Patterns On A Dune 2 [Contest Finalists April 2009]
Uploaded: April 12, 2009 08:37:36
White Sands National Monument, Southern NM
Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 26.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Stefania Barbier April 20, 2009
how spectacular.... makes me want to break all those perfect wind made patterns by rolling down the sand hill!!! #1116216Thomas E. Hinds April 20, 2009
Stephania: How funny! Thank you! And I concur! That is another joy of these dunes. To play, to play! #7424090Tammy Espino April 20, 2009
Stunning capture!! This is a winner for sure :) #7425299Matteo Colombo April 22, 2009
Great image Thomas! #7429902Usman M. Bajwa April 23, 2009
Thomas, this looks beautiful.Usman. #7442323
Thomas E. Hinds April 23, 2009
Thank you Usman and Matteo. Your comments are truly appreciated! T. #7442510Jorgen Jensen April 27, 2009
This is indeed a great capture Thomas.Ellen Powell May 01, 2009
Wonderful, Thomas. Now I get more you liking the gill pattern of my mushroom. #7474638Thomas E. Hinds May 02, 2009
How funny Ellen! Thank you! #7476236Aimee S. McMaster May 02, 2009
...what a beauty Thomas...Aimee #7476486Thomas E. Hinds May 02, 2009
Thank you Aimee! #7477483Alan L. Borror May 04, 2009
Fantastic landscape image, Thomas! #7484210Thomas E. Hinds May 04, 2009
Thanks, Alan! Much appreciated. #7484442Renee Doyle May 05, 2009
Beautiful design and textures Thomas!!! Excellent b/w presentation!!! #7489713Thomas E. Hinds May 05, 2009
Very much thanks, Renee! #7489766Renata Gusciora May 08, 2009
Fantastic image,almost surreal,Thomas! #7499533Philippe Vieux-Jeanton May 08, 2009
Wow!! This is a really, really cool image! #7500338Thomas E. Hinds May 09, 2009
Thank you, Phillipe! #7503102Thomas E. Hinds May 09, 2009
Thanks to Renata as well! #7503107Songbird Cline May 24, 2009
wow, this is awesome!! #7552938Lynne Morris May 26, 2009
Wow Thomas this is awesome and a very worthy finalist, Huge Congratulations! #7560280Randy A. Baumhover May 26, 2009
Congrats on a beautiful image. I'll get there someday. RB #7561905Ellen Powell May 26, 2009
WTG, Thomas! Well deserved! #7562008Eugenio Diaz May 26, 2009
Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist…Well done!Thomas E. Hinds May 26, 2009
Thanks to everyone. Love all of your work! And Ellen, I really thought we'd see your wonderful mushroom in the mix! (It is so great!) #7564321Barbara Waldoch May 26, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Thomas! #7564350Debra R. Harder May 26, 2009
Truly beautiful, Thomas! Congratulations on your excellent finalist! Deb #7564454Thomas E. Hinds May 27, 2009
Thank you, Barbara and Debra! You each are so very creative and each deserve your finalists! #7565863Gary Lange May 28, 2009
Many congrats here!! #7570884Stephen S. Maguire May 28, 2009
Excellent image!!! Congrats!!!! #7574196Thomas E. Hinds May 28, 2009
Thank you very much, Gary and Stephen! #7574289Patti Coblentz May 31, 2009
Congratulations, Thomas...this is quite an image!Stephen Zacker June 16, 2009
Like the light and shadows. Congratulations #7636737Thomas E. Hinds June 16, 2009
Thanks, Stephen! #7637930Patricia Ronan June 17, 2009
Fantastic capture of these beautiful sand patterns, belated congrats on your finalist:) #7641162Thomas E. Hinds June 17, 2009
Thank you, Patricia. Much appreciated! #7641488Usman M. Bajwa June 29, 2009
Belated Congrats. Thomas!UB. #7691548
Thomas E. Hinds June 30, 2009
Thanks so much, Usman #7692466Becky J. Parkinson July 21, 2009
Congratulations, Thomas, on this wonderful finalist! The sand design and composition are perfect! #7764789Thomas E. Hinds July 21, 2009
Thank you, Becky! #7765619Kerry W. Willis September 07, 2009
Awesome Artistic image.. wonderful composition. ALL JOY! #7923433Thomas E. Hinds September 07, 2009
Thanks for the visit, Kerry! #7923568Rod Partington September 19, 2009
This is such a wonderful photo,from the exposure to the composition.Fantastic image here,Thomas! #7956680Thomas E. Hinds September 20, 2009
Thanks, Rod, much appreciated! #7959580Christine Lobsinger February 14, 2010
Such beautiful patterns by Mother Nature.. your angle with light/shadow makes for a WINNER..Now, for an question: HOW ON EARTH DID YOU MAKE THIS SHOT... I mean where did you stand? I've never seen sand like this before.. except I believe in your's and Deb H. images.. I would love to know are you standing in them... or up above on different land... lol..
Sincerely,
CHRIS
Smiling #8381325
Thomas E. Hinds February 14, 2010
Chris: Thank you very much for the visit and comment! White Sands is an amazing place. The sand is the whitest sand in the world and very light. Wind makes those patterns and one has to find places where no one has stepped on the patterns to get an unspoiled shot. Photographers take their shots from within the dunes. I hike almost every time I go and find seclusion somewhere. It is a magical place. Hope you can get there one day! Tom #8382439Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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