White Sands Gallery Photo Gallery by Gordon W at pbase.com

White Sands Gallery

Photographs taken at the White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico USA in late March 2006. White Sands was redesignated as a national park on December 20, 2019.

White Sands is at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert where dunes of pure white gypsum sand cover 275 square miles of the desert floor, making White Sands the world's largest gypsum dune field...and a photographer’s paradise.

For details of my visits there, click here.

Joe Bonello		20-Apr-2015 09:12
Great Gallery

rbfresno		31-Dec-2011 23:13
Top Notch!. Vote!

Jeroen Bosman		07-May-2011 13:41
It's like soothing ambient music for the eye. V!

anne		17-Apr-2011 00:12
beautiful, beautiful gallery !............big V

katjas		14-Feb-2011 22:12
one of the best galleries I saw on pbase!!BV

Andreas Hamnes		10-Nov-2010 15:57
Great gallery!!! V

henuly1photography		26-Sep-2010 00:11
beautiful gallery!

Guest		21-Mar-2010 11:56
Excellent gallery.V

Guest		18-Mar-2010 16:17
Excellent gallery. vote.

Guest		11-Feb-2010 17:12
well done V

basri_eli		02-Sep-2009 10:32
Amazing shots!!

Ser Pat		27-May-2009 18:41
Eccellente !! Immagini splendite e suggestive. Complimenti. V.

Guest		26-Apr-2009 18:54
THereare many shots here that i really love, good ligth and good captures -V-

Bartosz Kotulski		18-Aug-2008 18:00
absolute amazing collection. my gallery vote Bartosz

Guest		05-Jun-2008 19:19
j'aime !!! je vote !!!

Wenche Aune		15-May-2008 10:37
Beautiful galllery. V

Guest		27-Apr-2008 03:29
White Sands is a very difficult place to photograph. You have the best collection of photos I've seen from there. What a great job of dealing with the light and lines. What a joy to see!

Nick Blackburn		12-Mar-2008 17:43
Beautiful images of a unique part of the world!

Guest		07-Mar-2008 06:14
Fantastic color here. WSNM is one of the great underrated photo spots in the West. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos!

Guest		28-Feb-2008 20:08
Magnifique gallerie. Un régal pour les yeux !

Guest		13-Jan-2008 10:16
Beautiful Gallery V

Sandi Whitteker		29-Nov-2007 09:58
Stunning gallery! Every picture is completely enjoyable. Thanks!

endre novak		25-Nov-2007 19:25
stunning. V

Chris Lock		06-Oct-2007 15:16
I really enjoyed looking at these photos, inspiring, beautiful and informative. Voted.

Kilkenny Photographic Society		02-Oct-2007 19:41
Fantastic Gallery. You got my vote. Pete Smith

jacob kedzierski		09-Sep-2007 09:13
cool gallery!

pik2004		28-Aug-2007 17:32
excellent gallery. I've got to visit this place. Voted

Ashley Hockenberry		20-Aug-2007 15:44
Magical !!

Milan Vogrin		11-Aug-2007 20:29
Great presentation and shots!

Hans Chr. Sørensen		11-Aug-2007 20:23
Very nice gallery. So many great shots.

SV		21-Jul-2007 00:30
Amazing set of photos.

Guest		22-Jun-2007 17:48
Absolutely stunning gallery Gordon. I'm not sure whether to be inspired or to pack it in :)

Dan Coleman		08-Jun-2007 00:05
Wonderful gallery. Every shot is just spectacular.

Diana Whiting		30-May-2007 03:16
Just a beautiful Gallery. I'll have to add this place to my wish list! Diana

Guest		29-May-2007 03:56
Wonderful site. JT

Brian Klimowski		28-May-2007 14:23
Can I vote for this gallery again?? :) I loved it the first time, and it still amazes me now...great job, Gordon! Brian

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		28-May-2007 05:44
Fantastic gallery. Every image is totally breathtaking! S&L

Dwayne		27-May-2007 19:43
Awesome pictures. Inspiring

Mox Factor (Benji Sun)		27-May-2007 09:41
what an amazing place, and great capture of it's essence.

Olaf Herrig		27-May-2007 08:41
Excellent gallery! V.

Sergio Pessolano		26-May-2007 16:19
Really a stunning, very refined collection. Voted.

Guest		26-May-2007 15:05
huge WOW and a huge vote !

