Thank you, everyone, for all your kind comments and congratulations. I'm still amazed that "Dune" scored this well and managed to get a Blue Ribbon, I have to keep pinching myself to be sure it's real! Thank you, again.
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Editing: Crop & rotate, levels, curves, more levels, noise removal, resize, smart sharpen, select sky - more noise removal from sky.
I've never read any of the "Dune" books or even watched the movie. However, after reading about the books I thought this picture would suit for a cover or to illustrate the title.
It was a bad day to photograph the dunes - it was cold, windy and snowy. The sun came out for a brief few minutes just before sunset and I got a few shots. The sky looked orange as there was a snow squall and the sun was reflecting on it.
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Omg! i just remember when i was in highschool i would ALWAYS see this book and thought the cover was soo pretty. i wanted to read it but never got around to it...probably because i lost my card. =/ but this is a great image.
Congrats on the blue! The wind made this shot so much better, it added sand blowing over the crests of the dunes in the foreground, and made a wonderful mist in the background. Great shot!
Fine work Sammie! Congrats on blue! Re: your notes, the wind worked to your advantage here; the "Dune" landscape is almost always depicted as having sandstorms up the wazoo.
This is such a beautiful picture and I am so proud of the photographer you have become. Just wish some of your talent would rub off on me.
Keep up the good work.
This is a great image. Colors and shadows and detail within each are impressive. I found the seemingly doubble exposure effect, if that is what it is, distracting a bit. A 9.
Wow! This is just about the most beautiful photo I have ever seen. Haunting in the color tones. Incredible lighting, and the misty background mountains are beyond stunning. Can't for the life of me see how anyone could give this anything but a 10. My pick for a ribbon! A blue one. Good luck.
my favourite book and your photo sums up Arakis apart from there is no worm sign!! :) 10 because i would have known which book with out the title, good luck and i hope you get a ribbon
wonderful evocative image that brings back memories of that delightful enigmatic novel..my favorite image in this challenge: this could grace the cover of "Dune" easily.
Not only my favorite of all the novels I've ever read, i've read this series (all 6 books) about 5 times. The orange-ish color here makes the shot. This image is sooooooooo perfect for the title, you get bonus points because I know what you mean! :)
"Dune" by Frank Herbert
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