Photo of the Month 07/09

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 26, 20091,945 views64 comments

Dune Abstract

Aerial of the magnificent dunes of Namibia from a microlight arranged by Marsel's Squiver workshop.

Canon 5DMkII, 70-200mm 2.8L IS, ISO 400, f5, 1/3200

Comments

64 comments

Comment posted by Kedar Bhat on June 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM

wow that's a superb image.the details in the waves on the sand look like lines on a thumbnail impression. The curve of the edge and the shadows and the colours everything beautiful

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on June 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM

Very enjoyable image!

mike

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on June 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Incredible image! Fantastic light. The lines in the dune look like fingerprints.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on June 26, 2009 at 11:41 PM

That is one beautiful line and shadow. I love it.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on June 26, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Wow what stunning light and what a beautiful line

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on June 26, 2009 at 11:51 PM

Winnie,

Absolutely stunning.

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on June 27, 2009 at 12:14 AM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 27, 2009 at 12:23 AM

Winnie,

This is a phenomenal image - light, form, scale... I could go on. Absolutely stunning. Even the teeny pair of desert surviving plants in the sand (or are those people...???) add an element to this image that really makes this image beyond special. WOW! I didn't even feel the need to look at the larger version, but I took a peek.... even more impressive. Spectacular image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on June 27, 2009 at 12:52 AM

Awesome, truly stunning. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 27, 2009 at 1:03 AM

Wow! Stunning image! The rust tones are fantastic as is the perfect composition. The micro detail in the sand puts this over the top! I love this Winnie!

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Comment posted by Doug Dolde on June 27, 2009 at 1:05 AM

Wow this is the best image I've seen here all week (maybe longer). It has enough mystery to keep my curiosity for quite some time. Really it looks more like a painting than a photograph.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on June 27, 2009 at 1:46 AM

Just fantastic Winnie! At first glance this looks like a closeup, and then you realize this is a wide expanse! The light, color, and patterns in the sand all combine to make this one superb image!

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on June 27, 2009 at 2:16 AM

Fantastic!!!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 27, 2009 at 5:15 AM

Totally amazing and outstanding. The light, lines and curves are so highly appealing as it can get.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on June 27, 2009 at 5:52 AM

Wow, what a fantastic 3D look this one has.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on June 27, 2009 at 6:19 AM

incredible tones and textures

love the sense of scale given by the tiny plants (?)
this is amazing!!!

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Comment posted by Ramunas K on June 27, 2009 at 6:20 AM

This is lovely! Abstract and surreal, really playing with my eyes, as I can't figure out if this was taken as a close-up or from extreme height (after looking at it longer i am leaning towars the latter

). Fantastic warm photo with great detail and marvellous composition. Magic indeed!

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Comment posted by Eric Vaughan on June 27, 2009 at 7:07 AM

Outstanding image Winnie, what flight this must of been, Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jacinto Policarpo on June 27, 2009 at 7:28 AM

Amazing details and textures! A perfect shot! congrats!!

www.jacintopolicarpo.com

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM

Winnie, I wish I could add something new or more to what has already been said, but WOW, is all I can come up with. Excellent scene all the way around.

I too would like to know what the small objects are, and I'm betting it is people. I cannot imagine plants or trees surviving right there.

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on June 27, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Perfect! Everything in the image is just perfect, Winnie! Curves and the shadows makes this image for me.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on June 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Glad you posted a larger version....this is just amazing!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 27, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Sweeet! Great textures, i really like this!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on June 27, 2009 at 12:01 PM

This is stunning. It almost looks like moving silk.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 27, 2009 at 12:11 PM

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!! wonderful light, lines and color.

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Comment posted by Mitch Moraski on June 27, 2009 at 12:53 PM

One word....EPIC!

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on June 27, 2009 at 3:36 PM

Winnie, this is really outstanding. I love the colors, shadow, light and the lines in this one. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jay Patel on June 27, 2009 at 4:37 PM

This is fantastic!! Good work.

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Comment posted by Anish Desai on June 27, 2009 at 5:57 PM

What an incredible shot. The way the shadows and highlights swirl together along with the beautiful copper tones makes this a real winner for me.

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Comment posted by Markus Zaiser on June 27, 2009 at 7:24 PM

I love it

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM

That's cool. Size here is very hard to judge, but from the looks of this, this is one gigantic dune.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on June 27, 2009 at 9:57 PM

Sensuous comes to mind. This is incredible, Winnie! If NASA had posted this and said it was from Mars, I'd have believed it.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on June 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM

Wow, what beauty! Looks like flesh, just incredible light!

