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  Mini#23 Best of 2012, so far ... 		Entry 4 of 37
   
 
dry       ©2012 elliott
Olympus E-620       4th place, 146 points
1/639s, f9, ISO 200, ?, Creative, Pattern, no flash
 
Post-Processing: stitched two shots, convert to bw, adj. contrast, put in sky with clouds for depth (which were stitched also for wide shot)       Extra Info: at the great sand dunes in colorado. some peak out well over 650feet up from where i was standing.
 
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Lo
Jul 31, 2012		     Congratulations on capturing this so powerfully- I didn't know we had anything like this in North America
RolandB
Jul 31, 2012		     Congratulations, elliott. And thanks for the tip... I hadn't even thought about the wind.
Jade O.
Jul 31, 2012		     Congrats on a very good finish! Great subject and processing.
elliott
Jul 31, 2012		     hey thanks all. this was a fun one.

roland, the wind coming off the mountains (not visible in this shot) was quite strong. dust/sand protection for your equipment a must. spent most of vacation hiking and camping in utah but this place was incredible. will go back again for sure. enjoy.

steve, very flattering comment. will look for yours at dpr.
thanks.

will post an out take or two for color comparison.

again, thanks to all for encouraging comments and votes.
el
mrsawyer
Jul 30, 2012		     Congrats on your 4th place finish.
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Ronoz
Jul 30, 2012		     great pattern & b&w definitely suits. good work
Sinth
Jul 30, 2012		     Very nicely done with the post processing. Great image.
Mepo
Jul 30, 2012		     This gives me a sense of ill-boding which I don't think I would get with the colour version, so well done! One of those times when I wish that pp info was not disclosed until after the judging.
mrsawyer
Jul 30, 2012		     Remarkable piles of sand. I would think they could be quite dangerous, yet they look beautiful and beckoning. Not sure black and white was the best choice since you had to add clouds as a result. Would love to see the color version in the outtakes!
Lo
Jul 29, 2012		     Well done - the sculptured sand against the sky is really breathtaking
Steven Sobel
Jul 28, 2012		     I've won some challenges on Digital Photography Review with B&W shots from Great Sand Dunes, and this shot is better than mine! The stretched clouds going in the same direction as the dunes is a nice touch.
FLDave
Jul 28, 2012		     An amazing photo, beautiful contrast between the clouds and shadows. My favorite in the challenge!
forkcandles
Jul 28, 2012		     the clouds do make this picture. the sand alone would have been dull in BW
RolandB
Jul 26, 2012		     This is fabulous! Wonderful lighting. You did an excellent stitch job! I'm so excited... going there next month!
elliott
Jul 26, 2012		     hey jade, thanks for comment.
the whole southwest (slight exaggeration) was burning while i was out there. so many days were totally cloudless under a high pressure system, yet the fires put enough haze in the air to wash out the sky in most of my photos. so this needed something. look for out takes later for another version or two from there.
el
Jade O.
Jul 26, 2012		     Beautiful and effective. Very powerful shot though reading the PP took a little away once I realized the sky was added.
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