Uploaded: March 12, 2011 17:39:45
Home from my trip and back to the cold and gray skies of Chicago. This photo was taken at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. These dunes are unusual as they are composed of gypsum crystals (the substance used to make wallboard) rather than sand.
Exif: F Number: 22.6, ExposureTime: 16210/100000 seconds, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Ellen Hodges March 13, 2011
Simply fabulous light and comp, Leslie!!! Looks soooooo very beautiful!! A big WOW!!! #1360401Courtenay Vanderbilt March 13, 2011
Spectacular composition and light, Leslie! #9288376Lindley Johnson March 13, 2011
Love the composition, light, and color, Leslie! Quite beautiful! #9288819Mitch Spence March 13, 2011
An amazing combination of cool and warm tones and a great composition, Leslie. #9289051Terry Cervi March 13, 2011
This is stunning, Leslie! Welcome back! #9289566Kara L. Hendricks March 15, 2011
Simply gorgeous Leslie.. #9292670Debra R. Harder March 18, 2011
Looks like you had a very successful trip to White Sands, Leslie! Love the pastel colors...and the yucca painted in golden light. BEAUTIFUL! Deb #9298155Liz blahh March 23, 2011
Beautifully captured! #9313250Kathryn Wesserling April 04, 2011
This is a wonderful scene, Leslie. Thank you for the description, too - I always appreciate learning about different places. #9333306Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 04, 2011
Simply beautiful Leslie, congratulations on your POTD!! How exciting!! #9333321Stephanie Frey April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD, Leslie! #9333328Chris Budny April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD, Leslie! #9333335Katarina Mansson April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful POTD Leslie! #9333337Usman M. Bajwa April 04, 2011
Lovely light on the bush, Leslie. CONGRATZ on the POTD!UB. #9333369
Deborah Lewinson April 04, 2011
Congrats on your POTD, Leslie, for this beautiful image!Debby #9333385
Joy Rector April 04, 2011
congrats on the POTD #9333406Courtenay Vanderbilt April 04, 2011
Congrats on your POTD, Leslie! #9333413Michael Umbreit April 04, 2011
Leslie - Congratulations on your POTD!! - Mike #9333582Mary K. Robison April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD, Leslie!Nancyj E. Hovey April 04, 2011
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N STammy Espino April 04, 2011
Congrats!! :) #9333633Dominick M. Dimacale April 04, 2011
Congratulations Leslie on your POTD Win!!!
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Julie Burnett April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD, Leslie!! Gorgeous!! #9333673Anthony L. Mancuso April 04, 2011
Excellent image Leslie...congrats on your POTD! #9333679Karen Celella April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your fabulous POTD, Leslie! #9333697Richard M. Waas April 04, 2011
Congrats on a great POTD!!! #9333747Val Feldman April 04, 2011
It's a beauty and a fabulous POTD, Leslie - Huge congrats!!! #9333752Jessica Jenney April 04, 2011
Congratulations, Leslie on your stunning POTD! #9333790Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 04, 2011
WTG on this GLORIOUS POTD image, Leslie! :-) k #9333802Margaret R. Barry April 04, 2011
Awesome, Leslie. Congratulations on your POTD! #9333813Denny E. Barnes April 04, 2011
Outstanding!! Congratulations, Leslie on your very beautiful and well deserved POTD!! #9333865Phyllis H. Burchett April 04, 2011
Congrats on this gorgeous POTD Leslie! #9333889Karen E. Baumann April 04, 2011
Congratulations on this wonderful image, Leslie!! I love the lighting, the cool tones of blue against the warmer, sunlit tones on the grasses. Yay, for YOU! #9333894David Phalen April 04, 2011
BIG Congrats on a spectacular POTD!! #9333924Daniella Puente April 04, 2011
Congratulations Leslie! #9333976Anne McKinnell April 04, 2011
Beautiful image, congrats on your POTD! #9333977Rona L. Schwarz April 04, 2011
Don't know how I missed this earlier, Leslie, but it's a beauty! The lighting is exquisite and I love the color contrast of the cool blue tones against the warm, sunlit tones of the Yucca grass. A marvelous composition and an outstanding POTD! Big Contrats! #9334008Kathy Salerni April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your POTD, Leslie! Beautiful shot! I love the play of light! #9334015Michele Peterson April 04, 2011
Beautiful Leslie!! Amazing colors,and just a lovely image to look at. Congratulations on this fantastic POTD!!!! #9334111Mitch Spence April 04, 2011
Congratulations, Leslie, on your dramatic POTD. #9334125Phyllis A. Houghton April 04, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful POTD. The colors, composition and lighting are fantastic! #9334154cari martin April 04, 2011
Absolutely stunning!! The lighting is perfect. The composition perfect. Just beautiful! Congrats on your well deserved POTD, Leslie!! Well done! #9334163Amanda D. Austwick April 04, 2011
Love the warm and cool tones. CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful POTD!!! #9334257Stanley C. Sims April 04, 2011
Beautiful light, color, and composition Leslie. Congrats on the POTD. #9334320Terry Cervi April 04, 2011
Congrats on your stunning POTD, Leslie! #9334427Amy M. Wilson April 04, 2011
Fabulous capture... HUGE congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Leslie!! #9334441Debra R. Harder April 04, 2011
This is so beautiful, Leslie!! Huge congratulations on your SUPERB POTD!! Deb #9334499Ellen Hodges April 04, 2011
Very very huge congrats on a fantastic and soooooo well deserved POTD, Leslie!!!! A very big WOW!!!! #9334811Cindy Bendush April 04, 2011
Dynamite POTD Leslie! Congratulations! #9334908Richard D. Love April 05, 2011
Congratulations, Leslie. Beautiful image. Excellent combination of warm and cool. Well done.Rick #9335375
Patti Coblentz April 05, 2011
What an incredibly colorful image of the desert, Leslie...big congratulations on your POTD! #9336546Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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