Evening Ripples

++ This image featured in Bighorn Gallery at the Dead Horse Point State Park September 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 ++

I captured this scene during a fall sunset in a BLM-managed area in Central Utah. Most of the dunes in Utah are covered in tracks from recreational users on motorcycles, four-wheelers, dune buggies, and other four-wheel drive vehicles. If you are fortunate, you can find isolated areas of undisturbed sand with ripples created by the wind that seems to be ceaseless. After the shoot, as I was unpacking my gear, I noticed every cranny of my camera bag had sand in it, including the lens joints and camera body. It was worth it!

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