{"id":1621,"date":"2017-01-26T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T17:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautiful-landscape.com\/Reflections\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2024-04-22T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:47:38","slug":"white-sands-sand-storm-how-it-was-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautiful-landscape.com\/Reflections\/white-sands-sand-storm-how-it-was-done\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sands Sand Storm: How it was done"},"content":{"rendered":"

White Sands Sand Storm: How it was done<\/h2>\n

This photograph was created during a blowing sandstorm at White Sands National Monument during the\u00a0workshop Natalie and I lead there. \u00a0We are leading this workshop this year by the way, here is the link to the description page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The challenge was being able to photograph during a blowing sandstorm. The photograph does not show the fierceness of the storm, it only shows its beauty. However, it was fierce. \u00a0The sand was blowing everywhere and we could barely see in front of us. \u00a0On the photo this translates as a slight beige hue which comes from the light being tinted by the sand color.<\/p>\n

The advantage of photographing during the storm was that all the footprints had been erased and the sand ripples were constantly changing. \u00a0They were in motion in fact. If I had done a video instead of a photograph you would have seen the sand ripples moving in front of my feet.<\/p>\n

This photograph was originally captured as an horizontal image. It was just easier to hold the camera horizontally than vertically. \u00a0A tripod was unthinkable because it would not have stood up to the force of the wind.<\/p>\n

However I wanted a vertical image so I stretched the original capture\u00a0vertically to achieve this goal. This elongated the sand ripples in the foreground, producing an effect much closer to what I experienced. \u00a0The image now makes me feel the way I felt when I saw\u00a0the sand ripples move in front of me, the blowing sand whipping my legs\u00a0and covering my clothing\u00a0with a fine mist. \u00a0The camera captured the scene, the change in image format made\u00a0a photograph express what I saw and felt.<\/p>\n

Alain Briot<\/p>\n

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About Alain Briot<\/strong><\/p>\n

I create fine art photographs, teach workshops and offer DVD tutorials on composition, image conversion, optimization, printing and marketing. I am the author of\u00a0Mastering Landscape Photography, Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity and Personal Style<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Marketing Fine Art Photogra<\/em>phy. All 3 books are available as printed books on Amazon.com and as eBooks on my website at this link:\u00a0http:\/\/beautiful-landscape.com\/Ebooks-Books-1-2-3.html<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find more information about my work, writings and tutorials as well as subscribe to my Free Monthly Newsletter on my website. To subscribe simply go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.beautiful-landscape.com<\/a>\u00a0and click on the Subscribe link at the top of the page. You will receive 40 free essays in eBook format immediately after subscribing.<\/p>\n

I welcome your comments on this essay as well as on my other essays. You can reach me directly by emailing me at\u00a0alain@beautiful-landscape.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alain Briot
\nArizona
\nJanuary 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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