Mesquite Dunes - Repost

Cool perspective and depth to the image. with the dune lines very nicely leading me through The scene seems to go on forever.  Hard to say what is up there, but I would not mind a little more room for the sky. 

Great lead in lines with the sand ripples and I love the combo of earth tones and blue sky in this image, Dave. This is awesome as is and I could also see this working with just a bit more sky. The soft lighting works beautifully here.

Ed

Dave: I spent several days in DV in October and worked the dunes pretty hard since heavy rains had forced closure of much of the park. Love this view and that you got a clean scene. Well done.>=))>

Dave, I'm sure enjoying the long view and great details in this first dune and how that transforms into the dune series in the distance.  The blowing sand in the urc adds a nice touch.  The distant mountains and sky provide a strong sense of distance and the mountains open up nicely in the larger version.  Funny thing about us NPNer's, as I'm the opposite of Harley, in thinking that a view with the sky cropped out and just a thin strip of mountains along the top works well as an alternate view.

Not a conventional comp, but it really works for me. My eyes are going around the whole photo exploring all the goodies, but not in a bad way of course. Foreground looks really nice too, and the amount of sky looks good to me.

Nice straight forward day scene at the dunes. Nice job. 

Nice work Dave! I like the composition you came up with here and the light and colors look very nice. The large version has such a nice feel and looks beautifully natural and inviting. Nice textures and details seen in the large version as well. The comp works great just as it is for my taste.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

To me, this images initially all about the dunes. The textures and wave patterns in the front of the image along with the pyramid shape of the anterior dune just says follow the ridge line and look at all the sand. The mountains are just icing on the cake. I'm fine with the amount of space you provided. The large view is really nice.

Hi  Dave   Nick's  comment echoed  my thoughts perfectly ..  excellent photography !!


Albert Darmo
Canada

Good evening Dave,

These dunes are beautiful Dave, and the leading lines bring me right into the scene. There is so much to explore and the depth is sweet in this fine capture. I too am curious if you captured an image with more sky up top. This image works beautifully in emphasizing the lines in the sand, and really brings out the depth in this area.

Beautiful work

So that's what it looks like from the top...nice perspective, a great look at all the curves and undulations. Nice clean sand some wonderful lines. Large image does the photo justice, Dave.    

Dave,

This is excellent.  I'm really enjoying the "bigger picture" here; so many times images are just focused on the dunes themselves, shapes, patterns, etc.  But it's refreshing to see the entire landscape.  I especially like the scattered bushes and playa remnants.

Processing is spot on and I'm with Harley on wishing for a bit more sky, but that's minor.

Well seen and captured,

Lon

Thanks for all the comments/suggestions. Here's a version with a sliver more sky (all I've got in the RAW). I've also dodged the background dunes a bit as they seemed a bit dark to me on closer inspection.

Fine imaging, Dave.  Nice to see the dunes refreshed themselves for your morning visit.  The semi-soft light brings out the colors nicely and gives an early morning feel to it.  I don't  mind the sky, more would be nice but good as is.