Colorado Sand Dunes

alexw

Hello everyone,
I'm new to this place! Just signed up for a SmugMug account, and I've just started uploading.
This forum seems like a nice place to give and receive photo critiques, so I thought I'd throw a photo out there.


Here's a picture from the ridge of a dune at the Colorado Sand Dunes National Monument.


Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi, 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 lens.
(I've since upgraded to a Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40 f/4L, so I'll post some shots I made with that sometime in the future... )

thapamd

Great opening image, Alex! The textures in the FG are sublime and b&w toning is masterful.

Welcome to the forum...lots of nice and helpful people here.

hawkeye978

Welcome to DGrin.

I agree with Mahesh. I do like the BW conversion and the leading edge from the dune does a good job of leading you into the frame.

Eia

Great! It keeps my attention; i can almost count the grains!

christinamae

Stunning shot!

HDShooter

Very Nice.
I need to go find some dunes to shoot.

wfeller

Wow! Very nice.

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grimace

Welcome to Dgrin!! Beautiful shot!!

anwmn1

Welcome and WOW.. what a great shot.

Really need to make it here someday.

jstpeter

nice opening post! a great B&W landscape which can be very difficult to pull off

dseidman

Awesome first post! I love the tones.

crow

love the contrast the shadow has with the rest image; as well as
the texture on the foreground. Great first post!!!!


Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi, 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 lens.
(I've since upgraded to a Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40 f/4L, so I'll post some shots I made with that sometime in the future... )[/quote]

schmoo

Hi Alex and again, welcome!

This is a great way to start with us and hope that you have tons more to share with us.

torags

Welcome aboard.

Very nice treatment of great comps...

Rags

Kory Lidstrom

Very nice compo and light. Heckuva start, eager to see more.