I live close to White Sands, NM. When they used to have back country camping out in the dunes, I carried 6 empty sand bags. I filled them with sand and tossed them in my tent. They weigh practically nothing and I just emptied the sand out when I was packing up and reused them next trip. I spent one miserable night similar to yours. Great video!
Oh my… that is BRILLIANT! I am going to pin this comment and I’m 100% doing that next time haha. Also, I think white sands is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I can’t wait to go back. I really hope they bring back the backcountry permits because I spent way too much on early entry permits last time.
@@MrNegative Yeah, supposedly they shut it down to do some maintenance. That was four years ago. I’ve been out there several times and absolutely nothing has been done. It was a a very unique location for Milky Way photography with the added bonus of a sunset & sunrise…
I think when I asked they said they were doing a study on the impact of camping on the area but four years seems like a lot… I really hope they bring it back because shooting Astro there would be incredible
Mad respect for this video--your unfailing enthusiasm despite the windy, sandy chaos, your ability to beautifully capture the fading light ALL THE WHILE explaining your intentions for the YT video, and of course, the actual images themselves. Love the B&Ws. Thank You for the effort you put into this whirlwind of a photographic adventure. Cheers
This may be one of the best landscape photography videos I have ever watched . The light you experienced was unreal . Wishing you much success with your channel !
This was definitely one of those days where you get exactly the conditions you dream of. I didn’t do it justice with the images I came away with but it was an amazing experience either way. Thank you for watching and commenting!
You tend to be pushed by time often as you photograph a scene that has potential. As a gifted educator, I must say you have perfectionist tendencies. I hope you make time to relax and get off your feet now and then.
You’re definitely not wrong about that. I do take time to relax but honestly when I’m running around chaotically with my camera that’s when I feel most relaxed! I get anxious when I sit around.
I could hear the sand in your tripod half way through the video. Brutal place that's hard on equipment! I'm fortunate to live not far from 'The Dunes' so visit them as often as I can. I have to give you your flowers...this is the best video I've seen from there. Not many others will do what you did to get those great images. Subscribed!
I REALLY enjoyed this video! I could feel your sense of urgency at 8:30 on forward. Mother Nature kicked your @ss, but you were rewarded with some kick @ss images.
dude! that one at 12:43 is special. looks like such an awesome trip! you've gotta let me know next time you're backcountry trekking down there. this park has been on my shortlist forever!
13:00. I’d have gotten a telephoto shot just on the part of the dune where the sand was blowing, using the edge of the dune as a leading line and trying different shutter speeds and waiting for different patterns just as you would with spraying water. But, hey, you’re the one who hiked out there, and it’s not like you didn’t come back with some great stuff. I really like that you didn’t mess with the shot in post at 18:30 to get that warm glow you wanted. I agree: in true landscape photography, you got what you got, and post should only emphasize what’s already there.
I think you’re spot on. In general I think dunes are best shot telephoto focusing on the details. Just about all the dunes images in my portfolio are telephoto and I had hoped to get some wider shots on this trip. Especially some that included the mountains. I was trying to force that to work and it just wasn’t. I agree on the warm glow. Not to mention there’s no amount of processing that will ever actually replicate that light. It’s either there or it’s not.
You got a different way of composing dune shots than people typically go for.. it works and looks good. Guess I gotta get one of those permits and get out there.. shooting from the perimeter is easy but you're proving hard work pays off.
Just found your channel and am enjoying catching up on your great content. Gotta say...I was cringing big time when you were changing your lens...didn't even try to shield it with the sand and wind whipping around...yikes! Hard to watch...good stuff though and I appreciate content creators like you! Thank you!
Haha! Yeah I’m not the kindest to my Gear… but to be fair this camera and lenses have been with me for 6-7 years and have seen countless dunes and even been soaked in sea water a few times so they’ve earned their retirement by now. I’m much more careful with the new camera I promise!
I'm gonna be visiting Trinidad, CO in a couple weeks. Planning on trying to shoot the dunes, any other places in the south/Trinidad area I should check out?
Nice! I hope you get good conditions. I honestly haven’t explored much outside the dunes. Another commenter mentioned some of the hikes in the park past the dunes being great as well but I haven’t done those yet either. I hope you get some solid images!
I live close to White Sands, NM. When they used to have back country camping out in the dunes, I carried 6 empty sand bags. I filled them with sand and tossed them in my tent. They weigh practically nothing and I just emptied the sand out when I was packing up and reused them next trip. I spent one miserable night similar to yours. Great video!
Oh my… that is BRILLIANT! I am going to pin this comment and I’m 100% doing that next time haha. Also, I think white sands is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I can’t wait to go back. I really hope they bring back the backcountry permits because I spent way too much on early entry permits last time.
