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Desert Shadows at Dawn

MPBACK — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 20:15:25 GMT

I was hiking in the early morning at Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley when I came upon this scene. I was drawn to the shadows and front lit ripples in the sand. I used a 5DIV and 24-105L lens to compose the image.

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Tintype_18 — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:22:21 GMT

Good photo shot and well balanced with the plants and the "dark" dune at the right. How hot was it? Read that DV set record temps, average 108.5.

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MPBACK — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:18:23 GMT

Hi John,

Thanks for your comments. This photo was taken end of March.
Temps in 70s. Perfect time to go there. The photo looks decent in color with a lot of orange tones.
Mike.

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kriscowling — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 11:50:40 GMT

Beautiful ethereal image! Lovely textures in the sand, the hills, and the sky, along with those wonderful long shadows. Very nicely captured!

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MPBACK — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:43:21 GMT

Thank you!

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Tintype_18 — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 17:17:37 GMT

70s is much more comfortable. Could you post the color photo? Curious to see it.

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MPBACK — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:10:08 GMT

Hi John

Yes, I will post the color version in a couple of days.

Mike

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TomRamsey — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:57:48 GMT

Excellent, the gray tones are beautiful, and I like your composition.

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MPBACK — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:59:56 GMT

Thanks, Tom!

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Tronhard — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:03:47 GMT

This is such a classic image - it could be almost any desert in the world and almost any time, thanks to the use of greyscale. I love the low light's accentuating of the sand textures and the graduating intensity towards the horizon creates a great sense of depth.

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mrmezgom — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:52:29 GMT

Really amazing work!! Congrats!\

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shadowsports — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:51:28 GMT

Love the clouds, contrast and shadows. Looking forward to the color image.

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MPBACK — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 08:27:49 GMT

Thank you!

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Illumined — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 16:16:27 GMT

That's an awesome picture, very reminiscent of Ansel Adams - especially the hazy looking horizon.

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MPBACK — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 07:09:56 GMT

Thank you!

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BrighamBB — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:34:58 GMT

Beautiful composition and process. Thank you for sharing.