Colorado Sand Dunes

RachelJayne

Colorado Sand Dunes

The dunes are the product of the wind and rain eroding the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains that ring the San Luis Valley. For more information visit Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Mosca, Colorado

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Colorado Sand Dunes by RachelJayne
Colorado Sand Dunes by RachelJayne
  • renofog

    renofog

    Outstanding

  • RachelJayne

    RachelJayne

    Thank you, it was an amazing place to visit! (As is all of Colorado)

  • Linda Karlin

    Linda Karlin

    Fabulous photo

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson

    Nice contrast of colors between the sand and sky beautiful photograph I just love it.

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Very nice Rachel!

  • retsilla

    retsilla

    magic!!!!!!!!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Such clarity and depth. Wonderful saturation and colours. Beautiful composistion..!

  • Deb76

    Deb76

    Awesome..has a 3D look…well done!

  • bobbymcleod

    bobbymcleod

    killer shot…the contrast between the blue sky and the white puffy clouds is awesome!

  • Jayne Wozniak

    Jayne Wozniak

    fantastic..cobalt blue sky against the sand…great contrast and comp

  • eramophla

    eramophla

    I love the circle of clouds above.

  • mlgkats

    mlgkats

    oh childhood memories , went here and visited the dunes when growing up in denver, had so much fun here, this is a great shot

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    this is beautiful shot awesome work

  • Carisma

    Carisma

    How is the clarity from foreground to horizon achieved??? Is so stunning here!! I would like to learn

  • Katewah

    Katewah

    What a stunning shot. Beautiful clarity and the contrast between the sand and sky is awesome.

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

    Great Contrast between the sand and the vivid blue sky… The clouds just add the right texture to it…

  • RachelJayne

    RachelJayne

    Thank you, it is a gorgeous place to visit, awe inspiring

  • Jennifer Johnson

    Jennifer Johnson

    wonderfull … so there was no touch up to this ??? it is great i love it..

  • RachelJayne replied

    Jennifer, thank you for your comment! This is a beautiful spot to visit and there is hardly anywhere in Colorado where you can not take a lovely photo… but to answer your question, I adjusted the brightness and contrast on this and warmed up the sand some what. :) I had just gotten my camera and didnt know a thing about photography when I took this, so it needed a little help when I got better at editing. Things I could have done manually on the camera if I had known more about how to operate it.

  • RachelJayne

    RachelJayne

    Which is why you should always read over your camera manual every once in a while… the instructions start to make more sense ;)

  • Jennifer Johnson

    Jennifer Johnson

    that is funny cause it took me a long time to figure out why i couldent take pics at night… they still arent that good but reading the manual helped a little…i love what you did with this photo…very nice..

  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

    Amazing!

  • dimarie

    dimarie

    just gorgeous!

  • eltotton

    eltotton

    A gorgeous sky and a fascinating landscape. Well captured.

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    stunning clouds great image

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Stunning depth and contrast. The sky is superb. Well done.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Craig, it was an amazing place to visit though a bit hard on equipment with all that sand blowing into everything. :)

  • Sashy

    Sashy

    I love the simplicity of the scene. Incredible photo

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you…. if gas prices ever go down a bit I might make it back out there :) Would love to go again now that I know more about my camera.

  • Gary Murison

    Gary Murison

    Gorgeous. Lovely colour saturation.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Gary

  • RachelJayne

    RachelJayne

    Not to mention that sand got into zipped pockets that were never opened.. we were so glad we did not take our video equipment out of the trunk of the car. My camera made grinding noises for a couple weeks… no damage though!

  • NathanLobert

    NathanLobert

    Beautiful sky against the sand works really well

  • Iani

    Iani

    Stunning image

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Fab sky and landscape.

  • Dawne Olson

    Dawne Olson

    Awesome landscape! I would imagine not a great place to take your camera on a windy day! lol
    Great capture!

  • Kasey Cline

    Kasey Cline

    Great photo. Lived in Co all my life and have yet to go there! Makes me want to go! Beautifully done!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    I don’t think sand dunes an colorado.. this is interesting and a well done picuture.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Yes, you wouldnt think to find sand dunes in Colorado, would you? I didnt know what to expect, pretty amazing place though. Thank you for your comment!

  • Deon de Waal

    Deon de Waal

    Stunning shot. The clouds are just awesome

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you, Colorado is awesome… I’d live there if i could sell my house here :)

  • Jody Johnson

    Jody Johnson

    Nice shot….I have been many times, summer is the worse if you want to hike to the top…blistering hot sand. In the spring and early summer the Medano Creek runs through the dunes creating a wonder land for children. We have sand castle building competitions and many enjoy flying kites out there. A wonderful area to visit and photograph. Check out my page for a few more shots.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Jody, i looked up the exif data on this to get the date and it was taken May 16th. I think it was just a very dry year. They were having alot of problems with wildfires that year… we were in Falcon and watching a storm over the Springs. There was no rain but plenty of lightning… then smoke from where the lightning had struck and started fires. Alot of virga but nothing for the ground.
    I would LOVE to visit the dunes when the water is running through so I will check with you next time we come out to see how it is doing :)

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    Spectacular image

  • RachelJayne replied

    thank you lyn!

  • SkyFoxFPP

    SkyFoxFPP

    Its truly shots like THIS that made all of us one day say: I wanna do that! And so it was! This is tops baby!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Sky, nice to have you back :)

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    This is excellent, the sort of shot I wish I had taken! Well done.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Paul.. it’s worth visiting and I am sure you will get just as good photos there!

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    stunning! love the sky! fantastic colour!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Gerry :)

  • scottheinley

    scottheinley

    This is a beautiful photo- and as several people mentioned earlier, a dangerous place for cameras- we’ve sacrificed at least two down there over the years!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you scott :) sorry it has taken me thislong to respond.. I must be slipping!! Yes, fortunately my camera survived but I was honestly very surprised!!!

  • CassPics

    CassPics

    Wow..this is amazing. Instant fav

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you so much Cass!

  • Stzar

    Stzar

  • RachelJayne replied

    Very cool!! Love the little icon and a nice reminder along down the road… like a little diary on the page :) Thank you, Karön, for the feature, what an honor!!

  • Karen Zimmerman

    Karen Zimmerman

    Gorgeous shot! I love that sky, and the tracks in the sand.

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Karen, it is hard to get a perspective of size in this photo… they are very very large sand dunes. I wish some of my other photos of this area had turned out as well, haha. Oh well. Thank you for the comment!!!

  • tasadam

    tasadam

    What about that sky – WOW!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you, it was beautiful there!

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    beautiful capture !! i love the sky and the dunes are fantastic.
    i can imagine a great a vast sea was here many thousands of years ago.
    wonderful work

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Karön!

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Simple beautiful!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you!

  • Tori Snow

    Tori Snow

    Fantastic!

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you :)

  • Carolyn Bishop

    Carolyn Bishop

    Love this one … and instant fave!

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    This is a beautiful image, and we at
    Earth Keepers
    would Love it, if you would enter it into our group! Thank You :-)

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    Congratulations! Your work has been featured in
    Earth Keepers

  • RachelJayne replied

    Thank you Maureen, I appreciate the honor.

  • A1000WORDS

    A1000WORDS 28 days ago

    Awesome Capture… =D

  • RachelJayne replied 27 days ago

    Thank you so much!

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