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GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 13:27
I did a forum search and I did not find a thread for Sand Dunes. I know a lot of us shoot them, they're a favorite subject for big neg photographers. Here are some of mine.
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/SandDunes/content/images/large/SD1.jpg
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/SandDunes/content/images/large/SD2.jpg
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/SandDunes/content/images/large/SD6.jpg
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/SandDunes/content/images/large/SD3.jpg
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 13:29
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/DV_Sanddune11.jpg
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/dv_sanddune45copy.png
Eureka Valley Sand Dunes
Before it became part of Death Valley National Park
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 13:59
Very cool! When did it become part of the DV National Park?
Erik Larsen
16-Dec-2011, 15:04
Nice prints guys. One of these days I'll make it to DV, I just don't want to do it in the summer which is when I usually can get away. Here's some dunes a little more hospitable weather wise. GSDNP, CO
tmax 100 on mg4 fiber
regards
erik
Wikipedia says Eureka dunes became part of Death Valley in 1994. I'd love to get out to Death Valley again sometime soon. I did two 45min sessions out in Mesquite Dunes in early/mid July. The heat didn't seem insanely bad but I was beyond dehydrated afterwards. My face was also sand blasted raw.
:D I love sand dunes! For give me if I am mistaken, but I think you posted a photo ElRooster that was color and just of one larger sand dune. I remember seeing that photo in the landscape thread and I've tried to find it a few times but couldn't. Maybe it was someone else though.
I've only shot a few sand dunes on film so far. My favorite is this photo on 4x5 Velvia 50 with a 75mm Caltar. I spent the majority of 2 days on top of Star Dune and High Dune at Great Sand Dunes NP. The first days sunset was blocked by clouds. This second sunset from Star Dune just made it out from behind the clouds with less than 10 minutes to spare before sunset. For over an hour I watched the rays of sunlight work there way across the sea of dunes towards me until I was enveloped in sunshine! I was euphoric! I did use too small an aperture though but I am happy. The 2 hour trek down to the car in the dark was well worth it, hoping one of the two slides would turn out.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6228021629_fd95b702ba_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6228021629/in/set-72157626457305442)
The hike up the large dunes was exhausting but so much fun. Mid-day was fruitless for photography, in my opinion. But around 4:30-5pm the sun had enough of an angle to create some interesting shadows and shapes within the dunes. The shadows weren't strong at all (very light) but I was thinking about trying my first employment of the zone system to create stronger shadows and contrast:eek:! I focused on finding abstract compositions with my digital camera. I really really wished I had a longer lens so that I could have shot a lot of 4x5 b&w (and so I could try the zone system). I now have a 24" Goerz Artar but I did not then. I like to practice or compose first on my digital camera and use the LCD and histogram as a guide to whether or not the composition might work. The 600mm on 4x5 would have been near perfect. My longest was only the 300mm Heliar which I did not even bother lugging up the dunes.
Ah, best day of the year. Wish I could do that every day!
Jeffrey Sipress
16-Dec-2011, 15:13
A couple from the Pismo Dunes, Central California coast. Probably shot on Acros 4x5
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune5.jpg
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune4.jpg
SMBooth
16-Dec-2011, 15:24
On the beach at Lakes Entrance on the South coast of Australia.
4x5, 90mm @ f22
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6522843785_95c4a6e167.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/6522843785/)
Beach Dunes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/6522843785/)
Heroique
16-Dec-2011, 15:37
I was euphoric!
Wow, thanks for the fun narrative – I think your enthusiasm for dunes might infect us all!
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 15:46
Hey Zaitz
No that wasn't me. I don't shoot color landscapes, at least not yet. haha
I really like your shot I like the highlights on the sand dunes in the background. Awesome capture!
Wow, thanks for the fun narrative – I think your enthusiasm for dunes might infect us all!
No problem :D. The allure of the dunes is hard to resist for me. I think they are really 'easy' to compose in which is probably why I like them so much. Compared to the contrast and detail problems I saw in the middle of the Redwoods the dunes are just so simple.
Hey Zaitz
No that wasn't me. I don't shoot color landscapes, at least not yet. haha
I really like your shot I like the highlights on the sand dunes in the background. Awesome capture!
Thank you! The light was fantastic for that 10 minutes.
The photo I mentioned above is by Gary Tarbert here:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?p=726922&highlight=dune+velvia#post726922
Heroique
16-Dec-2011, 16:06
To complement the grand vistas, here’s an intimate detail.
