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Season's Greatings with a sunset from White Sands + Repost

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Posted by David Bartlett _CO on December 12, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Season's Greatings with a sunset from White Sands + Repost
Taken with my typical D200, 24-85 f2.8 lens on a tripod.This is my e-card for 2010.

Hope you all have a great season.
Posted by Jeremy Kessler on December 12, 2010 at 9:09 PM
That is an incredible sunest, and image!
Posted by Jared Atencio on December 12, 2010 at 9:31 PM
wow, no wonder you're so JOLLY! Some nice glow you got here and like the softness of the dunes
Posted by Bill Bean on December 12, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Very much nice. Note to self: "I gotta get back to White Sands next year"
Posted by John Mumaw on December 12, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Wow!! :eek:
That's one brilliant sunset! Love the stark landscape you captured.
Were this mine, I would crop out all of the blank sky above the sunset clouds. This makes for a more well balanced (and symmetrical) composition.

Merry Christmas to you!
Posted by Vincent Martinez on December 12, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Wow, great colors. I love how the lower section has that grayscale look with the upper portion in color. It's like the best of both worlds :smile:
Posted by Dan Walters on December 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Beautiful image and great colors!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on December 13, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Stunning and very nicely done Dave! Sure hope to see many more images from your trip there!
Posted by Doug Roane on December 13, 2010 at 10:54 AM
beautiful card!
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on December 13, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Thanks for all of your comments.
I really appreciate any and all suggestions.
Here's an image with John Mumaw's crop suggestion.
Thanks again,
Dave
Posted by John Mumaw on December 13, 2010 at 3:09 PM
I sure prefer that version myself, Dave.
If you edit your title to read (+repost) you may get more repeat viewers. :wink:
Posted by Jared Atencio on December 14, 2010 at 12:27 AM
John made a great suggestion, and I much prefer the repost as well! There seems to be a circular dark spot (clone spot/brush spot?) right about in the LRC "sweet spot" using the rule of thirds that you may want to fix?
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on December 20, 2010 at 9:32 PM
I like the card. My wife and I always do an outdoor shot of us for our Christmas photo (taken by me with the remote). This years the snow hasn't cooperated very well so we had to settle for snow in the background.