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Dangerous Dunes

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Posted by Stan Rose on August 9, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Dangerous Dunes
Sunflowers and Storms--Oh My!
full details on my blog:
http://www.stanroseimages.com/blog/dangerous-dunes/
Posted by Jim Gavin on August 10, 2013 at 12:26 AM
Breathtaking; dramatic; beautiful, etc, etc, etc, etc. Your opening blog image is most spectacular! Thank you.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 10, 2013 at 12:34 AM
You're nuts.
Posted by Larry Douglas on August 10, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Stan you are the dune master. Those images in your blog are great, I especially like the sun flowers in the comps. Thanks for sharing
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 10, 2013 at 10:40 AM
How you got the dune ridges to shine/contrast golden yellow is nice. I wish that the sunflower on this Trouble's Brewing was not clipped on the bottom so it would have more of a sense of singleness on the dune. Good stuff, particularly Tall Dunes, Wide and Stormy and Dangerous Dunes.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 10, 2013 at 12:29 PM
'Wide & Stormy', 'Tall Dunes' and of course 'Dangerous Dunes' are just outstanding, Stan! The flower images are the least successful, but that doesn't much matter when you had conditions and light like you had here.
Posted by Morris McClung on August 10, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Tall Dunes, Dangerous Dunes, Monsoon Dunes, and Requiem with the right side cropped off. In that order. Those are 4 top shelf shots, Stan! :toast:
Posted by Kane Engelbert on August 11, 2013 at 8:05 PM
I suppose if I had to pick one from this excellent set I prefer Tall Dunes. The lighting in that image is downright wicked. Although the lighting looks pretty darn nice throughout this set and of course you took full advantage of it. Technically, I think you did a masterful job considering the Pucker Factor rating of about 8 out of 10? Stan, how would you rate the pucker factor here? :wink:
Posted by Ken Henke on August 11, 2013 at 8:21 PM
Holy smokes, you are the king of the dunes! All have their unique characteristics. Tall Dunes for me captures almost all of the qualities that make color images great; composition, varying colors, patterns,scale, textures, etc, etc. I can't image being on the dunes during a lighting storm. Did your undies come out clean?
Posted by Fred Weymouth on August 13, 2013 at 6:57 AM
Nice to hear the story as well as seeing your images here, Stan. My favorite is Green & Gold - I like the way the scene unfolds and drops into the valley. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Stan Rose on August 14, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Hmmm...pucker factor. Pretty low actually. Once i saw lightning hit the ground about 80-100 feet away. That was a 9 :wink:
Posted by Phillip Noll on August 15, 2013 at 11:02 PM
Yikes! Too close for me! But I'm glad you;re out there to capture the shots and share with us!! :biggrin: :toast: