White Sands at Dusk

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 5, 20035,580 views17 comments

New Mexico has the most incredible alpen glow, on this night it basked the white sands in a delicate pink hue.

10D
17-40L
2sec F/16 ISO 100

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on December 5, 2003 at 6:16 AM

It is really a subtle hue, very nice. I like the arrangement of the yuccas. If I had to find a nit, it would be stalks coming in from the RH side of the frame, but that's pretty minor really.

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Comment posted by James Hersey on December 5, 2003 at 7:54 AM

Zack, The colors can be great in New Mexico as you caught here. I really like the perspective you chose here for the image. Well done

Registered on November 9, 2003, 17 Posts, 134 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Schrank on December 5, 2003 at 8:38 AM

I also like the repeating vertical line (the sand ripples, and the yucca stems.

I think I would leave a little more space from the top of the foremost yucca to the top of the frame, if it was available.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 5, 2003 at 9:33 AM

I love it. The color really makes this one stand out from other White Sands images I have seen, and I like your use of the ripples in the foreground leading up to the yuccas.

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Comment posted by Mark Graf on December 5, 2003 at 10:17 AM

Nicely done Zack, great use of the yuccas.

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Comment posted by Warren Agee on December 5, 2003 at 3:27 PM

Great job. I like how the ridges in the sand lead to the yuccas, and the light is fantastic. Wonderful exposure. I *need* to go there one of these days.

Warren

Registered on November 14, 2003, 9 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Mary Dennis on December 5, 2003 at 5:40 PM

Very nice light in this and I love the soft tones. Wouldn't mind a teeny bit more room at the top. Great lines in the sand contrasted with the yucca leaves.

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Comment posted by Wayne Ellis on December 5, 2003 at 8:24 PM

Beautiful use of available light.

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Comment posted by Jess Lee on December 5, 2003 at 8:46 PM

You are right about New Mexico light and you surely handled this shot the right way. It makes me miss the place already.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Kwan on December 6, 2003 at 2:36 AM

Wonderful textures and beautiful pastel colors. The composition is good and I really like how you have three yuccas each slightly different in size. Well-seen.

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Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on December 6, 2003 at 3:43 AM

Another winner! I might just clone or crop up from the bottom over that little line in the sand, and / or maybe clone out the dark spot in MidLeft

Cheers,

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on December 6, 2003 at 6:34 AM

Thanks for everyones comments. I've gone ahead and rotated it to the left a bit and cloned out the line and the scrub brush. It's looking much more polished.
Thanks again everyone.

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Comment posted by Kerry Leibowitz on December 6, 2003 at 12:25 PM

The colors here really put this one over the top for me. The hint of strong color on the horizon line at left and the dark green of the yuccas form a nice complement to the otherwise subdued presentation.

--Kerry

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Comment posted by Eric Fredine on December 6, 2003 at 9:57 PM

A superb image IMO. One of the best I've seen from this well photographed area.

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Comment posted by William Vrolyk on December 7, 2003 at 2:39 AM

Zack, I like the composition and the pastel colors. The ripples in the sand gives this image great depth and the plants are great visual elements.

Will.

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Comment posted by Eric A. Rosen on February 23, 2005 at 1:42 PM

love the triple Yuccas and sand lines...

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 12, 2018 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful light and design here. The colors on the sand and the sunset are excellent.

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