White Sands Approaching Storm Sunset

Excellent capture Leo, Its really amazing landscape ,The composition and details in this shot are just perfect.7/7 Kind regards Sadegh

Thank you for those encouraging words.

This was taken last month on my New Mexico-Arizona photographic trip

with Chris Harris. We had been driving all day and arrived at the

White Sands dunes not long before sunset. Not only were we tired and

hot, the temperature had been in the mid 90s all day, there hadn't

been a cloud in the sky all day. We had resigned ourselves to this

fact when all of a sudden a storm starting brewing near the distant

mountains. It wasn't long before we were treated to stormy clouds,

lightning and distant rain. A photographer just couldn't ask for

more, although I would have love to have captured some lightning too.

Nonetheless, I am very please with this image. By the way, that night

when we were driving to our motel, we were very bummed out as we

believe that our photography that evening had been a bust.

Very nice!

sincerely, this is the best white sands photo I've ever seen.. 7/7.

Thank you George and Paolo and for the four four ratings, I wish you guys had the guts to put in your names so that I could see your work.

Regarding the post-exposure work. the image looks a bit over-sharpened to my eyes, especially along the horizon and the right-hand ridge of the foreground dune. However, it's a sweet composition, and a brilliant capture.

There is something very nice and intriguing in this picture. I like a lot the change of tones.

...pure aces. the shadows from the clouds playing on fields of pure white sands and with that rather ominous black cloud letting go with a little rain what's not to like. Sorry I can only give you a 7/7...Lefty

I love the way the smoothness of the sand contrasts with the drama of the sky!

Fascinating capture, Leo. Very different and dramatic. I love the sharpness and composition. Beautifully done.