Land of Dichotomies

Soft skies and spiky plants. The desert is a land of dichotomies.

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“The great concepts of oneness and of majestic order seem always to be born in the desert.” - John Steinbeck

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The shapes, shadows, hues, and gradients of White Sands at sunset are incredible. The light changes the sand, the mountains in the background change definition, and the sky becomes a kaleidoscope of color.

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#NationalParkGeek

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️- In @whitesandsnps, and Alamogordo, New Mexico, you are on Mescalero Apache and Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache) land.

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- shot on a @sonyalpha A7R IV, with a #shotwithhoya polarizer. Edited in @lightroom. #madewithlightroom #sony #sonyalpha #sonya7riv #bealpha #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer

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