Prelude

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 5, 20188,493 views9 comments

Sony A77II
Sony 70-400G @ 210mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/320 @ f8
Two of our sons and three of our granddaughters live in Phoenix and Los Angeles so we took a screaming road trip to visit them over the Easter weekend. On the way home we took a short detour to White Sands National Monument. It was my first time there. We drove in late in the afternoon more for a scouting trip than anything but there were still a few worthy subjects. I left the critter tracks in because I thought they added some interest. All comments welcome.>=))>

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on April 5, 2018 at 10:09 AM

Pretty much perfect. The tracks only add.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 5, 2018 at 8:17 PM

A striking image, beautiful in its simplicity. Very well seen and photographed.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on April 5, 2018 at 8:57 PM

I think this is beautiful. The shadows and texture in the sand are just wonderful. The tracks are icing on the cake in my view.
Great work!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 5, 2018 at 9:20 PM

Bill, having been there a few times, just from the thumbnail I recognized this immediately as White Sands. Obviously it's always best early morning or late evening when the side light emphasizes the textures, and you've certainly gotten that. I find it interesting that the angle of light from top left runs counter to the ripples of the sand coming in from the right. Those tracks really complete the story about how creatures are able to thrive in such a landscape, an essential component there to the environment.

To me the yucca is a little cramped up top. And considering you were around the middle of the zoom range, I'd be curious to know how a little more room above would work. This motivates me to add this to my next trip out that way, and thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Stephanie Murphy on April 5, 2018 at 9:33 PM

Very pleasing image! Long needle-like shadows intersecting with the soft sand patterns.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 6, 2018 at 8:07 PM

A wonderful image Bill. Detail, texture and a little story telling to boot. Love the criter tracks.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on April 8, 2018 at 2:02 PM

Bill I like these long shadows very much! Your choice of the vertical orientation really helps the viewer walk right into the image. I could look at this all day framed and hanging on a wall.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 8, 2018 at 5:07 PM

The intersecting diagonal lines add graphic interest to the composition and the critter tracks tell the story of the location. This image showcases an interesting interplay of light and shadow. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on April 12, 2018 at 10:31 AM

To me, this image is all about the long needle-like shadows. Nicely seen Bill.

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