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Great Sand Dunes abstract

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Posted by Joshua Warrender on July 13, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Took this on Sunday morning. I wish I had been on the dunes a bit earlier, but still like what I got overall.

Posted by Dan Walters on July 13, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Really like the comp and the shadows.
Posted by Jack Garrett on July 13, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Nice capture here Joshua. I actually see the potential for 2 images here....one half with the ripples and one half with the large wave and shadow.
Posted by John Mumaw on July 13, 2010 at 11:21 PM
This is simply outstanding!
I love the contrast between the '2 for 1' composition, the toning, and how the images seems to fade away (yet with plenty of detail) at the top.
I can hardly imagine a better time of day to capture this one.

And yeah, I like what you got overall, too! :wink:
Posted by Bert Fukuda on July 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM
This image has a great flow to it. The more I looked at it the more and more I liked it.
Posted by Jared Atencio on July 14, 2010 at 12:20 AM
Sweeet shot from one of my favorite places. I don't recall ever seeing a comp like this, which is a big plus. As others have noted, Love the feeling of 2 for 1 here-you sure this isn't a composite of 2 images :wink: Nicely done!
Posted by Joshua Warrender on July 14, 2010 at 12:44 AM
Thanks for the kind words everyone! Good to know fellow photographers are liking it. I was approaching the left side of this shot and saw the dune to my left and the small ridges to my right running up the slope. I hiked around (left of shot) and set up, so I'm actually looking downhill through the foreground. No composites outta me. :smile:
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on July 14, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Very nice abstract image. I love how the little lines in the front lead your eyes to be big dune in the background!
Posted by Jeremy Kessler on July 14, 2010 at 1:21 AM
Stunning!
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on July 14, 2010 at 2:47 AM
Joshua...this is a spectacular abstract! :toast:
Posted by Stan Rose on July 14, 2010 at 4:52 AM
Neat! Kind of schizoid--but cool. :smile:
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 14, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Very, very cool shot! Love the feel of two images in one composition. They are so different, even though it is all part of the same area.
Posted by Don Grall on July 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM
I like this a lot!!!!!!!!! Like Kurt said, two images in one, spectacular composition and I'm sure it wasn't easy to spot initially either.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 14, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Very nicely done. Great light, lines, and shadows.
Posted by Jeff Beard on July 15, 2010 at 1:44 AM
This is a very cool photo. It leaves me with sense of a classic.
Posted by Richard Voninski on July 15, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Very nice!

RichieV
Posted by Jeff Hackett on July 15, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Love hte comp and especially the tones in the upper section. Excellent!
:toast:
Posted by James H Egbert on July 17, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Well done! I've been toying with this sort of idea as well and doing them in a Pano crop too!