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cchoc Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, most notably in Landscape Photography Charter MemberThu 26-Apr-12 11:43 PM
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"Great Sand Dunes NP"
Fri 27-Apr-12 11:41 AM by cchoc

Marietta, US
          

We finally got to a place with wifi so I can check out the forums and post an image or two.

This was from our hike in the dunes yesterday.

D700
28-300mm VR
1/125 sec @ f/22, ISO 640



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DeanAZ Moderator Expert nature photographer Nikonian since 28th Apr 2007Fri 27-Apr-12 05:48 AM
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Phoenix, US
          

I like the blue in the sky complementing the colors of the sand. It makes a good contrast. I think the slope of the dune adds to the tension in the image between the earth and sky.

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cchoc Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, most notably in Landscape Photography Charter MemberFri 27-Apr-12 11:40 AM
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Marietta, US
          

Thanks Dean.

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ericbowles Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, especially Landscape and Wildlife Photoghraphy Nikonian since 25th Nov 2005Fri 27-Apr-12 09:55 AM
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Nice one, Charlie - looks like a great trip. Nice perspective on this one.

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landism Registered since 22nd Oct 2011Fri 27-Apr-12 11:19 AM
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nice image!!

  
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cchoc Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, most notably in Landscape Photography Charter MemberFri 27-Apr-12 11:43 AM
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Thanks Mark.

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cchoc Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, most notably in Landscape Photography Charter MemberFri 27-Apr-12 11:43 AM
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Marietta, US
          

Thanks Eric. We're on our homewanrd leg now, it's been a great time. We'd probably hiked 2 miles in sand at this point and climbed 400' up the dunes at 8200' elevation, so I was glad to sit down and get a low perspective.

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AartPapaya Silver Member Nikonian since 21st Oct 2011Sat 28-Apr-12 01:31 PM
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I like the composition but the image seemed to be very soft especially towards the dune-horizon. I can not understand why because at F22 the whole image should be fairly sharp and at 1/125 with a VR lens I doubt if there is any camera shake. Am I imagining the soft focus?

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cchoc Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, most notably in Landscape Photography Charter MemberSat 28-Apr-12 11:42 PM
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Marietta, US
          

Hi Aart,

The softness at the horizon is probably due to blowing sand, it was pretty windy, plus the sun was fairly high in the sky when it was taken so the cotrast wasn't very good which contribtes to an overall softness. In the full sized image to focus looks pretty good front to back.

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