Guest		25-May-2007 15:39
Fantastic gallery with thoughtful composition and great colors,V

Guest		24-May-2007 05:47
fine shots, great job! DD

Guest		23-May-2007 14:02
Eye candy! Voted

Greg Harp		22-May-2007 16:58
Awesome, masterful work.

Guest		21-May-2007 19:26
Very nice gallery. This is an impressive body of work.

Guest		21-May-2007 13:46
Gordon that is one awsome gallery mate V Phill

G.Pietro Munaretto		15-May-2007 06:57
Splendida gallery...votata! Congratulazioni.

Barry S Moore		26-Apr-2007 09:35
Simple and yet majestic. Lots to contemplate. Voted

tglass		23-Mar-2007 06:22
I'm impressed by the variety of subjects displayed here with exceptional light. The spice must flow here!

Guest		15-Mar-2007 04:48
Love this gallery, so many good photos I don't know where to start. Overall I like the simplicity and colours. Thank

Guest		14-Dec-2006 14:18
Stunning gallery!!!

Petros Labrakos		29-Nov-2006 19:16
full-fledged photo technique thanks for sharing (V)

Guest		29-Nov-2006 18:51
Amayzing Gallery! you have a great eye

Brian Baker		23-Nov-2006 00:24
This gallery is unbelievable, you have a special talent. Brian

Guest		19-Nov-2006 16:00
Gordon: This is an incredible gallery! Thanks for sharing it with all of us. Ciao, Giancarlo

Chris Lock		13-Nov-2006 16:59
A very good gallery. Many lovely photos here.

Guest		27-Oct-2006 15:03
I love the "clean" look of these images -- fantastic colors and captures.

Chris Senior		25-Oct-2006 15:28
A real visual feast. The sky in New Mexico is one of the most beautiful I've seen anyplace in the world. Thanks for sharing.

firstbrook		25-Oct-2006 15:25
Big vote

firstbrook		25-Oct-2006 15:24
Fantastic gallery .......beautiful shapes colours and light............

Matt		25-Oct-2006 15:20
beautiful gallery!

Jolene Bean		24-Oct-2006 12:53
Your images are not only beautiful, but the script that accompanies the gallery is also very informative. Voted!

Guest		08-Oct-2006 18:59
No words to describe this gallery Gordon. Great captures, very good composition. Wonderful, my vote...

Guest		08-Oct-2006 18:56
wow! this is an amazing gallery! beautiful colors too! voted! grtz Tamara

Bill Moss		25-Sep-2006 23:31
Stunning gallery.

Sharon Smith		16-Sep-2006 16:46
Gorgeous photos.. this is on my list of places to go and your gallery makes me want to go right now! Beautiful skies and shadows and I loved the one with the large format photographer. We are so spoiled with our digital equipment!

caveman_lee		05-Sep-2006 15:28
An impressive gallery with beautiful pattern and color. Great shots. GMV for sure.

Joanne Kamo		31-Aug-2006 23:15
I love this gallery.the colors, sharpness, abstract quality...V

Gerard Koehl		31-Aug-2006 12:34
Cette galerie est vraiment magnifique.

roberta		29-Aug-2006 01:09
Stunning gallery.

raymond ker		06-Aug-2006 19:01
Excellent survey of a unique and exquisitely beautiful geological entity.

Erin McNally		05-Aug-2006 21:08
Wow, what a gallery, nice work...very impressed Cheers

Arno Meintjes Wildlife		03-Aug-2006 07:53
Outstanding gallery. V.

Hodero		03-Aug-2006 07:21
I'll just vote .

Guest		03-Aug-2006 00:28
Very beautiful gallery. Nice lighting in every picture.

Guest		31-Jul-2006 13:12
Beautiful images! I've found my next road trip destination. Voted.

Hans Novak		24-Jul-2006 08:36
T O P GALLERIE !

Mark Robinson		21-Jul-2006 12:31
Gordon, this an absolutely stunning gallery. The colours are gorgeous and your technical and compositional skills are first class. Most definitely voted!!

Guest		20-Jul-2006 23:26
I often wish I could visit white sands again, thanks for sharing this gallery.

Guest		20-Jul-2006 22:10
excellent gallery, great use of shadows in your shots. love the shots with horizontal lines in the sand and vertical lines in plants. great colors. voted.

Guest		19-Jul-2006 15:25
What a beautiful place, and you've recorded it well.

Guest		18-Jul-2006 18:40
beautiful images excellent work!Voted!

William Hartshorn		18-Jul-2006 05:16
Hello Gordon.... Great images of White Sands !! Amazing place and experience every time I was there! Voted !!

