Sand Dunes National Park, CO

Ex military (tank) training area US Army - Schwetzingen / Dossenwald

Dunes de Maspalomas - Gran Canaria

Shot on Fuji Provia 100 slide film, Canon A2E; scanned on Nikon CoolScan 4000.

This place (Great Sand Dunes CO)

has always seemed a bit odd to me. Well up in the snow capped mountains and 700 foot sand dunes. Add a snow melt river and it is a unique place. You have to walk through this cold river to get back to the dunes.

Lost Farm Dunes - Bridport - Tasmania

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Fox aware some one was taking a photograph.It looks like the same one that wanders down to the beach.

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Death Valley National Park, California

Nags Head, NC - February/March 2013

The fox caught taking a nap on the dunes facing the beach.

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I was going through some old shots from White Sands, NM. I almost threw it out because it was so monochromatic. Luminosity masks to the rescue!

View of sand dunes at Sandbanks Provincial Park.

Sanddunes

The sand Dunes along the shore of Lake Michigan. The young family stands out even in the great expanse of the dunes.

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK COLORADO

We started out early that morning before the crowds swarm over the frontal dunes. Our goal was to climb the frontal dunes and enter the back dune complex where few enter. There is no direct access up as you climb one dune to its end and then drop down into an interdune area only to climb up the next higher dune. Soft sand and steep angles do not make for an easy climb. My wife graciously allowed me to plod ahead of her at my own pace. I had just sat down after exploring a nearby dune only to see her slowly moving up the ridge in front of me. We both eventually made it to the dune crest shown on the upper right of this image. A group of three hikers are visible on the crest. One hiker told us we were on the summit of High Dune. High Dune is the third highest dune in the park rising 708 feet from its base to its crest at an elevation of 8727 feet above sea level. One has a full 360-degree view of the dune complex from this point. Only Star Dune (750 feet) and Hidden Dune (741 feet) are higher. Great Sand Dunes has the tallest dunes in North America.

Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

We took the bus to Sand Dunes by Nida on Curian Spit, 30 miles south. It was not allowed to get too close to the highest point; it’s the common border with Russia. Back in town we visited the “Thomas Mann” house, from the outside, it was closed. Luckily we didn’t miss the last bus back to Klaipèda.

Colourful red flowers - I assume poppies but I am happy to be corrected - amongst the sand dunes - Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. Quite an unusual sight I think. There was a sign about the "flora" there which mentioned some non native species - I am not sure if these are what it was referring to.

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Northern England, Flickr albums.

Taken with my "new" Canon G16 that I bought from a friend to add to my other Canon Powershot cameras - A80, G9, G15 and G7X.

Continuing my journey into black and white at the Dunes. They seem to go on and on forever when you’re out there. This is just a small snippet of the vastness. Pismo Beach, CA.

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Monahans, TX

Title: Day ends..... Welcome 2015... may it bring peace and good fortune

Year: 2014

Location:Eyre Peninsula

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A local place but a part I don't often visit as it's hidden

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

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A warm walk

Beach fencing and natural morning lighting create sand dune textures and shadows at Crescent Beach, Florida on Anastasia Island.

“But you, Israel, my servant,

Jacob, whom I have chosen,

you descendants of Abraham my friend,

I took you from the ends of the earth,

from its farthest corners I called you.

I said, ‘You are my servant’;

I have chosen you and have not rejected you.

So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

[Isaiah 41:8-10 NIV]

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)

2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)

3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)

4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)

5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)

Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!

Southwest of Colorado Springs

Sangre de Cristo mountains in the background.

Flamgoes take flight in front of a sand dune in Namibia.

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solitude

My continuing series of shots from that "golden hour" in April.