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New Mexico
New Mexico
pitsaman


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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 24-60mm f/2.8 EX DG for Canon
Location: Alamogordo
Date: Apr 1, 2005
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2005

 Flare removed with cline brush tool.
Adjusted levels 20% burn and dodge on levels.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 507
Avg (all users): 6.9919
Avg (commenters): 7.8710
Avg (participants): 6.8821
Avg (non-participants): 7.4038
Views since voting: 8660
Views during voting: 376
Votes: 247
Comments: 42
Favorites: 21 (view)

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 02/21/2006 11:46:50 AM
Incredible light. Excellent!
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 04/26/2005 07:35:52 PM
stunning photo. i bet this looks great at a really large size.
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 04/26/2005 07:17:14 PM
Nice ninth Kosta! You beat me by 0.0001661 lol
Neil
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 04/26/2005 12:10:12 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish with this wonderful expert capture exposed at the right time to bring forth this lovely mood.
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 04/26/2005 12:01:23 PM
great job kosta
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 04/26/2005 11:41:19 AM
Great shot of the White Sands of NM. Gave you a 10, guess I should have told you that before now. Just shy.
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 04/26/2005 07:40:15 AM
congrats on a top 10 finish Kosta! a great accomplishment against so many incredible shots. well deserved.
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 04/26/2005 01:15:28 AM
Amazing textures, thanks for sharing it with us :))
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 04/26/2005 12:26:00 AM
Good Job. Congrats on making the top 10.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 07:00:19 PM
The sky has beautiful colors that blends remarkably well. The shadows accentuates the texture in the sand. I love how the light source is visible from the top left corner, it creates a good harmony with the foreground. Solid, good luck!
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 04/25/2005 06:02:35 PM
the fade into the foreground to black is just perfect.
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 04/25/2005 04:17:00 PM
WOW, ok this is one of those shots that i wish i could give an 11 to... it is simply breathtaking.
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 04/25/2005 02:53:20 PM
This is a shot worthy of a texture study. Awesome capture
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 04/25/2005 06:45:00 AM
Classical view of a desert and never fails to impress
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 04/25/2005 01:46:11 AM
Love the texture of the sand. This was taken at a perfect time of day to pick up the sublties in the scene.
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 04/24/2005 09:15:44 PM
Delicious sand. Beautiful light and shadow study.
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 04/24/2005 08:08:48 PM
Here's the sand dune shot I want to take someday...9
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 04/24/2005 05:28:57 PM
To me the desert is a very special place. It feels as though the bones of the earth are revealed. This is a really fine photograph of a sand dune making the best use of the setting sun. This is a 10 for me.
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 04/24/2005 04:07:25 PM
rich texture and colors... one of my favorites this challenge
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 04/24/2005 07:02:38 AM
clarity & colours are superb
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 04/24/2005 03:59:57 AM
Love sand dunes...very cool! 7
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 04/24/2005 03:12:52 AM
This almost looks like the Sand Dunes here in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Very nice picture with great lighting.
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 04/24/2005 01:30:43 AM
simply amazing. a graduated nd filter could have helped you with the bright sky.
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 04/23/2005 05:44:23 PM
Very simple but very effective. 10
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 04/23/2005 04:16:14 PM
Very nice tones, super composition, bumping up a tad!
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 04/23/2005 07:26:33 AM
They key to successful desert shots is simplicity. Although you have some lovely colours, if I was there I'd have taken out a tele lens and found a way to make the composition much more striking. There's too much happening on the horizon in this shot. The most interesting texture here is that of the sand in the foreground and I'd have made more of this.
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 04/23/2005 12:21:57 AM
very impressive
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 04/22/2005 10:28:49 PM
woah... The texture in this photo is great. It really gives off great shadows. Perfect timing. 8
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 04/22/2005 08:40:56 AM
wow. this is simply breath taking. there is absolutely nothing that could be done to improve this, except for it to wind up on the front page. excellent work, i really hope this does well for you!
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 04/22/2005 07:43:03 AM
Nicely captured at the right time of day.
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 04/22/2005 03:54:00 AM
I easily see this in the top 5. Fantastic shot. Nothing I could recommend would make it better.
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 04/21/2005 06:22:47 AM
Very nice... lots of beautiful shades and lights.
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 04/20/2005 07:57:12 AM
Awesome! I can´t really put my finger on what it is but I love this image, mainly it´s the texture in the sand though and the contrast/colours. Still not a 10 from me but easily a 9. Good luck in the challenge.
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 04/20/2005 06:47:08 AM
It doesn't look very new, it's all wrinkled. I like it, though.
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 04/19/2005 09:47:17 PM
Very beautiful. I hope to try shooting dunes sometime soon. Neat color and texture. 8
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 04/19/2005 06:54:58 PM
Good colours and shades. Lacks some diagonal flow IMO.
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 04/19/2005 05:07:19 PM
New Mexico??
 04/19/2005 12:42:57 PM
far out!
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 04/19/2005 12:18:25 PM
very nice
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 04/19/2005 02:46:59 AM
The essence of the southwest in a photo. Nicely done.
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 04/19/2005 01:58:12 AM
gorgeous
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 04/19/2005 12:54:47 AM
beautiful lighting.
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