Essence of Beauty

Garry Schlatter

Essence of Beauty

The Big Red, recognised as the challenge for 4WD enthusiast, is located 35km west of Birdsville QLD – Australia. The Big Red is the first and highest of 1100 dunes in the Simpson Desert, which run north-south for hundreds of kilometres.

The Big Red stands approximately 36.5m (120ft) above sea level and is a unique wonder of the outback.

Colour version

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Essence of Beauty by Garry Schlatter
  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    Awesome lines, Garry!
    The BW works wonders here!

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    Yeah, I am happy that someone suggested to me a B&W version.

  • bensound

    bensound

    Magic Garry. Epic. Beautiful light & subject.

  • Mick Davson

    Mick Davson

    excellent comp and textures

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Superb image,composition and strong lines are outstanding.

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    Thanks Hans, it wasn’t an easy find

  • Alex Stojan

    Alex Stojan

    You’re certainly not far off with the title, spot on composition, brilliant tones, very well done.

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Amazing textures and composition garry, works a treat in the mono.

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    Thanks Travis, I wasn’t even thinking mono until someone suggested it to me.

  • Rick Knowles

    Rick Knowles

    The colour version looks brilliant, the black and white version brilianter (if there is such a word!) Great composition and textures, great work Garry.

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    hehe…thanks Ricky

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Ooo…you’re home!!! What a fantastic sight, love it!!!!

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    Yes I am back that’s why you have no rain in Brissie.

  • amko

    amko

    Garry, you set the bar soooo high. This is a stunner! :)

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    It’ds my own bar too…ssss

  • David  Hibberd

    David Hibberd

    Beautiful

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Superb art! :D

  • KenWright

    KenWright

    just stunning!

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  • Gavin J Hawley

    Gavin J Hawley

    beautiful image. fantastic mate. well done.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Did you use any filters matey? ND or polariser?

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    No filters were used Mel….it’s just through pure L glass.

  • Duncan Waldron

    Duncan Waldron

    A classic image, Garry. My sort of photography :)

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Amazing colours, though I guess at 7am its still not too bright…..

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    Birdsville is about 1800km west of Brisbane…..sunrise was just a little bit later than in Brissie. Sunrise was 17min before I took this dune shot

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    wotta ya mean, did it rain all the time you were outback???

  • Garry Schlatter replied

    ssssssss…..rain in Brisbane, all green here

  • mltrue

    mltrue

    beautiful!!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    ahhh, yes it did rain here, but it wasn’t a problem, you know we need it. And of course, I’d forgotten that the sun would rise so much later that far west….....

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    With such an amazing red it would be far from obvious but texture shots look so good in mono, great artistic decision mate.

  • David de Groot

    David de Groot

    Completely different shot in b&w.

  • Xenedis

    Xenedis

    I love the B&W tonality in this. Very dramatic.

  • Jim Robertson

    Jim Robertson

    Outstanding image Garry

  • chriso

    chriso

    Great lines and texture here. The B&W certainly brings a different perspective to Big Red!

  • Foxfires

    Foxfires

    This is so beautiful! What a great, cinematic feel.

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub

    Beautiful in bw, the colour version is stunning! very rich!

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

    Amazing detail and texture – what a jaw-dropping image!

  • Adam Spence

    Adam Spence

    Wonderful texture and contrast! Sensational.

  • fauselr

    fauselr

    very nice

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    Straight to my favorites….mesmerizing lines!

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Wow!! This is stunning!!!

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Outstanding work. Perfect composition, strong lines with spot on detail. Well done.

  • sunsetgirl

    sunsetgirl

    wow!! cool capture! love the texture on the sand!

  • Anne O'Connor

    Anne O'Connor

    fabulous texture and I love the coloured shot too. However I think the b&w shows off the texture in the sands more.

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    superb!! Great contrasts and lines. Love the composition.

  • DavidMark

    DavidMark

    A fabulous shot, Gary. Would love to get out to the Simpson Desert one day, those dunes are awesome. Nice b/w conversion.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    That’s an incredibly beautiful photo. :)

  • Miron Abramovici

    Miron Abramovici

    Superb image! Instant fav!

  • Sam Fletcher

    Sam Fletcher

    WOW! Stunning work Garry!

  • jgolder

    jgolder

    wow….such a cool shot, big fan of the B&W !!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Superb work Gary! Love the perspective.

  • RhondaR

    RhondaR

    Fantastic image. Stunning tones.

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    very nice black and white work you have in your folio – nice to see

  • josiem

    josiem

    amazing black and white image!!!!

  • chrisdade

    chrisdade

    Wow! what a stunning over bearing but beautiful image.

  • Mikhail Zvonkov

    Mikhail Zvonkov

    wow great!

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    Maria Moro less than a minute ago

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