SUN 'n SHADOWS

    (c)2004 Didi S. Gilson ~ best viewed large

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    1. ★

      E. Howe, K.O.T.H., barganlro, Perla*, and 29 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. jannx (77 months ago | reply)

      I'm losing perspective here, I can see the top of the frame as water so then everything flips on me..my-oh-my. the purples in the foreground are amazing. Quite the moment you got here. Envy.

    3. whirrdz (offline) (77 months ago | reply)

      As you can see, I um... dug out a few more of my dune photos from the archives as they seem to be quite the hit with the flickratti (and the series is also my biggest seller as prints as well).

      I remember the moment really vividly... waiting patiently for the sunrise & then just as it began to peak behind me -- Bam it hit this dune for maybe three good shots. The weird bushy shadow in the middle was from shrubs and such behind me and to the right. The blues are all sky-stuff, with the dense cloud cover deeper blue before it dissipates, pretty quickly at that...

      Hey, thanks for noticing.

    4. CountryDreaming (77 months ago | reply)

      Light 'n Layers. * applauds and smiles appreciation *

    5. Perla* (77 months ago | reply)

      Spectacular shot!!! WOW!!!

    6. whirrdz (offline) (77 months ago | reply)

      Guess I'll pull a few more dune-kins out of mothballs. Started a new set just for these shots.

      Thanks for the many views, kind remarks 'n faves.

    7. pmarella (77 months ago | reply)

      Wow! That is gorgeous !

    8. Michelle Miramontes (77 months ago | reply)

      wow impressive combintaion of colors and elements

    9. whirrdz (offline) (77 months ago | reply)

      Thanks so much.

    10. OneEighteen (77 months ago | reply)

      Superb!

    11. synes (77 months ago | reply)

      instant fave!! beautiful composition, colors, shot...

    12. Today is a good day (76 months ago | reply)

      Wow.

      I found this in "cut above the rest". Awesome!

    13. whirrdz (offline) (76 months ago | reply)

      That's a cool group & thanks to you all for taking the time to sneak a peek, remark, fave...

    14. Eric Hauser (76 months ago | reply)

      outstanding. Where was this?

    15. whirrdz (offline) (76 months ago | reply)

      5 years ago I moved from the US to Australia. In the state of New South Wales, we live in a little tourist town called Anna Bay. These dunes are across the street (and a short walk) from where we live... the official name is Stockton Bight Dunes, at Birubi Point Beach... and I think the tourist trade to this place will likely continue to rise if the interest in these dune photos is any indication (heheh). Thanks.

    16. Jair Ribeiro BR (76 months ago | reply)

      Wow, very nice shot...
      This photo is found at Liberoliber Group

    17. marce_garal (75 months ago | reply)

      -eye hurter- of the day!!! congrats!
      march 18, 2006

    18. whirrdz (offline) (75 months ago | reply)

      Nice. Thanks to both of you too.

    19. zement (75 months ago | reply)

      wonderful shot.

    20. yewenyi (75 months ago | reply)

      great shot.

    21. whirrdz (offline) (75 months ago | reply)

      Ta zement & yewenyi.

    22. bleu celt (74 months ago | reply)

      superbe, photo!

    23. GStrader (74 months ago | reply)

      Generate interest you say!

      Question 2...got room for another American Photographer? Hee hee...I will book a flight, if you can set me up with some digs! Hee hee.

      Love your dune shot! Fantastic!!!

      10 on the WOW Meter!

    24. whirrdz (offline) (74 months ago | reply)

      Thanks bleu celt & gstrader! I appreciate all the kind comments, faves, etc. It's odd to me that these shots generate so much interest. Eventually, we hope to build a house here, and yeah... in the plans are some guest rooms & hopefully a partially attached studio space too. gstrader, I'll put you on the guest list. Might be a few years, though. Thnx.

    25. Feodel (73 months ago | reply)

      Very nice shot.
      And for me - it's kind of Ukranian symbols. Flag of my country has the same proportions and same colors: blue and yellow :)

    26. whirrdz (offline) (73 months ago | reply)

      Wow, Feodel that's interesting! I'm going to search for a photo of the Ukranian flag, not sure if I'd recognize it. Thanks so much for viewing & sharing your feedback. I appreciate that...

      Edited to add, here's what I found:

      "The flag of Ukraine is a blue and golden yellow horizontal bicolor with equal stripes. The ratio of its height to its width is 2:3.

      This flag was officially adopted as the national flag of Ukraine by the Supreme Council (the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian legislature) in 1992. The golden yellow symbolizes fields of wheat and the blue represents the sky, mountains, and streams of Ukraine. The flag is based on early Ukrainian flags. " Lovely!

