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cameraSONY ILCE-6000

settings Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 1/90 Focal Length 600/10 

upload_dateOct, 2017

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4 Comments |
marcbaechtold
 
marcbaechtold May 13, 2018
nice work! Some nice colors and good contrast, keep shooting!
RamyDelariarte
 
RamyDelariarte May 25, 2018
Awesome
speterson6
 
speterson6 March 18, 2019
Fascinating image, beautiful in B&W.
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RickL August 11, 2020
A beautiful black and white photo

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photograph was taken in Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.

Time

The photo was taken fairly early in the morning to accentuate the beautiful shadows on the dunes.

Lighting

It was a somewhat overcast day, which helped to soften the light.

Equipment

I was shooting with a Sigma 60mm lens mounted on a Sony A6000 camera. I generally love wide-angle landscape photography, but a moderate telephoto lens (the 60mm Sigma on the A6000 is the equivalent of a 90mm lens on a full-frame camera) is a wonderful tool when shooting sand dunes.

Inspiration

The sinuous lines of the dune crests coupled with blowing sand along the ridge lines made this shot impossible to ignore.

Editing

Post-processing was minimal. The photograph was converted to black and white to emphasize the shapes and patterns of the dunes without the distraction of color, and the contrast was adjusted a bit.

In my camera bag

Over the past few years I've assembled a number of lenses and camera bodies. My favorites are my Nikon D800E and my Sony A6000 and A6500 bodies. The Nikon DSLR is my first choice if weight and bulk isn't an issue. Otherwise it's one of the Sony mirrorless cameras.

Feedback

The most important thing to keep in mind when photographing sand dunes is that they are much more beautiful before people have left tracks across them. Get up early and beat the crowds! Early mornings after high winds the previous evening are ideal. I also recommend carrying both a wide-angle lens and a modest telephoto lens. You will find that having both a wide-angle and a telephoto lens (or a good zoom that covers the same range) will greatly increase the photographic opportunities.

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