These ripples, lower right, mark the boundary & beginning of a dune – Olympic Peninsula, Washington state.
I hope an eloquent physicist can describe why the wind forms repeating ripples in the sand. They remind me of waves in the surf, but the explanation must be quite different.
Tachi 4x5
Fujinon-W 125mm/5.6 (w/ green filter to darken sky & lighten trees)
Ilford FP4+ (in Rodinal 1:50)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 16:11
On the beach at Lakes Entrance on the South coast of Australia.
4x5, 90mm @ f22
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6522843785_95c4a6e167.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/6522843785/)
Beach Dunes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isisford/6522843785/)
Very nice.
Gary Tarbert
16-Dec-2011, 16:16
Wikipedia says Eureka dunes became part of Death Valley in 1994. I'd love to get out to Death Valley again sometime soon. I did two 45min sessions out in Mesquite Dunes in early/mid July. The heat didn't seem insanely bad but I was beyond dehydrated afterwards. My face was also sand blasted raw.
:D I love sand dunes! For give me if I am mistaken, but I think you posted a photo ElRooster that was color and just of one larger sand dune. I remember seeing that photo in the landscape thread and I've tried to find it a few times but couldn't. Maybe it was someone else though.
I've only shot a few sand dunes on film so far. My favorite is this photo on 4x5 Velvia 50 with a 75mm Caltar. I spent the majority of 2 days on top of Star Dune and High Dune at Great Sand Dunes NP. The first days sunset was blocked by clouds. This second sunset from Star Dune just made it out from behind the clouds with less than 10 minutes to spare before sunset. For over an hour I watched the rays of sunlight work there way across the sea of dunes towards me until I was enveloped in sunshine! I was euphoric! I did use too small an aperture though but I am happy. The 2 hour trek down to the car in the dark was well worth it, hoping one of the two slides would turn out.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6228021629_fd95b702ba_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6228021629/in/set-72157626457305442)
The hike up the large dunes was exhausting but so much fun. Mid-day was fruitless for photography, in my opinion. But around 4:30-5pm the sun had enough of an angle to create some interesting shadows and shapes within the dunes. The shadows weren't strong at all (very light) but I was thinking about trying my first employment of the zone system to create stronger shadows and contrast:eek:! I focused on finding abstract compositions with my digital camera. I really really wished I had a longer lens so that I could have shot a lot of 4x5 b&w (and so I could try the zone system). I now have a 24" Goerz Artar but I did not then. I like to practice or compose first on my digital camera and use the LCD and histogram as a guide to whether or not the composition might work. The 600mm on 4x5 would have been near perfect. My longest was only the 300mm Heliar which I did not even bother lugging up the dunes.
Ah, best day of the year. Wish I could do that every day!Wow!!:eek: This is a cracker absolutely awesome , The sky just makes this so dramatic and the lighting is spot on I would proudly display this on my wall as big print . Oh BTW did i say i really like this . Cheers Gary
Gary Tarbert
16-Dec-2011, 16:19
Very nice.Perfect , Makes me want see whats on the other side , Feels like home to me . Cheers Gary
Gary Tarbert
16-Dec-2011, 16:24
A couple from the Pismo Dunes, Central California coast. Probably shot on Acros 4x5
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune5.jpg
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune4.jpgLike your style Jeffrey , Where you just take small parts of the scene and make these wonderful compositions keep these comong there great . Cheers Gary
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 16:24
Post your sand dune Gary. :)
Gary Tarbert
16-Dec-2011, 16:34
Post your sand dune Gary. :)Hi Gabriel , That shot is being drum scanned next week , it has been ordered as a 60" print ,and i don't like going large off V700 scans , So i might wait and post from that file . Cheers Gary
Erik Larsen
16-Dec-2011, 16:40
A couple from the Pismo Dunes, Central California coast. Probably shot on Acros 4x5
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune5.jpg
http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/pdune4.jpg
These are fantastic! My compliments.
Regards
Erik
Erik Larsen
16-Dec-2011, 16:45
Wikipedia says Eureka dunes became part of Death Valley in 1994. I'd love to get out to Death Valley again sometime soon. I did two 45min sessions out in Mesquite Dunes in early/mid July. The heat didn't seem insanely bad but I was beyond dehydrated afterwards. My face was also sand blasted raw.
:D I love sand dunes! For give me if I am mistaken, but I think you posted a photo ElRooster that was color and just of one larger sand dune. I remember seeing that photo in the landscape thread and I've tried to find it a few times but couldn't. Maybe it was someone else though.
