Tallest sand dune in North America

zoomer

Of all places Idaho...has the tallest dune in North America. Bruneau Sand Dunes..just a single long sand dune in the middle of nowhere.

eoren1

I like the b/w version of this. Great time of day for those shadows upping the contrast of the ridge. And here I didn't know there was any sand in Idaho

paddler4

I also prefer the B&W, for two reasons. One is that there is not much color anyway--the image is mostly tonal variation, and the B&W highlights that. The second is the that the B&W image has (in my eyes) a much more interesting composition. I think if you cropped a very small amount off the left, and top, it might be even nicer. But in any case, a very nice image.

kdog

Very nice, Zoomer. It's difficult finding good compositions in large monolith dunes, but you did well. I really like the contrast of the blue sky against the dune in the first one, as well as the leading lines of the waves in the sand.

Doug Solis

Nice work, really like your compositions.

redleash

Can't pick a favorite--I like both of them. Haven't seen Bruneau in a very long time--thanks for another Idaho memory! You're making me want to return.

Lauren

D90mark

These are both really nice. I find the first one to be my favorite. The contrast of the sky against the dune and the shadows is nice. The ripples in the sand and the edge of the dune do a nice job leading you to the peak.

DoctorIt

So cool to learn about things in the US you never knew existed!

I also prefer your B&W, very nice contrast. To be honest, I think that might also be because I detect some "HDR" in the color version?

zoomer

Thanks, appreciate the comments.
Yeah pretty weird that this is in Idaho, but half the state is desert so guess it makes sense.
No HDR, contrast adjustments. It was 15 degrees and there is some frost on the dune in the shadow.
In 1 if you look really close you can see where a coyote ran out over the top just a few seconds before, I took it out of the black and white version. There were a lot of coyotes in this area, seemed every little clump of grass had mouse tracks all around it.

dbd

zoomer wrote: »

Yeah pretty weird that this is in Idaho, but half the state is desert so guess it makes sense.

The folks at Great Sand Dunes National Park think that their 750 foot dunes are bigger than Bruneau's 470 feet. Many other dunes in NA are also over 470 feet. Bruneau is reported to be the biggest lonely-sorta ("single-structured") dune at:
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/parks/bruneau/bruneau.htm

With only 19 people per square mile, Idaho -is- big on lonely-sorta.

Dale B. Dalrymple

Secluded Valley

Beautiful shots. My favorite is the black and white. I've heard of sand dunes in Idaho, but I've never seen them.

Kristine

dls

Very nice! Like the monochrome one the best. It highlights the light/shadow and patterns the best, and as stated above, has a better overall composition that invites the eye to explore more than just the central tip of the dune. It has a gorgeous artsy/abstract feel to it.