Winter Storm Over the Great Sand Dunes Masterwork Edition No compositing

No compositing

Repeated visits reveal formations that shift character depending on angle

Color still lingered

visible from wide stretches of the basin

The Mule Ears are twin volcanic dikes rising from the western side of Big Bend National Park

Winter Storm Over the Great Sand Dunes Masterwork Edition No compositingGreat Sand Dunes, Colorado This photograph came from a brief, unplanned stop while traveling back toward Texas. I had never seen the Great Sand Dunes in person, and curiosity pulled me in. It was the middle of winter, brutally cold, and the kind of weather that usually convinces you to keep driving. I stayed anyway. As a storm rolled across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the sky darkened fast. I didnt expect to make a photograph. Sunset was closing