I've only shot a few sand dunes on film so far. My favorite is this photo on 4x5 Velvia 50 with a 75mm Caltar. I spent the majority of 2 days on top of Star Dune and High Dune at Great Sand Dunes NP. The first days sunset was blocked by clouds. This second sunset from Star Dune just made it out from behind the clouds with less than 10 minutes to spare before sunset. For over an hour I watched the rays of sunlight work there way across the sea of dunes towards me until I was enveloped in sunshine! I was euphoric! I did use too small an aperture though but I am happy. The 2 hour trek down to the car in the dark was well worth it, hoping one of the two slides would turn out.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6228021629_fd95b702ba_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6228021629/in/set-72157626457305442)
The hike up the large dunes was exhausting but so much fun. Mid-day was fruitless for photography, in my opinion. But around 4:30-5pm the sun had enough of an angle to create some interesting shadows and shapes within the dunes. The shadows weren't strong at all (very light) but I was thinking about trying my first employment of the zone system to create stronger shadows and contrast:eek:! I focused on finding abstract compositions with my digital camera. I really really wished I had a longer lens so that I could have shot a lot of 4x5 b&w (and so I could try the zone system). I now have a 24" Goerz Artar but I did not then. I like to practice or compose first on my digital camera and use the LCD and histogram as a guide to whether or not the composition might work. The 600mm on 4x5 would have been near perfect. My longest was only the 300mm Heliar which I did not even bother lugging up the dunes.
Ah, best day of the year. Wish I could do that every day!
Great story, definitely worth the workout to get there!
Regards
Erik
Michael Clark
16-Dec-2011, 19:25
These are great Sand Dune photos, getting all fired up about going to Oceania this February. I have some from the last Tonopah workshop here. 210mm Nikor W 320TXP 5x7 film and Jake.with deep yellow filter.
Brian Vuillemenot
16-Dec-2011, 19:49
One from DV, then gypsum sand dunes ridges at dusk from White Sands, then one from Oceano Dunes
Robert Oliver
16-Dec-2011, 19:51
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fbd67c197aea65c6c29275/1476156593304-JJWBMMEYZ1OR5X2OVTG7/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIFEpkDZeKd4uvqV-f7w3XMUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKcXLZvaPH-iuzIqDnWtwO9qvtkOgeSo5fc5rpXUIEIdReJf807e-9laIF5rLgKaNA5/oceano-dunes.jpg?format=1000w
Oceano Dunes
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fbd67c197aea65c6c29275/1476156593448-2ZYVGFNTS0A9PDSGLU8P/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBnqHFe3_lxUl7qih7rG34hZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIqkULJXm1Dd9PvQW9RKGX84_NZimecq_RjphdxMsF6SAKMshLAGzx4R3EDFOm1kBS/oceanodunescopy2.jpg?format=1000w
Oceano Dunes
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57fbd67c197aea65c6c29275/1476156427217-7IVKGBBN5GMVFEPM6SPN/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kD6CjMGwTA3EmS29RwVPZ_VZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIlDdnZL9OrMUR8y07XXqehU3DCln8fpNQiR_7yMoRHswKMshLAGzx4R3EDFOm1kBS/ibex_dunes_tmx_hc110_n%2B1_crop_11x14.jpg?format=1000w
Ibex Dunes - Death Valley National Park
GabrielSeri
16-Dec-2011, 19:59
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v10/p1039505870-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v30/p681601101-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v32/p1060211110-4.jpg
Ibex Dunes - Death Valley National Park
WOW!!! We have a winner. Amazing shot!
Michael Clark
16-Dec-2011, 20:02
Brian, the Gypsum Canyon Ridges have a great vibrant blue really cool.Color film makes for fine color prints in the evening and morning shots.
The ripples and lines of the Oceano pic are great also.
Are these 4x5 film and what size lens did you use?
Mike
Wikipedia says Eureka dunes became part of Death Valley in 1994. I'd love to get out to Death Valley again sometime soon. I did two 45min sessions out in Mesquite Dunes in early/mid July. The heat didn't seem insanely bad but I was beyond dehydrated afterwards. My face was also sand blasted raw.
:D I love sand dunes! For give me if I am mistaken, but I think you posted a photo ElRooster that was color and just of one larger sand dune. I remember seeing that photo in the landscape thread and I've tried to find it a few times but couldn't. Maybe it was someone else though.
