang'.
Posted by Jack Brauer on September 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Nice collection! I really like #11 and 20.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on September 6, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Beautiful, well done!
Posted by John Klotz on September 6, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Excellent work and vision displayed here Jason! Yes it gets very windy at the Dunes. I was there a few months back was not going to risk lenses or skin to the sand gods so never ventured into the dune field.
Posted by Don Grall on September 6, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Very well captured! Could almost feel the sand stinging my flesh as I viewed your images.
Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone! I'm really glad everyone enjoyed my images.
@Paul Wegemann: I've thought about changing the thumbnail layout before but found a problem when I use the original sizing; I take panoramas fairly often and they can sometimes take up a whole row. I took your advice and changed this gallery though, thanks!
@Jack Garret: I'll save some of good shots for you next time Actually, I'm pretty sure you got some good ones as well, we just need to edit them.
Posted by Jack Garrett on September 7, 2009 at 12:35 AM
Jason, I like the thumbnails much better the new way. Gives me a much better idea what the image will look like before I open it.
Posted by Morris McClung on September 7, 2009 at 8:35 PM
All are really excellent captures. A very productive trip.
Posted by Jesse Speer on September 7, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Wonderful series! I really appreciate the b/w treatments. I love the combo of the lines and blowing sand in the image posted here.
Discussion
20 repliesBTW, a quick comment about your site; I don't like that the thumbnails show a cropped image. One has to click through every image to really see everything. In this case it was quite enjoyable, but I don't think it does the images justice.
My favorites are also 'The Suns Last Line' and 'Yin & Yang'.
@Paul Wegemann: I've thought about changing the thumbnail layout before but found a problem when I use the original sizing; I take panoramas fairly often and they can sometimes take up a whole row. I took your advice and changed this gallery though, thanks!
@Jack Garret: I'll save some of good shots for you next time