@@MrNegative Yeah, supposedly they shut it down to do some maintenance. That was four years ago. I’ve been out there several times and absolutely nothing has been done. It was a a very unique location for Milky Way photography with the added bonus of a sunset & sunrise…
I think when I asked they said they were doing a study on the impact of camping on the area but four years seems like a lot… I really hope they bring it back because shooting Astro there would be incredible
Mad respect for this video--your unfailing enthusiasm despite the windy, sandy chaos, your ability to beautifully capture the fading light ALL THE WHILE explaining your intentions for the YT video, and of course, the actual images themselves. Love the B&Ws. Thank You for the effort you put into this whirlwind of a photographic adventure. Cheers
Thank you! It’s always amazing how photography can make terrible conditions feel so exhilarating
This may be one of the best landscape photography videos I have ever watched . The light you experienced was unreal . Wishing you much success with your channel !
This was definitely one of those days where you get exactly the conditions you dream of. I didn’t do it justice with the images I came away with but it was an amazing experience either way. Thank you for watching and commenting!
You tend to be pushed by time often as you photograph a scene that has potential. As a gifted educator, I must say you have perfectionist tendencies. I hope you make time to relax and get off your feet now and then.
You’re definitely not wrong about that. I do take time to relax but honestly when I’m running around chaotically with my camera that’s when I feel most relaxed! I get anxious when I sit around.
I could hear the sand in your tripod half way through the video. Brutal place that's hard on equipment! I'm fortunate to live not far from 'The Dunes' so visit them as often as I can. I have to give you your flowers...this is the best video I've seen from there. Not many others will do what you did to get those great images. Subscribed!
I’m still cleaning sand out of my kit! It’s brutal but so beautiful. You’re lucky to be so close! Thank you for watching and for the kind words.
Man, these are fantastic images. Excellent work.
Thank you, Robert! I left feeling like the images didn’t do justice to the conditions, so I appreciate the kindness!
Fantastic images, i spite of the conditions but rather you than I 😱📷👍
Haha thank you! Unfortunately it’s often the most miserable conditions that make for the most interesting images
A pleasure to watch. Beautiful !
Thank you, michel!
I REALLY enjoyed this video! I could feel your sense of urgency at 8:30 on forward. Mother Nature kicked your @ss, but you were rewarded with some kick @ss images.
Haha thank you. I definitely edited out a whole lot of me limping around the dunes. I definitely got my butt kicked out there.
dude! that one at 12:43 is special. looks like such an awesome trip! you've gotta let me know next time you're backcountry trekking down there. this park has been on my shortlist forever!
Thanks! You’ve got no excuse you gotta get out there! It’s getting to the point of year it’ll get too hot to be out there in the mid day.
13:00. I’d have gotten a telephoto shot just on the part of the dune where the sand was blowing, using the edge of the dune as a leading line and trying different shutter speeds and waiting for different patterns just as you would with spraying water. But, hey, you’re the one who hiked out there, and it’s not like you didn’t come back with some great stuff.
I really like that you didn’t mess with the shot in post at 18:30 to get that warm glow you wanted. I agree: in true landscape photography, you got what you got, and post should only emphasize what’s already there.
I think you’re spot on. In general I think dunes are best shot telephoto focusing on the details. Just about all the dunes images in my portfolio are telephoto and I had hoped to get some wider shots on this trip. Especially some that included the mountains. I was trying to force that to work and it just wasn’t.
I agree on the warm glow. Not to mention there’s no amount of processing that will ever actually replicate that light. It’s either there or it’s not.
Hi ! Great video !!! Beautiful photos !!!
Thank you!
You got a different way of composing dune shots than people typically go for.. it works and looks good. Guess I gotta get one of those permits and get out there.. shooting from the perimeter is easy but you're proving hard work pays off.
Thank you, I appreciate it! And yes, you definitely do. I’ll try again next year. Hoping to try some astrophotography out there.
Great video and images!
Thank you, Terry!
Beautiful
Thank you, James!
Just found your channel and am enjoying catching up on your great content. Gotta say...I was cringing big time when you were changing your lens...didn't even try to shield it with the sand and wind whipping around...yikes! Hard to watch...good stuff though and I appreciate content creators like you! Thank you!
Haha! Yeah I’m not the kindest to my
Gear… but to be fair this camera and lenses have been with me for 6-7 years and have seen countless dunes and even been soaked in sea water a few times so they’ve earned their retirement by now. I’m much more careful with the new camera I promise!
beautiful
Thank you!
I'm gonna be visiting Trinidad, CO in a couple weeks. Planning on trying to shoot the dunes, any other places in the south/Trinidad area I should check out?
Nice! I hope you get good conditions. I honestly haven’t explored much outside the dunes. Another commenter mentioned some of the hikes in the park past the dunes being great as well but I haven’t done those yet either. I hope you get some solid images!