Sangre de Cristo & Sand Dunes – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
The Great Sand Dunes National Park lends itself well to black-and-white photography because of the highlight-and-shadow play that is so prevalent, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good place for color pictures. While I definitely came away with more monochrome images, a couple of my favorite pictures are in color. I imagine that autumn would be especially nice for color photography at this location, and perhaps late-spring or early summer when there is an abundance of fresh green. Late summer features a lot of brown, tan, and yellow, which can still be alright.
All of the photographs in this article are straight-out-of-camera JPEGs captured using my Fujifilm X-Pro2 with a Fujinon 60mm f/2.4 Macro lens attached to the front. I used my Kodachrome II film simulation recipe for most of them. Enjoy!
Sand Beneath The Peak – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Adversity Alone – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Long Walk Back – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Sand In My Boot – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Approaching The Dunes – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
From Dust To Dust – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Sandal – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
Torrid Terrain – Great Sand Dunes NP, CO
FUJI X WEEKLY 
Very beautiful! And I don’t know what I do wrong with Kodachrome II I am not happy with what I get with it.
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Thank you! Kodachrome wasn’t meant for everyone and every style, and so it stands to reason that my film simulation won’t work for everyone either.
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Funny you should say that, I tried it myself and it didn’t like the result either… But Ritchie’s photos look stunning with this simulation, so maybe the problem it’s us! 😁
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That’s what I said 🙂 I don’t know how to use it, I like it so much!
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