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Equipment & Techniques => Mirrorless Cameras => Topic started by: leuallen on May 30, 2013, 09:57:28 am

Title: My sand dunes.
Post by: leuallen on May 30, 2013, 09:57:28 am

Not able to travel to those exotic spots so I do the best with what is around me. This reminds me of sand dune pix. Some rolling fields with interesting texture, good light, and a nice day. The sun was in and out from behind the clouds. Waited until the sun spot lit the far fields with the foreground is shade.

Panasonic GH3, 12-35 at 19mm and 5.6

Larry

Title: Re: My sand dunes.
Post by: David Eckels on May 30, 2013, 10:39:28 am

Works for me!

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Post by: thierrylegros396 on May 30, 2013, 11:01:43 am

Interresting, especially with the tyres traces !!

Thierry

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Post by: fike on May 30, 2013, 11:03:37 am

It's like the anti-windows desktop image. 

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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 30, 2013, 12:34:40 pm

Very nice indeed!

Eric M.

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Post by: Telecaster on May 30, 2013, 02:03:09 pm

That's stellar...even if it has no stars in it.   :D

-Dave-

Title: Re: My sand dunes.
Post by: leuallen on May 30, 2013, 02:11:18 pm

To me it is all about the pattern that the crop rows make. I shot this same scene a week earlier when the farmer was planting the corn. This was a one day thing as it relies on the newly turned soil, which is dark, contrasting with existing soil, which is light. The next day the soil has dried out to a more uniform color so the patterns are not as interesting. I got some very interesting patterns, with and without the tractor, but unfortunately the sky was not cooperating and was bland grey.

The above image is about a week after the planting and the corn has sprouted just enough so that it creates the patterns rather than the soil contrast.

I will get another shot as beans are planted latter than corn and they are not planted yet do to the rain. I shoot this also in infrared as there is a strong contrast between the sprouts and soil. I look for strong patterns in rolling fields - not many of those around here so I have only a couple spots to go to.

Larry

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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 31, 2013, 03:56:01 am

Very nice.

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Post by: slothead on June 01, 2013, 06:48:39 pm

Given the weather across the world, it may not be long before those are sand dunes!  Nice image regardless.

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Post by: minhhich on June 19, 2013, 11:25:12 pm

What around you is amazing. Not like the stinky and human sardine area I live

Title: Re: My sand dunes.
Post by: xpatUSA on August 23, 2013, 11:51:02 pm

Quote from: leuallen on May 30, 2013, 09:57:28 am

Not able to travel to those exotic spots so I do the best with what is around me.

Larry

Found these anthills a couple years ago, also reminded me of dunes:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iJz97wZLFyo/TXJ4RguQQ9I/AAAAAAAACBk/Wg1R-tB5UT0/s640/over640.jpg)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2fVUQ-SQ1v8/TXJ4cFgNNDI/AAAAAAAACBw/qrC6nY6afd4/s640/alongSt640.jpg)

The culprits . .

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T6SwLh01b4A/TXJ4T-kxB9I/AAAAAAAACBo/Y62WGVCgTaM/s640/ants640.jpg)

Pardon the quality - Kodak P&S . . .

Title: Re: My sand dunes.
Post by: Peter Stacey on August 23, 2013, 11:55:12 pm

Yes, very nice image.

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Post by: francois on August 24, 2013, 05:00:23 am

Quote from: xpatUSA on August 23, 2013, 11:51:02 pm

Found these anthills a couple years ago, also reminded me of dunes:
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For ants, they must be huge sand dunes… :D