Comments on: White Sands Beauty by Gerry Pacher

By: Deborah Flowers

Deborah Flowers — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:49:12 +0000

Not the same at all… just the same location! one is portrait and one is landscape…so what…both are exquisitely beautiful!

By: Su

Su — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:05:44 +0000

This shot is indeed breathtaking, just love the serenity.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:14:42 +0000

Great shot!

By: mike

mike — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:31:21 +0000

I love white sand. Never seen it in person.

By: Pauline Jones

Pauline Jones — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:14:15 +0000

Very minimalistic as the color of the sand reflects the color of the sky but as a composition it works very well.

By: Charlena

Charlena — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:27:13 +0000

very well done

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:17:09 +0000

Simple, serene beauty. Very peaceful.

Thanks, Katherine, for the good information.
Since both of Gerry’s photos were taken in White Sands, it is the same “spot” but not the same “shot!”

By: yasmin

yasmin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:50:49 +0000

this looks kind of familiar.?

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:11:08 +0000

Well they sure do look alike Katherine but it is a nice photo! But i would have not even known unless Anurag pointed it to my attention, anyways well done Gerry on both photos!!

By: Katherine Lee Strassburg

Katherine Lee Strassburg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:31:51 +0000

For Mark–White Sands National Monument is in New Mexico, USA. To Alex–this yucca has fought the same and extreme heat to survive–its dead foliage may have been temporarily covered by sand and only recently re-exposed (You might prefer the 4-10-08 shot). For those who think this is a duplicate photo–not so. Yes, it’s a classic shot, but the yucca is not the same plant, the view on 4-10-08 is from a different angle with two plants and different texture to foreground. Thousands of people might take photos in the same area, but no two are ever alike due to lighting, wind conditions, and even the height of the photographer. Nature is ever changing yet ever the same. I’m never bored with POTD–even the ones I don’t particularly find appealing, as they offer new points-of-view to expand my artistic sensibilities!