Guest		18-Jul-2006 01:06
Absolutely stunning! This is an amazing gallery! GMV

Guest		16-Jul-2006 17:04
Nice photos, well composed. Voted!

Yves Rubin		14-Jul-2006 07:02
Superb gallery Gordon! I am hoping on the airplane!

Guest		13-Jul-2006 11:51
What a stunning gallery, treated in your usual expert manner

Guest		12-Jun-2006 01:56
Excellent work, I really enjoyed these!

Fred Parsons		11-Jun-2006 03:52
Congratulations on having two galleries in the top 16 in popularity. You must be the only guy that not only can do this, but can do it with out traveling more than 10 feet from his truck! ;-)

Guest		09-Jun-2006 18:54
Harmony well managed.v

Guest		08-Jun-2006 01:35
Breathtaking! True master of the light. Voted.

Guest		07-Jun-2006 04:43
This is an amazing gallery, I can't pick a favorite!-they are all so lovely!

Guest		05-Jun-2006 21:30
I just love the colors, the texture, the view, the... Well, I just love 'em!

Guest		04-Jun-2006 18:47
VERY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES WITH GREAT VIEW

golfpic		04-Jun-2006 00:54
Lovely "sandscapes". Nice colours and composition.

JOSE MATA		03-Jun-2006 00:35
MARAVILLOSA GALERIA GORDON,FELICIDADES !!!!!!

Karen Moen		02-Jun-2006 21:26
Congratulations on making the well-deserved number one! This gallery is like an all-you-can-look buffet! Thanks. Voted.

Selvin Chance		02-Jun-2006 17:46
Superbly done! Aloha

Serena Bowles		02-Jun-2006 16:55
What a wonderful gallery! Just fantastic.

Deepak		02-Jun-2006 13:39
Just to say the I have been very inspired by your skill.This is such a fantastic body of work.Voted

Guest		02-Jun-2006 12:59
What a wonderful gallery, I stay here for longtime watching your photos. Thanks for share this masterpieces with us.

Guest		02-Jun-2006 11:31
Gordon, this is such a wonderful gallery that I keep coming and coming to ejnoy :) I like very much your approach to this paradise, the colours, texture and light are superb. My compliments!

Robin Reid		02-Jun-2006 05:13
This is an outstanding body of work. You deserve this first place position.

Guest		01-Jun-2006 20:44
I agree with everyone else here...fantastic gallery. Keep Shooting.

Guest		01-Jun-2006 17:31
You have such incredible photographic vision. Fabulous photos. Don

Kimberly		01-Jun-2006 14:22
wonderful gallery awesome shots

Guest		01-Jun-2006 10:53
what a wonderful place, you captured the beauty of it perfectly, brilliant compositions and exposure,great work Gordon.

Guest		31-May-2006 23:45
i like it:)

Steve Price		31-May-2006 21:26
Beautiful gallery.

Gayle P. Clement		31-May-2006 20:39
This gallery just keeps getting better!

Thierry Lucas		31-May-2006 19:28
beautiful gallery. voted.

Steve Goldthorp		31-May-2006 18:27
Quite extraordinary! Some galleries take away ones breath - this is one!

Sharon Nagel - South Africa		31-May-2006 13:57
This photo's is just great. It feels like you can reach out and touch the sand... Its amaizing! U've got my vote!

Carol E Sandgren		31-May-2006 03:08
Between sand and snow! I love this gallery and how the shapes form with the gypsum. I too am surprised that you didn't run into hordes of serious photographers there. Seems a natural place, like Death Valley for some really beautiful image making. I went there about twenty years ago before I was really serious about photography. Now I'm hot to get back there especially after seeing YOUR beautiful work. Bravo!

Guest		31-May-2006 02:25
Beautiful gallery

Martin Doheny		31-May-2006 00:23
ClassGallery,Voting!

Guest		30-May-2006 22:50
Stunning!

Arnulf M. Elvevold		30-May-2006 20:30
Stunning gallery. I've never seen anything like this - even in photo galleries. At first sight on the thumbnails I was sure it was snow. In some og the photos the lines and shapes are really amazing.

Luis F. Garcia		30-May-2006 19:59
Gordon, congratulations for your wonderful collection of pictures of a wonderful place. I have been there myself, I should be back and put more attention on composition and mood. You did it terrific!!.