    27. Trapac (73 months ago | reply)

      Thankyou for submitting this wonderful image to Outstanding Sunrise & Sunsets Group Pool (15 Favourites or more.) . It makes a very welcome addition!

    28. BL259 (73 months ago | reply)

      Ace shot. Thanks for adding to the Give It Your Best Shot pool. I'm having a bit of a drive to get people to browse this really great pool, and to give back to others in terms of comments and faves etc.
      The good thing is, there aren't too many photos to wade through....and guess what? Most of them are pretty bloody good.
      Thanks, Nick.

    29. whirrdz (offline) (73 months ago | reply)

      Hey, thanks Trapac & borolad259-- I promise to browse & comment more when I have a bit of spare time to properly do so! I'll join your drive, no worries. Cheers.

    30. darek.nowicki (73 months ago | reply)

      i like it

    31. whirrdz (offline) (73 months ago | reply)

      thanks...

    32. Paul Grand (72 months ago | reply)

      Lovely dune shot, great colours!

    33. whirrdz (offline) (71 months ago | reply)

      Ta, Paul... I'd missed this, sorry.

    34. majorbrighton (71 months ago | reply)

      Can imagine it´s a good seller for you, pulled me to it, being drawn by contrast, textures in the smaller size. well done, another world from me ;~}
      Though, would have had 1/3 of sky and more forground, as the intense/saturation of blue is sucking to much from the rest. The blue is doing it´s job to promote the yellows, yet is a touch too intensive.

      Hope you don´t mind the comment ;~}

    35. whirrdz (offline) (71 months ago | reply)

      Don't mind the considered comments, majorbrighton, except that THIS is the photo I wanted to make at that moment.

      I have many, many dune photos & each one has its own "personality" -- some that have much more foreground/less sky, vice-versa, others that have no sky at all...

      Remember too, even at large sizes, you're looking at a compressed digital rendition (300ppi down to 72 ppi for web-viewing jpg,instead of an ink-formulated print of a much larger size) -- the character of the photo as a large-sized print is a different experience than a look-see on a smaller sized light-emitting monitor. We are only approximating that experience. (As you can tell, I'd always prefer to show & look at prints! Old School, but true.)

      In any event, thanks for allowing the thumbnail to pull you in & offering your response.

    36. lensjockey™ (71 months ago | reply)

      oh, well, so now I find out what it looks like where you live... that's pretty choice atmoasphere, so close to where you live. hmm. anna bay... let's see where that is now.
      reaLLy beautiful picture, you. that particular form of cloud cover is one of my favorites. i guess once the atmosphere deteriorates we'll not be seeing this as much, but i gues we'll be looking at alot of tornados with lightning coming out of them... i'm so unhappy with what people have done to this planet, but now i'm like, well, bring it on.
      i love stripes and this is a nice piece of eyeballing fabric. the zebra stuff going on in the lower quarter is fabulous. F*ck thirds! hee hee.
      cool you sell prints.

    37. whirrdz (offline) (71 months ago | reply)

      Awwwwwww, you'll never find Anna Bay on a map -- it's a teensy little town. The closest big town you'd find on a map would likely be Newcastle (which is about 45 minutes from here). And yes, the greenhouse effect, global warming, etc. have all been changing the climate here (as is becoming more and more obvious) as it is everywhere on the planet. I hope we're not past the point of no return, but even if we weren't... it's unlikely that we'd have the intelligence to simply learn better ways of living that would undo what we've done.

      Oh... thanks, no really -- it's important to appreciate the natural world & sometimes I think we take it for granted, and forget. You know I always appreciate your taking the time to consider my photos & give me your reactions.

    38. Franks Wild (66 months ago | reply)

      Stunning!

    39. whirrdz (offline) (66 months ago | reply)

      Ta, Dan! I appreciate your taking the time, mate...

    40. hans.soderstrom (55 months ago | reply)

      This is on earth?

    41. whirrdz (offline) (55 months ago | reply)

      T'is, Hans -- sometimes ya gotta pinch yourself to be sure it's not only someplace in a dream.... Thanks!

    42. Chia Tea (48 months ago | reply)

      wow!this is amazing!! love this 3 layered color!!

    43. whirrdz (offline) (48 months ago | reply)

      Thanks, Chiali... Feodel mentioned above that this is, in his words: "Ukranian symbols. Flag of my country has the same proportions and same colors: blue and yellow" -- Ever since then, I've seen this photo like that!

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