Ice River Receeds
by SherwinJames

Comment:
that is a very vice shot, love the subtle shadows!

IMG_25454-Edit.jpg
by halopes

Comment:
that's a great shot, too! love the light and color!

sand and sandstone
by LevT

Comment:

Originally posted by Melethia: You needed to rake the sand first... :-) Congrats on the ribbon, and being exceptionally well prepared to get the shot you wanted, and getting that shot then working it to the way you wanted it, and being probably the most well-traveled member of DPC. Oh, and those are some seriously sensual striations. I'd probably have more fun just looking at the rocks than shooting them.

thanks Deb! Actually, believe it or not, these striations look better in photos than in real life. It is so dark in there that our eyes do not see much color except the openings where the sunlight is seeping through... but the camera does, given enough exposure. This shot was taken right near the entrance so it was pretty light and only took 1 sec of exposure. Deep in the canyon the typical exposure was 10-15s at 200 ISO (which was problematic because tourists kept walking in the scene in the middle of it :))

Small Obstacle
by pointandshoot

Comment:
wonderful minimalism. And a perfect rim light on your ant, did you shoot him in a studio?

gone with the wind
by halopes

Comment:
great image! love the b&w tones!

Gold Sand.
by rembo

Comment:
Andrey, congrats on a great image and a top ten! Looks like sun reflecting in a wet sand is your thing :)

After The Fog Rolls In
by JeffryZ

Comment:
two san diegans on the front page, that's nice! :) Congrats, lovely shot!

California Dreamin'
by Hipychik

Comment:
very nice. I wonder how you got this noise without an overlay...

Simple Pleasures
by bspurgeon

Comment:
very nice!

written in sand
by posthumous

Comment:
beautiful image