Dune Delight

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 18, 20111,230 views61 comments

I shot this one early in the fall while working down in San Luis. The late afternoon light was a wonderful spectacle to watch.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

Comments

61 comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on January 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Extremely nice, Morris. Love the layers and light here! Everything works IMO.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 18, 2011 at 3:10 PM

Gorgeous light Morris, the highlights on the dune tops look great.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on January 18, 2011 at 3:18 PM

The sweet light on the dunes is fantastic and the touches of blue at the top are nice too - great shot.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on January 18, 2011 at 3:21 PM

That's some great light. Loved the haze in the BG mountains which gives some sense of depth.
The dunes in the front look amazing in this light.

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Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 18, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Beautiful light Morris. You have some great layers there.The late afternoon light sure highlights the great contours of the dunes and mountains. Beautiful.Cheers

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 18, 2011 at 3:45 PM

I really like the layering effects of this, field, dunes, mts, clouds, well done.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM

very strong

amazing comp & light

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on January 18, 2011 at 3:50 PM

I love the way you can see every little detail in the ridges. The color is excellent too Morris!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on January 18, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Gee, Morris, this is just plain nice. Classic in many ways. Put this in a large golden frame!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 18, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Gorgeous warm light Morris! Love the layers and how they progress from light to dark. Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 18, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Lovely image Morris. The patterns, layers, and colors are all wonderful. I could see "de-fogging" or "haze cutting" the top and middle portion of the image to create more sharpness.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on January 18, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Just beautiful, really nice one Morris!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 18, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Fantastic light! This is a beautiful scene, Morris.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by dean hebert on January 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM

There's a nice flow to the layers.

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on January 18, 2011 at 7:07 PM

This light is freaking amazing, Morris...really, really stunning. I love everything about this.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 18, 2011 at 7:12 PM

This just flows onto the page! Lovely, Morris!

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on January 18, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Nice, nice, nice! Beautiful light and all. Very well done, Morris.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 18, 2011 at 8:06 PM

Nice enough to make me come back for a second look, Morris!

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on January 18, 2011 at 8:18 PM

Beautiful indeed Morris! I love your layered comp here. I might suggest a little more contrast in upper half and some on the dunes as well, but this is just my preference, it's beautiful as is.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 18, 2011 at 8:44 PM

This is gorgeous, Morris. Beautiful light and color.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on January 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM

What beautiful soft warm light! Oh yeah, the comp is excellent as well. Nice work Morris.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on January 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM

wow, beautiful lighting on some beautiful dunes.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on January 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM

Beautiful Morris, love the light on the Dunes.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM

Oohhh, me wants one of these! I really like this grand view of the dunes and surrounding landscape. The light aint too bad either. Nice!

Chris

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Comment posted by Jim Lou on January 18, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Wonderful capture of the lighting.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 18, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Oh gosh this is sweet. Just love the layers of light and the sunlit textures.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on January 18, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Right place, right time, right photographer.
Beautiful perspective of an oft photographed place!

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on January 19, 2011 at 12:17 AM

gorgeous, painterly feeling to this morris. lovely light, well rendered.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on January 19, 2011 at 1:50 AM

Nice layers, wonderful warm colors, and I would agree with the comment about the sky and furthest mountain range needing a tad more contrast . Nicely done

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on January 19, 2011 at 2:23 AM

Morris, this is gorgeous. That light on the dunes is phenomenal, as is that subtle light on the far mountains. Love the composition, with the incredible layers. Superb work. Print er' big.

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on January 19, 2011 at 2:31 AM

Amazing layers and light!!

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on January 19, 2011 at 4:42 AM

Perfect light...what a beautiful landscape

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 19, 2011 at 6:17 AM

You've captured the grand scale of the scene in a very dramatic and beautiful way. Great lighting too. Love it!

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Comment posted by Giovanni Russello on January 19, 2011 at 7:15 AM

What to say: great light with a great subject!
I tried to crop out most of the sky and it gives a more darker feeling to the overall image.

gio

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM

Beautiful light Morris. As nice as the FG dunes are, I'm even more attracted to the soft color and detail of the hills behind the dunes. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on January 19, 2011 at 8:41 AM

It's a beauty, Morris. The soft light and color work so well.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 19, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Even though ive shot this scene probably 100 times, i never really tire of it--the light and conditions are always changing and you caught some great conditions here, brought to life with your usual pro job at presentation.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM

I meant to say you would be exempt on commenting on this shot, Stan. You've only seen and shot it about a million times!

Thanks so much everyone for your comments!

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 19, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Beautiful shot Morris, the light, colors, layers work perfectly. Great work.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on January 19, 2011 at 1:03 PM

The soft light, the layers, and the warm colors all make this a winner!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 19, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Morris,

Sorry to be redundant... but the light and layers are just wonderful. Sweet, warm and beautiful light.

BG mountains look a little soft, maybe it's just haze? No biggie though.

Lon

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 20, 2011 at 6:23 AM

What a wonderful watercolor palette you have here. Morris. Very unique and beautiful.

Guy

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on January 20, 2011 at 6:56 AM

True work of art Morris.

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Comment posted by Tristan Campbell on January 20, 2011 at 8:46 AM

The light and colour here are truly stunning! Love it. Tristan

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on January 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM

I like the way the quality of atmosphere and your processing allows some warmth even in the shadow areas here, as opposed to the more typical warm/cool contrast.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 20, 2011 at 6:41 PM

Magical light Morris. Stellar composition and keep em coming man.

Beautiful in all aspects.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on January 20, 2011 at 7:58 PM

Pure magic, Morris! Love everything about this image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 20, 2011 at 11:19 PM

Morris: Jaw dropping awesome scene and a fantastic capture. I've only been to the dunes once. What a magical place. >=))>

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Comment posted by Bruce King on January 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM

I'm late coming to the party but glad I caught this one Morris. The light and subtle shadows in this one really rock and the composition is superb.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on January 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Amazing! Great light Morris !
Well done.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 26, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Beautiful work. Congrats on your EP. larry

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on January 26, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Congrats on the EP! Very well deserved.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 26, 2011 at 2:06 PM

You've captured the layers of this landscape perfectly, thanks in part to an assist from the late afternoon light. Wonderful job, and congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 26, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Hi morris

this is amazingly beautiful

You have the eye for finding the perfect scene! The form and color are awesome

Congrats on the EP

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 26, 2011 at 6:41 PM

Congrats on the nice EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM

Hey Morris

on the EP!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 27, 2011 at 1:24 AM

Oh! Morris! What a fantastic image. Comp, light, color, atmospherics all combine for a spectacle, indeed. Most excellent! Great on getting the EP for it– well deserved.

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Comment posted by Paul DeCesare on January 27, 2011 at 1:26 AM

The layers and light are outrageous, but by the time you get down this list of posts and read this, it'll be NEXT week, lol!

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on January 27, 2011 at 4:55 AM

Congrats on well deserved EP, Morris.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 27, 2011 at 4:48 PM

Thank you all so much for your kind comments. This is the best forum on the net, bar none!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on February 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Morris,

Congratulations on the well deserved Editor's Pick! This is gorgeous! Amazing sidelight!

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