Rose Quartz, Desert Willow & Rice Grass

[abraxas]

Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve

1- The dunes

2- ridge detail

3- decaying vegetation

4- rice grass

5- desert willow

 

[Mersad]

Amazing photos. Love the second and last one. They seem so secluded and that adds lot to the atmosphere.

 

[Jeff Canes]

These are all very good, excellent use of lines and shapes, my fav's are #s 4 & 3; personally I would crop some of them a little differently

 

[invisible]

Very interesting set.

My favourite would be photo #2. The separation between the two sides is unbelievably well-defined. When you squint your eyes just a bit and look at this image, it seems as if two different pieces of fabric were hand-sewn together. Very cool semi-abstract

Number one I like quite a bit too. The pitch-black shadow makes the photo different.

 

[rjackjames]

I would say impressive set.....I like the detail on the photographs.

 

[Raimios]

I like 2 & 3 ...nice to see something people normally don't notice. However the whole set is very interesting.

 

[abraxas]

Amazing photos. Love the second and last one. They seem so secluded and that adds lot to the atmosphere.

Thanks- these are reasonably secluded due to the fact that they are about 100 miles from any decent-sized city.

Very interesting set.

My favourite would be photo #2. The separation between the two sides is unbelievably well-defined. When you squint your eyes just a bit and look at this image, it seems as if two different pieces of fabric were hand-sewn together. Very cool semi-abstract

Number one I like quite a bit too. The pitch-black shadow makes the photo different.

I went out on a weekday a day or two after a rain pelted the dunes. It gave such a cool definition/texture to the ridgeline.

I would say impressive set.....I like the detail on the photographs.

Thanks.

I like 2 & 3 ...nice to see something people normally don't notice. However the whole set is very interesting.

Thank you.

These are all very good, excellent use of lines and shapes, my fav's are #s 4 & 3; personally I would crop some of them a little differently

Thanks Jeff. I know what you mean. These were taken in September, 2005. I'm hoping my composition has improved since then. I tried cropping them, but couldn't come up with anything I liked that didn't hack off so much. At that time I was still more about shooting documentation shots.

 

[Dmitri]

Awsome shots, Abraxas!

 

[abraxas]

Awsome shots, Abraxas!

Thank you Dmitri!

 

[matt_paul85]

I really like #3 and 5! Great stuff as always! Did you place the vegetation in the sand or stumble on it like you shot?

 

[abraxas]

I really like #3 and 5! Great stuff as always! Did you place the vegetation in the sand or stumble on it like you shot?

Thanks. The vegetation was natural. The sand is very easily disturbed and any placement, rearranging etc. would be obvious. I was very careful that morning to plan my approaches to potential shots well before walking up to anything. The dunes were absolutely pure and free from any sign of humans.

 

[silverturtle]

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