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Lori Stitt
{K:75282} 3/21/2006
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I like this image just as it is.
Shadow on the left and all.
This is just beautiful!
I love the color tone of the dunes,
excellent capture!!!
Lori :)
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 8/1/2004
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Tom, this is an awesome picture. The lighting was just right and your composition right on. If you are having trouble with dust on the sensor here is a site for you to look at. www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning
Thanks for looking at my pictures. Don.
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Bart Aldrich
{K:7614} 8/1/2004
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Fabulous setting and capture. I live in the Palm Springs area now but have yet to get to any of the dunes areas. Have to wait for the cool season now. Fine shot! Twice as nice knowing you didn't even have to leave the highway. Regards.
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Bart Aldrich
{K:7614} 8/1/2004
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Fabulous setting and capture. I live in the Palm Springs area now but have yet to get to any of the dunes areas. Have to wait for the cool season now. Fine shot! Regards.
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Yoshi Enoki Jr
{K:3021} 7/10/2004
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Man that looks almost edible...
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Raamses Ortiz
{K:4408} 6/19/2004
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I forgot to rate it, it's a 7 by the way!!
Congrats,
Be seeing you...
Raamses.
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Raamses Ortiz
{K:4408} 6/19/2004
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Hi Tom,
My friend, this another example of the beauties you photograph. Is a perfect photo!!!! It goes strait to my favorites.
Congrats,
Be seeing you...
Raamses.
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47735} 6/1/2004
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It was good decision to leave the bushes in the foreground, for imagination comparison ,so huge dunes, the desert is most challenging areas for photography, but simply lets you photograph it from any angle, at any time and in any weather. this image of great angle and of interesting view point, the sand waves from bottom to the top of the dunes ,with smooth shadow takes the eyes gradually to the far end background, outstanding image and superb shot, I had a quick look to your magnificent portfolio, Saeed
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Ahmet Baki Kocaballi
{K:13618} 6/1/2004
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wonderful capture of a wonderul place!
i very like this image, curves,smooth transitions,
tones,light but strong background all are great!
congrats
Baki
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Bobby Mun
{K:3709} 5/31/2004
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Hi Tom...Superb capture !
Nice lines and the texture of the sand.
Wonderful !
Cheers ! Bobby
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Alvin Mak
{K:1737} 5/29/2004
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I have not seen Sai's photo but I find it very impressive.
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Mark Scheffer
{K:1809} 5/29/2004
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It sure helps Tom, 'cause i just ordered the Nikon D70 :-)
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tom rumland
{K:14874} 5/29/2004
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hi mark, thanks! glad you like the photo. and, you know, the more people mention it, the more i like the haze. i'll have to learn to use it in the future. ;^)
CCD dust bunnies are the little, tiny specks of dust and what-not that end up on your CCD sensor as a result of changing lenses on a DSLR. they show up in photos as little translicent black specks or sometimes as long fibers. hope that helps.
take care,
tom
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tom rumland
{K:14874} 5/29/2004
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todd, thanks! glad you dig it. btw, since you mentioned it, they actually did shoot some of the star wars scenes because they are some of the most accessible dunes in the country. i think the planet's name was tatuin? i'm probably wrong ;^)
btw, "CCD dust bunnies" is not copyrighted but maybe i should, huh? ;^)
take care,
tom
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Lee Harris
{K:14694} 5/28/2004
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Tom Superb capture !
I don't know where to start...
The metal look with some wicked shadows.... the lines in the sand... the soft background...Perfect !!!
Big time quality picture here Tom...
My complements.
Lee
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Mark Scheffer
{K:1809} 5/28/2004
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Hi Tom,
I think it's a great photo. cropping out the bushes would make this a perfect abstract photo.
I don't mind the haze; it adds (atsmospheric) depth, don't you think?
But what are CCD dust bunnies, and where were they?
Regards, mark
and thanks for your comments on, i hold them in high regard (yours too, Hugo).
