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Great Sand Dune National Park


Great Sand Dune National Park
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Copyright: phuoc phan (pnphan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 232 W: 33 N: 384] (3672)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-27
Categories: Nature
Camera: Pentax *ist DS, Pentax-DA Zoom 18-55mm F3.5-F5.6 AL, quantaray 52mm circular polari
Exposure: f/27, 1/8 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Great Sand Dunes NM [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-09-09 4:08
Viewed: 1413
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Great Sand Dune National Park locates in Alamosa, Colorado. From Denver to this location takes about 4 hrs drive (make sure you watch your driving speed). Getting to this place I have to cross a shallow river, water forms by melting snow on the mountain. Depend on the season the river could be as wide as 2 block and the water is freezing cold around 5 AM in the morning. By the time I got to the Dune the scene worths every hardship I been thru to get to this place.

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Hello Phuoc,

Very nice view, colors ares wonderful. impressive panorama.
well done
greg

Hi Phuoc!
Beautiful shot, good contrast between the blue sky and the brown sands.

Pini

Very nice shot. I loved these dunes. You got a nice shot without any footprints. I was there in the afternoon and all dunes were covered by people and prints. So I guess it was worth the early rise :). The shot has great shadow play in it and the colorsetting is supurb. Good job.

Hi Phuoc
Beautiful sight; great colours and blue sky and contrasts. Top.
< Regards Albrecht

AMAZING+++!!
..first class composition Phuoc, fantastic lightin and great shadow's games..
a really evocative place very well captured from you, compliments!!

have a nice week-end, Fabio.

Great, I love these dunes. Great contrast between the sand and the polarized sky. Great structure.
Bernd

Hola Phuoc. Una gran composición. Me encanta el color de las dunas en contraste con el cielo azul intenso. Las zonas de sombra quedan muy bien también. Buena foto.

Yeray.

A wonderful shot Phouc. I like the contrast between the dunes and the sky. The shadows give the dunes an architectural feel.
Kath

grat shot, very nice colors, contrast and shadow effect. well done
Martin

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  • faubry Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3595 W: 355 N: 4323] (28140)
  • [2005-09-09 12:08]

hello, it 's a superb dunes picture, very beautiful colors and light, good composition
thanks
francine

Wow. This is an impressive photo. It looks like it should be on the cover of National Geographic or something. The anglie of light and the colors of the sand and sky are great.

Regards,

Tom

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  • Cricri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4521 W: 229 N: 6196] (29737)
  • [2005-09-09 14:59]

Bonjour Phuoc, trés impressionant, mais trés beaux
et les couleurs sont magnifiques, BRAVO.
Amitié, cricri

Yes, I agree Phuoc! It was worth all the troubles you had to go through. Fantastic capture of this beautiful place. Great colors and details..

It's a very ebautifull shot. I love the harmonious courbs of the dunes, going out of the picture in a great perspective, contrast are well done and point out the warm light.

Saying just one word, "great!" sounds unfair to the effort you described in the note. So, "great!" should be divided in two, a half for the picture, and the other half for the note, because both of them are... "great"!

Fair enough, Phuoc?

Thanh

Hey Phuoc,
This place looks really worthwide to visit. The sand looks so soft and with an amazing yellow tone, that contrasted very well with the beautiful blue sky.
Greatly done.
Ricardo

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  • Marche Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 765 W: 67 N: 1080] (4307)
  • [2005-09-11 10:24]

Bonjour Phuoc,
Magnifique.....
Superbe composition, bel éclairage et contraste.
Amitiés
Martine

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  • rimas (88)
  • [2005-09-12 8:31]

Great shot Phuoc. Beautiful playing between soft forms and shadows. Your hard travel - endeavour at perfection.
Thanks

Hi Phuoc
Well POV and great composition. what unitl now you present this great shot.Bravo

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  • Mishe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 378 W: 1 N: 78] (3495)
  • [2005-09-12 21:52]

Hi Phuoc!
Extraordinary picture.
With best wishes,
Mishe.

Hi Phuoc,
it is very difficult to take a good picture of sand dunes due to the light and shadows.
But you got it !
Well done
Laurent

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8776 W: 923 N: 11778] (57323)
  • [2005-09-14 4:12]

Hi phuoc

Wow! I like the vastness of the sandy landscape, & the repetitive dunes. Good work!

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5144 W: 94 N: 3996] (26279)
  • [2005-09-14 17:20]

Has been a long time...
I still like the desert.
I still like the way you capture the desert.
A great composition, with wonderful lines in a beautiful light.
Stéphane

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  • Bien Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 502 W: 50 N: 953] (4703)
  • [2005-09-15 2:23]

Very impressive "dunescape" Phuoc! The movement of the lines of the dunes hace a nice mood and the contrast of colours is outstanding! Well done! Sabine

Hi Phuoc
Beautifull picture. It's graphical. Excellent light and sharp. It's an african landscape !
Congratulations for this beautifull shot !
Bertrand

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  • Paul57 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 150 W: 0 N: 151] (1277)
  • [2005-09-17 22:09]

Hi Phuoc,
What an amazing shot! I like the contrast between the dunes and the sky.
I will be in Colorado in less than 2 weeks and passing close to these dunes. I sure hope to get the opportunity to see them.
Regards,
Paul

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1006 W: 23 N: 340] (3112)
  • [2006-07-31 3:33]

Bonjour Phuoc,
Un paysage impressionnant et des couleurs superbes.
Belle image, bien contrastée. Bravo
Gérard

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