White Sands National Monument

Please view LARGER (=sharper). Comments and critiques are welcome

and appreciated. Happy New Year, everyone!

Very beautiful :)

The reddish grass saves this photo. It creates simple composition which fulfil feeling of perfection....

Love it.

Beautiful image. You might look carefully at all your negatives, you might find the image of a UFO or secret airforce plane. Last time I was as White Sands, the government was conducting bombing training with the stealth F117, and B-2 bombers. At night the sky was full of strange lights and stealth aircraft.

This is very impressive Landscape , very well exposed and composed photograph and so pleasant to view

 

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Very nice photo, Jitka ( http://www.jitkaunverdorben.estranky.cz )

I love this planet, and the photographers on it outstanding! beautiful shot, bravo!

eccellente!!!

YES!!! Excellent tones and framing. Farewell.

Light , Color, Comp all of them are perfect
Best Regards

Great work. Happy New Year.

very beautiful..congrats.

Love the white sand, had you not said where this was taken I would have guessed it was snow. Like already mentioned, the red grass at the bottom makes this shot remarkable. Very well done sir.

This photo shows that beautifully.

eugene:

 

when I look at a landscape photo, I either want to explore it or I don't. I don't have to think it is pretty, but if the photographer does his job, he will make it interesting. Is this interesting to you? Sand dunes are about expanse...this photo could be a pile of sand next to a highway. It is also flat. This tells me nothing about the subject matter. Ken

I really have to strongly disagree with this hot shot, whom commented before me, Ken something. I find this to be a very interesting and a very beautiful image. The light and the colours suit perfectly together and the shadows and changing shades give lots of depth to it.

Eugene, I don't agree with Ken, San Dunes are sometimes just a dune!!! It doesn't have to be expansive. This very composed, colors are just excellent and it leads to the sky, which is vast and infinite! Hreat details on the dune and good for composing it, regards, Rajeev

Hi everyone, thank you so much for your comments and critiques. I was actually excited to see this scene through my view finder.

 

I disagree with Ken's comment that sand dunes are all about expanse. Personally I am very interested in the subtle and subsidiary qualities of a landscape.

 

Eugene

 

Excellent.

Rich blue skies, beautiful white sands, wonderful color in the foliage. I particularly like the way the sand is "spilling" down the dune. 7/6

This would be my favourite of your recent uploads Eugene although they are ALL excellent and different. You've connected the grasses with the background shrubs using the wonderful sidelighting across the sands.

M E R A V I G L I O S A

Superb shot.