I've only shot a few sand dunes on film so far. My favorite is this photo on 4x5 Velvia 50 with a 75mm Caltar. I spent the majority of 2 days on top of Star Dune and High Dune at Great Sand Dunes NP. The first days sunset was blocked by clouds. This second sunset from Star Dune just made it out from behind the clouds with less than 10 minutes to spare before sunset. For over an hour I watched the rays of sunlight work there way across the sea of dunes towards me until I was enveloped in sunshine! I was euphoric! I did use too small an aperture though but I am happy. The 2 hour trek down to the car in the dark was well worth it, hoping one of the two slides would turn out.
The hike up the large dunes was exhausting but so much fun. Mid-day was fruitless for photography, in my opinion. But around 4:30-5pm the sun had enough of an angle to create some interesting shadows and shapes within the dunes. The shadows weren't strong at all (very light) but I was thinking about trying my first employment of the zone system to create stronger shadows and contrast:eek:! I focused on finding abstract compositions with my digital camera. I really really wished I had a longer lens so that I could have shot a lot of 4x5 b&w (and so I could try the zone system). I now have a 24" Goerz Artar but I did not then. I like to practice or compose first on my digital camera and use the LCD and histogram as a guide to whether or not the composition might work. The 600mm on 4x5 would have been near perfect. My longest was only the 300mm Heliar which I did not even bother lugging up the dunes.
Ah, best day of the year. Wish I could do that every day!
This one is just INSANE! There's so much going on in there - that wild sky in such contrast with the calmness of the dunes - the light is perfect and the feeling of depth, you just get sucked into this photo... I would love to see a big print of this one.
PERFECT JOB!
cheers
Tom
Robert those are great! The contrast in that first one is incredible. That is the kind of contrast I wanted to employ at GSDNP. But I didn't have a lens long enough to frame the compositions I saw.
Jeffrey I really enjoy that second one. The ripples are what I focused on when I was at Death Valley. Not as many at GSDNP.
Wow!!:eek: This is a cracker absolutely awesome , The sky just makes this so dramatic and the lighting is spot on I would proudly display this on my wall as big print . Oh BTW did i say i really like this . Cheers Gary
:) Thank you! That is one thing the clouds helped with. They had ruined one sunset and almost ruined another but in the end they helped make the photo! The whole area is incredible. You can see all the rain far off in various directions. I just hoped it wouldn't blow over me while I was on top of the two big dunes!
If anyone wants a print I would be happy to work with you for whatever size you want.
Great story, definitely worth the workout to get there!
Regards
Erik
Thanks. I made it worse by picking the wrong route to Star Dune. The dunes form in lines or sequences. I picked a ridge-line that was two over! So I had to literally crawl up the side of Star Dune. My walking stick broke and I used the 2 foot section as a pick to help me up. I had to take a break every 5-6 steps and lay flat to avoid tumbling down the dune :eek: .
This one is just INSANE! There's so much going on in there - that wild sky in such contrast with the calmness of the dunes - the light is perfect and the feeling of depth, you just get sucked into this photo... I would love to see a big print of this one.
PERFECT JOB!
cheers
Tom
Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words.
Cold Winter day on top of the Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. Ice crystals in the sand along the ridges.
16x20 silver gelatin print from 4x5 negative (150mm lens).
And to show that in the middle of the day with the wind blowing, one can still get a photo on top of a sand dune...;)
The darker area swooshing thru the middle of the print is blowing sand.
Wind Pocket
Eureka Valley Sand Dunes
From a 16x20 Silver Gelatin print (Selenium toned Ilford Gallerie)
Gowland PocketView 4x5, 150mm lens, TMax 100 in HC-110
Sideshow Bob
17-Dec-2011, 10:29
White Sands
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j440/MrGale69/White-Sands-2.jpg
Hey Bob...too funny, but I just got off the phone with a friend who is right now on the dunes there in White Sands -- looking for one of these plants!
Great image! It is interesting to see how much visual "weight" the sand ripples have in the lower right of the image.
vaughn
Tom J McDonald
17-Dec-2011, 14:44
Wowza! That's a stand out, Bob.
SMBooth
17-Dec-2011, 15:15
Beautiful image Bob, the sky seems to be painted on, such lovely soft colour.
