Dune Contours

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 20, 2017244 views9 comments

This is another from the Death Valley area a few weeks ago.

D810, 70-200mm

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 20, 2017 at 3:49 PM

Harley this is a beautiful abstract of the dunes and a wonderful balance of positive and negative space exemplified by turning it into a black and white mono image.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on March 20, 2017 at 7:34 PM

Whoa! This is really nice.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 21, 2017 at 1:38 AM

Harley,

I'm loving the high-key look to this? Did you process towards this goal, or was the lighting taking the image there? or both? Regardless, the results are wonderful. The light and shadow play is wonderful, but even more striking are the lines of the ridges. What came immediately to mind would be some calligraphy character or writing. Very cool! Well seen and beautifully processed for effect.

Lon

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 21, 2017 at 2:12 AM

This is a wonderful graphic design. The shapes swirls and embrace one another in a seductive manner. It's unusual in that there is an almost absence of mid tones. That gives it a graphic look that makes the subject become irrelevant.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 21, 2017 at 4:03 PM

This is excellent, Mr. H.. The curves of the shadow and the ridges form wonderful shapes. This image is a classic example of how shadows play such an important role in the overall impact of an image. Very nicely done!
--P

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 21, 2017 at 7:35 PM

Awesome lines and tonal range. Simple but very engaging exploring the curves.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on March 21, 2017 at 9:42 PM

Nice combination of lines and tones. The white sky/dune (?) on the top works well here.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 24, 2017 at 12:13 AM

Beautifully done, Harley. Love this graphic presentation from the dunes. Very unique and very well seen.

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Comment posted by Genny K. on March 24, 2017 at 3:43 PM

Very cool. Just a simple sweep of a curve. Ripples and other details show up amazingly well in the larger version.
Really well seen and done, Harley. This is a classic view. DV is one neat place!

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