Rhythms

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 2, 2014347 views18 comments

Sony A77
Sony 70-400G @ 330mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/400 @ f8

Great Sand Dunes NP

More early morning shadow play. I decided to leave the grass tufts to actually break the rhythms a bit. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 2, 2014 at 11:59 PM

Excellent work with the soft shadows - it perfectly conveys the soon-after-dawn atmosphere!

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 3, 2014 at 2:02 AM

Excellent, Bill! I love the fine textures and the way the shadowed ridges form a diagonal graphic in the composition. The light is great and the exposure was perfect. Very well done!

Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 3, 2014 at 4:05 AM

Excellent comp and gorgeous light. Another real beauty Bill. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Waleed Marhoum on December 3, 2014 at 5:39 AM

beautiful

Registered on December 29, 2006, 85 Posts, 421 Comments

Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on December 3, 2014 at 12:37 PM

Nice work, Bill. Shows good motion and isolation.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 3, 2014 at 12:42 PM

A real beauty Bill. Such a delightful texture and the small variations in the color pallette are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on December 3, 2014 at 4:43 PM

Sexy even! Great image.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 3, 2014 at 7:26 PM

Bill, Really nice work on this! Excellent comp and the light and shadow play here is wonderful. I love the smooth textures!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 3, 2014 at 7:49 PM

Your GSD images have all been very nice, Bill, but this is my favorite. It has an elegant simplicity that I find very appealing.

Well done!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Ryan Shain on December 3, 2014 at 9:15 PM

Okay Bill, it is now settled in my mind that I am going to Great Sand Dunes NP in the near future!!!

As others have said, the elegance of this image is one of a kind, and the the texture of the sand is divine.

Fantastic work!!!

Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on December 3, 2014 at 11:38 PM

Simple, sensual, and sweet, Bill. Very productive outing you had. Bravo.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on December 4, 2014 at 2:32 AM

Excellent....
I do think a crop taking the shadow off the bottom would look good.

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on December 4, 2014 at 3:43 PM

wonderfully simple and elegant. I may crop a bit at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 4, 2014 at 7:20 PM

Gorgeous work, Bill. I love the soft light along with the undulating lines and earth tones. My only suggestion; and this is just a personal preference; would be a crop of the shadow area and darker spot on the bottom. either way this is beautifully done.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on December 4, 2014 at 8:35 PM

Very nice indeed Bill, I like the diagonal comp and as you say the shadow play. I think the grass tufts help with scale here too.

Cheers, Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 5, 2014 at 9:24 AM

Those swirling dunes and the early light are wonderful. Bill. I especially like how you've got the dune crests angling across the frame, that creates a strong dynamic tension.