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on June 28, 2009 at 12:24 AM

Fantastic abstract. Just enough detail as well.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on June 28, 2009 at 12:32 AM

Unique angle for these dunes
I love it so much

All the best :)

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 28, 2009 at 7:18 AM

Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts and generous encouragement. The response has stunned me somewhat.
Lon: those are desert plants not humans, which provide munchies for the oryx so they can survive in the desert. They are good at extracting moisture from plants.
TK: dunes in this area can reach up to 300m high, but this is one of the lower lying and smaller dunes. I think the lower ones were more interesting for textural detail.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 28, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Fascinating photo, Winnie. I really like the overall smoothness, a result of shooting from the air, which constasts so well with the sharply rendered ripples. The main curve is such a strong element and have been expertly placed to work with the rest of the composition.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM

Graphically awesome.

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Comment posted by fernando brito on June 28, 2009 at 7:53 PM

One of the most beautifull dune image I ' ve ever seen !!
GREAT WORK!

Fernando Brito

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 29, 2009 at 1:13 AM

This blows me away. Winnie! What a marvelous image! I can only imagine how exciting it must have been to get it.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on June 29, 2009 at 4:18 AM

Very abstract with an amazing interplay of light and shadow. Stunning image, Winnie!

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Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on June 29, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Your image just tok me o this place. Images like these actually give direction to life :)

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 29, 2009 at 11:29 PM

Congratulations on the well deserved EP!

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Comment posted by Andre Joanisse on June 30, 2009 at 1:35 AM

Wonderful image Winnie, the shapes, details, colours, it all comes together, well deserved EP.

André

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on June 30, 2009 at 3:52 AM

Awesome shot Winnie - makes me want to go back again!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 30, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Congratulations on the EP, Winnie. Very, very well deserved.

Carol

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on June 30, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Congrats Winnie!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 1, 2009 at 11:04 PM

Winnie: One of the finest dune abstracts I've seen in a long time. Absolutely superb! >=))>

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 4, 2009 at 5:25 PM

Winnie, I felt a great emotion when I opened NPN today. Just beautiful!
Take care.

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Comment posted by David Taylor on July 4, 2009 at 8:20 PM

Sand dunes can make for amazing subjects to photograph. This is by far, the most beautiful view of one that I have ever seen. The textures & detail, light & shadow... perfect.

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Comment posted by Sam Chrysanthou on July 5, 2009 at 6:39 PM

This is just stunning. I love the silkiness of the sand--it could be milk chocolate or caramel! Mmm, caramel...

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Comment posted by Giovanni Allievi on July 6, 2009 at 3:09 AM

Gret great image indeed!

I love the velvety look of the dunes.

Congrats!

Gio.

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Comment posted by Ian Cox-Leigh on July 6, 2009 at 1:17 PM

I missed this the first time around, but, just saw it as Photo of the Month. Definitely a well deserved honour. This is a really stunning photo. The colour simply glows, it is so very rich and deep and the composition is harmonious with the soft curve in the lower left echoing the stronger, crisper line in the upper-right mid-frame.

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Comment posted by Rafael Rojas on July 6, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Winnie, that image is really sensual...almost erotic i would say! :)
If you had gotten there a row of orix playing the flute, i would have not being surprised :):)
Great piece of work. Cheers, Rafael.

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Comment posted by Pete D on July 6, 2009 at 7:28 PM

What a shot. This is a great composition of a great subject in great light. The colors suits the forms, if that makes any sense. The left to right movement into the frame makes this a little different, but I like different things.

Pete D.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on July 7, 2009 at 8:52 PM

Bee-yooo-ti-ful!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on July 8, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Beautiful, sensual image, Winnie

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on July 13, 2009 at 5:46 PM

Just Beautiful.....congrats on photo of the month

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on July 13, 2009 at 7:44 PM

A little late to this party, but let me say what a fantastic image this is!!!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 17, 2009 at 7:35 PM

superb color & texture

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Comment posted by usha peddamatham on July 17, 2009 at 9:10 PM

I cannot believe that this image has been on the cover and I have been saying wow every time I see it and I have not joined the throng of admirers.

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Comment posted by Peter Barnes on August 1, 2009 at 10:50 PM

Congratulations on the photo of the month Winnie! Well deserved. (I don't usually come to NPN via the front page, but I am glad I did today)

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Comment posted by JohannesMeintjes on November 7, 2009 at 11:18 PM

Outstanding capture.Imagine something as simple as sand can be a gem of a capture.

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on June 27, 2010 at 1:32 PM

Really beautiful image . I love that line

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