First I'd like to thank everyone who cast a vote for this photo. There were a lot of really good shots to look at and choose from. Also, congratulations to all those who received the Mark of Excellence. I know I cast my votes for a few of them. My name is Robert Beyer, I'm from Putnam County, New York. This photo was taken last June, in the Mesquite Sand Dunes, in Death Valley, California. It was just after sunrise, as I was hoping to capture the long shadows meandering through the dunes. I use a Pentax K5 with a SMC PENTAX DA* 50-135MM F2.8 ED (IF) SDM lens. (1/640s f4 ISO 200 focal length 50mm) No post processing, just tweeks in the contrast and some sharpening as available in Picasa. I read somewhere a Nat. Geo. photographer said that if we are happy with 2% of our shots, we did good. This is one of my 2%. Thanks again. Hasta el próximo vez...inshallah.
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