Gary Tarbert
17-Dec-2011, 18:34
White Sands
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j440/MrGale69/White-Sands-2.jpg Very nice , i love the overall tone of this .Cheers Gary
Gary Tarbert
17-Dec-2011, 18:36
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v10/p1039505870-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v30/p681601101-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v32/p1060211110-4.jpg
Ibex Dunes - Death Valley National ParkNice work Robert . Cheers Gary
And to show that in the middle of the day with the wind blowing, one can still get a photo on top of a sand dune...;)
The darker area swooshing thru the middle of the print is blowing sand.
Wind Pocket
Eureka Valley Sand Dunes
From a 16x20 Silver Gelatin print (Selenium toned Ilford Gallerie)
Gowland PocketView 4x5, 150mm lens, TMax 100 in HC-110
That second one does it for me!
And yes of course great photos during mid-day can be made! My mistake in wording as I meant it was fruitless for me those two days. I took photos but did not like them. In a few instances I took photos of the same thing around 3pm and then again in the evening and the difference is clear. But I would never speak in absolutes, that was not my intent with the original statement. Just fruitless for me those two days.
After I took that first image I posted I quickly turned around, changed lenses to a Kowa 210mm and took this photo. The light had intensified in the 3-4 minutes too.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6244260770_53e73667f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6244260770/in/set-72157626457305442)
Also on Velvia 50. Not the composition I wanted but I'll blame it on my lens choices!
Erik Larsen
17-Dec-2011, 21:41
That second one does it for me!
And yes of course great photos during mid-day can be made! My mistake in wording as I meant it was fruitless for me those two days. I took photos but did not like them. In a few instances I took photos of the same thing around 3pm and then again in the evening and the difference is clear. But I would never speak in absolutes, that was not my intent with the original statement. Just fruitless for me those two days.
After I took that first image I posted I quickly turned around, changed lenses to a Kowa 210mm and took this photo. The light had intensified in the 3-4 minutes too.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6244260770_53e73667f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6244260770/in/set-72157626457305442)
Also on Velvia 50. Not the composition I wanted but I'll blame it on my lens choices!
Wow, what color in the foreground!
Here's some from GSDNP. All on tmax 100 on Ilford Mg4. The third one was during a spring snowstorm. There were actually skiers and snowboarders enjoying the hills that day.
regards
Erik
...And yes of course great photos during mid-day can be made! ...
After I took that first image I posted I quickly turned around, changed lenses to a Kowa 210mm and took this photo. The light had intensified in the 3-4 minutes too.
I used the wink icon to indicate that I was not taking myself too seriously. The "Wind Pocket" image was just a matter of everything coming together at the right time and the right place. A friend and I camped at the base of the dunes and spent the next morning in still air photographing around, into and up the dunes. It was mid-afternoon by the time we reached the top of the dunes (680 feet tall) and the wind had picked up. This area was just below the top where the wind was sweeping over and scooping out the dune a bit.
The image with the flat rock in the foreground and the dunes in the far back was taken later that afternoon. The wind forced us off the dune, but was not bad away from the center of the valley. In the print one can see sand blowing off the top of the dunes. I like playing with such images that do not have a true horizon line...those are the valley walls behind the dunes, not sky.
The image was on the first page but can be seen clicking this: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showpost.php?p=818866&postcount=3
Vaughn
Robert Oliver
18-Dec-2011, 09:15
Thanks for the nice comments on the previous images... here are a few more. Hoping to get back out to Oceano next week.
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v36/p241255077-4.jpg
Eureka Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v38/p272868342-4.jpg
Eureka Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v38/p391135851-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
http://robertoliver.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v37/p338387132-4.jpg
Oceano Dunes
Robert Oliver
18-Dec-2011, 09:17
The top image is stunning... love the composition.
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/DV_Sanddune11.jpg
http://silverpiscis.com/Photography/dv_sanddune45copy.png
Robert Oliver
18-Dec-2011, 09:19
WOW!!!! I absolutely love this image. One of the best I've seen.
Great work
Robert
Wikipedia says Eureka dunes became part of Death Valley in 1994. I'd love to get out to Death Valley again sometime soon. I did two 45min sessions out in Mesquite Dunes in early/mid July. The heat didn't seem insanely bad but I was beyond dehydrated afterwards. My face was also sand blasted raw.
:D I love sand dunes! For give me if I am mistaken, but I think you posted a photo ElRooster that was color and just of one larger sand dune. I remember seeing that photo in the landscape thread and I've tried to find it a few times but couldn't. Maybe it was someone else though.
