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Dunes at Dawn

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 2 June 2010 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The dunes at Stovepipe Wells were covered with footprints.

Stovepipe Wells
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Comments (31)

Marie LC from Dauphiné, France

It is funny because this morning I also show dunes, in Morocco. Beautiful curves and light on yours, I like the desert.

2 Jun 2010 8:25am

Pedro Callealta from Cádiz, Spain

Preciosa foto. Inmensa, esa duna.

2 Jun 2010 9:55am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

I dream of that every nights... :-) Like the softness of light and tones. And it's funny to see the snow on the mountains background, what a contrast !!!

2 Jun 2010 11:52am

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

huge!

2 Jun 2010 12:06pm

Amanda from Jersey City, United States

That photographer looks so tiny--reminds us of how big world actually is.

2 Jun 2010 1:26pm

alex centrella from California, United States

beautiful image !

2 Jun 2010 4:46pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

If that is someone walking up the dunes, it really puts it into perspective how large this is. Interesting how you make mention of footprints everywhere when this looks undisturbed and smooth as silk.

2 Jun 2010 6:51pm

@Steven: Look at the edges of the dune. Those shadows are footprints; they were everywhere.

beanow from Warsaw, Poland

Stunning image, Steve! I love it!!!

2 Jun 2010 6:52pm

Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom

Very impressive!

2 Jun 2010 7:31pm

Krunal from Mumbai, India

splendid!!!

2 Jun 2010 7:49pm

♏arleen from Doesburg, Netherlands

Extraordinary landscape! Unbelievable those shadows are footprints...they look like the spine of the dune...:-0

2 Jun 2010 7:57pm

Kiki from Ambert, France

It is really an extraordinary place... Here the desert and its sand dunes and not far, the snow... Love this contrast and your photo !

2 Jun 2010 8:08pm

mirela from brighton, United States

fantastic place, it's quite amazing how vast it is!

2 Jun 2010 9:59pm

jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States

That's just plain cool!

3 Jun 2010 12:12am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

So minimal and fantastic.

3 Jun 2010 2:04am

Dutch from Chicagoland, United States

It is common to walk the edge? Sounds.. dangerous and cliché when you say it like that. So is that a photographer out there? He really puts the size of these hills into perspective.

3 Jun 2010 2:25am

@Dutch: Actually, some of the dunes are covered with tracks from top to bottom. It seems to be pretty safe. Yes, that is a photographer.

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

Awesome! Reminds me of the old movie "Dune" - the sands of Arrakis and Paul Muad'Dib.

3 Jun 2010 2:45am

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

wow,, amazing shot . Looks like a peach yogurt with little bug on the top :)) I am joking of course, but this color really looks peachy , and so delicious :)

3 Jun 2010 2:46am

@MARIANA: That guy does look like a bug in the yogurt! ;-)

Jhon from Fine Land, Singapore

The surface looks so smooth. The sands must be very fine!

3 Jun 2010 3:44am

✿ Anina ✿ from New Zealand

This is beautiful! I love the tones and composition.

3 Jun 2010 4:16am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Fantastic composition with that tiny person in the dunes ... it looks so desolated, really beautiful.

3 Jun 2010 4:27am

Bill Brown from California, United States

Awesome!

3 Jun 2010 4:55am

Irene from L C, France

Stunning landscape !

3 Jun 2010 5:25am

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

I'm speechless Steve... such magnificent landscape and such exquisite composition! Love this so much!

3 Jun 2010 1:59pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Superb shot of the dunes, the photog in shots gives a good sense of the scale of them

3 Jun 2010 2:55pm

miyu from Tokyo, Japan

I think it's beautiful solitude!

3 Jun 2010 10:48pm

k@ from Paris, France

So big, so soft, so inviting !

4 Jun 2010 8:18am

Remus from Portugal

Good relationship between the grandeur of the place and the smallness of the man.

6 Jun 2010 10:58am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

great compo ! love the series !

6 Jun 2010 4:31pm

JamesC from portland, United States

been there.... can't stop in the middle of climb buddy!

6 Jun 2010 7:13pm

Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France

Beautiful curves

11 Jul 2010 9:23am

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