White Sands Sunset

Parts of this sky were seven stops brighter than the foreground, so

you can be sure this wasn't a one exposure photograph. It is in fact

part HDR, and part blending of two other exposures.Other than that it

only received some contrast change and some burning and dodging.

POW !

Wonderful image and excellent processing!Best regards

Thank you David And Sedegh for the pow and the wow!

Excellent HDR result , I love the sands look like a night shot ............ Very good

Beautifully stunning in its simplicity. The light rays remind me of Ansel's print of the Grand Tetons. Wonderful dynamics going on here with the broad range of tonal ranges. This is a woooo, woooo, woooo and an attaboy thrown in!!...Lefty

Lordy, Lordy!! This is magnificent! Pure heaven....literally and figuratively! I love the contrast between the warm rays and the cool front dunes. Nice job blending the two. Into my favorites this goes!

Pretty spectacular Leo! I have tried to tackle these rangy scenes and they are not easy. You did good. The darkest clouds could go a stop lighter, but I know that will introduce noise. This is beautiful in color, but no doubt would make a juicy b&w as well!

I didn't think it in the beginning but I think you are correct about the darker rays being a bit lighter. I am going to replace this image with the lighter version. Thanks for your suggestion Mark.

Found your photo here: http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=219670

Great shot. I followed ZZ's link and even found several of my images there. Thanks to ZZ