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Sandy Sea

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Posted by Jon LaBass on May 6, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Sandy Sea
I've been away for a while tending to life, but now hopefully I'm back to contribute to this community. Last weekend I went down to GSDNP - this shot is from High Dune where I was sheltering from a windstorm for nearly three hours waiting for this sunset. I've never been hit so hard by sand before.

Single exposure processed in LR3.
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM
The light is just lovely Jon. Very soft with a lot of depth. Nice work.
Posted by John Mumaw on May 6, 2011 at 5:49 PM
'Soft' is the right word. Hard to envision the violent winds here in this pastel serenity..
Posted by Jeremy Kessler on May 7, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Beautiful, love the subtleness here.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on May 7, 2011 at 2:57 AM
Great perspective on the dune field. Love the soft tone and textures. I can imagine what the wind was like and what it took to stick it out. Nice!
Posted by Bill Brennan on May 7, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Nice balance and contrast plus wonderful pastel colors. Like it very much.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Jon LaBass on May 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Thanks all. John, don't be fooled by this picture - the winds were quite nasty just up the ridge from where this was taken. :wink:
Posted by Dan Walters on May 7, 2011 at 7:28 PM
Very nice. Like all that sand in the foreground.