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
Very beautiful! And I don’t know what I do wrong with Kodachrome II I am not happy with what I get with it.
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.
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! 😁
That’s what I said 🙂 I don’t know how to use it, I like it so much!