Storm At White Sands is a photograph by Sandra Bronstein which was uploaded on March 6th, 2015.
Storm At White Sands
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Title
Storm At White Sands
Artist
Sandra Bronstein
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art
Description
©2015 Sandra Bronstein Photography. All Rights Reserved.
White Sands National Monument has spectacular dunes of pure white gypsum, covering 275 square miles and is one of the most magical places in the Southwest, especially at sunset or sunrise..West of Alamogordo, a vast area of desert and mountain ranges 100 by 40 miles in extent is closed to public access and used by the military for various kinds of weapons testing; this includes the Trinity Site where the first atomic bomb was detonated, in July 1945. This desolate land is 60 miles south in the flat Tularosa Basin, where for thousands of years the prevailing westerly winds have deposited gypsum powder - formerly eroded from the nearby San Andres Mountains, washed down by rainwater and deposited in the seasonal Lake Lucero, a few miles southwest - creating a huge area of white dunes covering the 275 square miles. About half of the sands are within the boundaries of the White Sands National Monument, one of the most unusual and magical places in the Southwest.
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March 6th, 2015
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Comments (22)
Sandra Bronstein
Thanks so much Ronel. I appreciate being featured in your group The Best of the Best.
Patricia Greer
Congratulations! This delightful image has been featured in Women Photographers - One A Day.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Ronel Broderick
Congratulations ! Your Outstanding Art Work was FEATURED in the Group and rated “The Best of the Best”
Sandra Bronstein
Thanks Svetlana for the feature in your group The World We See. I really appreciate your continuing support.
Sandra Bronstein
Thanks so much Eleanore for the feature in your group The Sales Fairy! Most appreciated.
Sandra Bronstein
Thanks Judy for the feature in Landscape and Landmark group. Very much appreciated.