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Todd Miller
{K:16464} 5/28/2004
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great shot Tom! i'm jealous, i'd love to walk in these dunes... reminds me of star wars, what was the name of that planet?
anyways, nice detail, and nice lighting. btw, is CCD dust bunnies copyrighted? that's hilarious!
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Maria José Barres
{K:11276} 5/28/2004
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Great and impressive landscape shot! Wonderful! Regards.
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LaMaro Hall
{K:3658} 5/28/2004
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Wow, what an amazing pic. Good compositioning...
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 5/28/2004
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Hi Tom, yeah. We're referring to the same bush on the "left"...;o) Looking foreward to the portrait format, could be very interesting. I went quite extreme on the (real) left side, as I think the shadows near the edge would become a bit distracting in a different format.
Thanks for your comment...
Cheers,
Hugo
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tom rumland
{K:14874} 5/28/2004
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hey hugo, it has been a while ;^) unintentional, however...
actually this was a different trip, just a few weeks ago. we were driving back to la from vegas and just happened to drive by this scene at the right time ;^)
i think we have a bit of our shared-dyslexia popping up here. i meant the lower-right side. specifically the bushes just popping up off the bottom of the frame. although i do know where you're going with your crop. i took a few in portrait mode looking for this specific effect. i'm still playing with it as it also requires cropping because it shows the mesquite bushes in the foreground. although it also exacerbates the foreground to background contrast. it might be good... we'll see what comes out ;^)
take care,
tom
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tom rumland
{K:14874} 5/28/2004
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Sai,
thank you! glad you liked it. regarding the bushes, i think i've been misunderstood. i didn't mean that i wanted to remove all the bushes, merely the ones peeking up on the bottom of the photo. but on second thought, i'm strating to like them ;^)
take care,
tom
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{K:2743} 5/28/2004
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Many thanks Tom, but you flatter me more than deserved :), this one is a gorgeous image..a breath taking image in its own rights. The exposure and composition are perfect. The light makes the dunes look silky smooth and the sky is straight out of a van gogh painting..
And I definitely like the shrubs at the lower end. Shrubless smooth dunes have been over done...and shrubs do indicate the true nature of the landscape here..
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Stefan Engström
{K:24473} 5/28/2004
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I like Hugo's idea for a crop although I think he is shaving off too much on the left. The bushes give context and it would be a shame to lose them entirely. I love the haze, it turns this to a much more original piece in my opinion. The lovely contrast between pastel blue and pink is my favorite aspect of this photo however.
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Hugo Macedo
{K:323} 5/28/2004
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I love the image!!!
congrats
regards from portugal
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 5/28/2004
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Hi Tom, It's been a while! Very productive trip, I see...;o)
I agree thet cropping a strip off in the lower left side is a good idea. (not sure if you meant that crop, thoug, but as I'll elaborate on later, I think a vertical crop would also work) I don't quite agree with your comment about the haze in the background. I think it acts as a perfect "curtain" between the dunes and the mountain in the backgrond. It emphasises the perceived distance, which is vital to the strenght of this shot. The last dune already seems pretty high, but the mountain in the back seems humongous. That's what creates the overwhelming power in this shot. With a narrower selection, I think you would've brought the same message across, but with maybe a tad more tension.
That brings me right back to the crop. Looking at the dunes in front, the lines are mostly horizontal (and quite many of them too, whereas the build up in this shot from the front to the back is vertical, increasing in size. This shot is difficult to crop in a portrait format, though, and the suggestion I attached is not ideal. Still, it gets close to what I mean.
The low lighting is superb, it brings out the texture perfectly, and creates an almost dynamic motion in the dunes. Great shot... Overwhelmingly powerful.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Mauro Giacomazzi
{K:610} 5/28/2004
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Don't cut out brushes,they give a term of compare to the magnificent of the dunes as the haze on background enhances the sharpening of the subject.
Great image, great place.
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