I've only shot a few sand dunes on film so far. My favorite is this photo on 4x5 Velvia 50 with a 75mm Caltar. I spent the majority of 2 days on top of Star Dune and High Dune at Great Sand Dunes NP. The first days sunset was blocked by clouds. This second sunset from Star Dune just made it out from behind the clouds with less than 10 minutes to spare before sunset. For over an hour I watched the rays of sunlight work there way across the sea of dunes towards me until I was enveloped in sunshine! I was euphoric! I did use too small an aperture though but I am happy. The 2 hour trek down to the car in the dark was well worth it, hoping one of the two slides would turn out.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6164/6228021629_fd95b702ba_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zboumeester/6228021629/in/set-72157626457305442)
The hike up the large dunes was exhausting but so much fun. Mid-day was fruitless for photography, in my opinion. But around 4:30-5pm the sun had enough of an angle to create some interesting shadows and shapes within the dunes. The shadows weren't strong at all (very light) but I was thinking about trying my first employment of the zone system to create stronger shadows and contrast:eek:! I focused on finding abstract compositions with my digital camera. I really really wished I had a longer lens so that I could have shot a lot of 4x5 b&w (and so I could try the zone system). I now have a 24" Goerz Artar but I did not then. I like to practice or compose first on my digital camera and use the LCD and histogram as a guide to whether or not the composition might work. The 600mm on 4x5 would have been near perfect. My longest was only the 300mm Heliar which I did not even bother lugging up the dunes.
Ah, best day of the year. Wish I could do that every day!
SamReeves
18-Dec-2011, 10:05
This is such a cool thread. I've enjoyed everyone's stuff so far.
Arne Croell
18-Dec-2011, 14:13
White Sands
Jim Cole
19-Dec-2011, 06:17
Posted this on another thread a while back, but it fits here as well. This is on 4x5 Provia about 20 minutes before sunset.
White Sands, NM.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5016/5476878167_a958632d57_b.jpg
GabrielSeri
19-Dec-2011, 11:07
That's awesome Jim! I love the colors and the shapes.
GabrielSeri
20-Dec-2011, 12:30
The top image is stunning... love the composition.
Thank you Robert! Coming from you that is a huge compliment. I love your series very much! Can I pick your brain? What lens, film, filter, developer combo did you use?
Robert Oliver
20-Dec-2011, 13:10
thanks for the props,
Feel I'm still searching out my favorite combo... been chasing my magic bullet, finally decided on tmax 100, but might be waffling again because of kodak's unknown future. bought a box of fp4 to do some testing on.
If I could afford to buy a ton of tmx100 and freeze it, I would... but not really an option right now.
Tmx 100 and HP5 processed in Hc110/dilution H. A couple were processed in D76... Love HC110 mostly because I don't get to shoot/process as much as I would like and it's remarkably stable.
Thank you Robert! Coming from you that is a huge compliment. I love your series very much! Can I pick your brain? What lens, film, filter, developer combo did you use?
Scott Squires
20-Dec-2011, 14:51
Great job everyone! I too love the Dunes. This Image was taken in 2006, in Death Valley. It was a great stormy few days which is rare for D.V.
Toyo AII 4x5, Schneider 110 XL and Velvia 50 converted to B&W in PhotoShop. The color image is beautiful, but I prefer the B&W.
Jim Cole
20-Dec-2011, 15:33
Scott,
I can feel those clouds pushing down on my head. It's amazing that the sun broke through at all for the shot.
windpointphoto
20-Dec-2011, 18:37
White Sands, N.M.
Carlos R Herrera
21-Dec-2011, 07:12
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e3tJnJY.ZMA/s/750/750/Mystery-Dune-2004.jpg
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008xUEe1Qc9H4/s/750/750/S-Dune-2004.jpg
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cXcmJtCh1G8/s/750/750/Silk-Dunes-2004.jpg
Steve French
21-Dec-2011, 20:18
Carlos R Herrera;
Wonderful captures of texture and form. Wish we had dunes like this in Canada
sanking
21-Dec-2011, 20:35
Formations caused by tide. East coast barrier island, USA. With ripple effects into standing water at low tide.
Sandy King
Jim Fitzgerald
21-Dec-2011, 21:22
This is an enlargement that my friend the late Per Volquartz helped me print. From Guadalupe Dunes
Jim Cole
22-Dec-2011, 03:57
This is an enlargement that my friend the late Per Volquartz helped me print. From Guadalupe Dunes
Jim,
I'd love to see that one in person. Looks fabulous!
Jim Fitzgerald
22-Dec-2011, 07:58
Jim, thanks. It is hanging on my wall at home!
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