Wow awesome! It doesn't get any sharper than this does it? I wish the camera/lens/aperture/focal length...etc exif data was available. Might help some of us noobs like me deciding on a new cam/lens combo.
OH MY GAWD! This is just lurvely!!! That bit of dry wood in the forground gives us a place to rest before journeying on in the sand. That mountain of blue at the back - WOW. Great complementary colors.
Awesome. Simply awesome. The richness of the color, for one thing, but mostly the granularity of the sand and difference in that granularity in the foreground. Incredible composition as well. I like this better than your challenge entry.
Dude, this is even better than your challenge entry, IMO. Looks like you were going to take blue no matter what...and, Congrats on another well earned ribbon.
dude, to be honest, this is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. Move over muench, here comes Cutter. You should make a HUGE print and put it on your wall. this is simply amazing.
Wow man! this shot is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, the lower part seems like a picture on a wall. I bet that this one would have give you a blue ribbon too. Waht a privilege to be at this location.
Although I like the person and the footprints in the shot of your challenge entry, I prefer this one for the rich texture. I can almost count the billion plus grains of sand. :P