Brian Klimowski		30-May-2006 06:18
Absolutely wonderful, Gordon - a great piece of work here. You've captured such a wide range of subjects, quality of light, composition, and mood...impressive! I particularly like the compositional dynamic tension in several of the images; well done. I look forward to studying your work further... Brian

Guest		30-May-2006 06:06
nice shot... Wonderful gallery, superb colours and light!

Studio 96		30-May-2006 06:01
Gorgeous!!

Guest		29-May-2006 20:38
absolutely brilliant gallery. really spectacular shots.

Guest		29-May-2006 18:21
nice work, lovely compositions and colours

Guest		29-May-2006 16:10
What a stunning gallery. Got my vote!!!

Earl Arboneaux		29-May-2006 15:28
Very stunning,inspiring,beautiful gallery! There are some very incedible images!!!! Voted !

Felipe Rodríguez		29-May-2006 14:07
Impressive, gorgeus, stunning... I have no words!

Guest		29-May-2006 13:01
a very deserving gallery to be on the top of the pop gallery!! great work...esp on the form of nature (composition, light and textures)! GMV

Guest		29-May-2006 11:55
VOTE! Very fine pictures! Compliments Miel

uuuu		29-May-2006 07:22
Beautiful gallery.

Naomi		29-May-2006 02:59
I am speechless.... voted!

Besati		29-May-2006 01:32
A spectacular gallery! Love the vibrant colors and excellent use of light.

Guest		28-May-2006 20:43
Nice! Very, very nice!!

Gerard Koehl		28-May-2006 18:24
Tout simplement magnifique.

Guest		28-May-2006 15:08
Wonderful gallery, superb colours and light!

silvano		28-May-2006 12:19
stupenda galleria !!

Ian Morehouse		28-May-2006 12:15
Beautiful, looks like another photographers paradise.

Paul Teixeira		28-May-2006 11:26
Beautifully photographed. Love the way you play with colour and form. Best regards, Paul Teixeira

raymondg		28-May-2006 11:04
An absolutely stunning gallery. Beautifully captured. Voted!

Marisa Livet		28-May-2006 08:03
What a sumptuous display of colours! Gordon, this gallery is so huge and so rich of beauty that I feel nearly lost! It's so right that people cannot do anything else but deeply appreciate your work. Marisa

marie-jose wolff		27-May-2006 18:05
very luminous ! great work !

Jim Rickards		27-May-2006 17:06
Great work Gordon. What an amazing variety of very beautiful shots.

Gil Azouri		27-May-2006 15:58
Excellent work!

bygaspo		27-May-2006 14:31
Stunning. Regards Bygaspo.

Buz Kiefer		26-May-2006 23:10
Remarkable gallery loaded with outstanding images. Vote.

Jim		26-May-2006 22:30
Outstanding gallery. Beautiful location.

G.Pietro Munaretto		26-May-2006 21:45
tutte bellissime foto

Guest		26-May-2006 21:35
Many beauties

Cedric Sims		26-May-2006 19:06
Beautiful! Great lighting & colors.

Barbara Heide		26-May-2006 08:33
strangly beautyful

Guest		26-May-2006 07:58
Amazing shots! Well done!

Guest		26-May-2006 07:43
A stunning collection, Gordon. Cheers!

Alexander Akinshin		25-May-2006 12:17
Very interesting unreal colours, amazing lighting! Voted.

Guest		25-May-2006 10:01
Beautiful image's.

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		25-May-2006 05:12
Excellent gallery.

Guest		24-May-2006 21:16
Great Shots... very inspiring!!!

xnir		24-May-2006 16:47
Marvellous photos

Guest		24-May-2006 04:15
Marvellous landscape photos you have here. Love the magnificent colours and lighting.

Gordon W		23-May-2006 22:25
Travel Guy, there's White Sands the National Monument, administered by the National Park Service and usually open to the public, and White Sands the missile range, which isn't. Periodically, a missile test will close the Monument for a short period of time but it wasn't a big problem for the week we were there. During that time, missile tests delayed the Monument's opening in the morning twice by a couple hours. - Gordon

William Brennan		23-May-2006 22:20
beautifully rendered images, they seem like places that only live in the imagination

Travel Guy		23-May-2006 20:27
Great photos...Is White Sands open to the public?? I thought it was a restricted military weapons testing area!!!

Doug Kessler		23-May-2006 14:53
Beautiful gallery! I'm voting.

Günter Hofstädter		23-May-2006 13:26
wow! amazing gallery! ~voted

Douglas Stucky		23-May-2006 13:21
This is just a fantastic gallery! vote

Patrick Bold		23-May-2006 11:24
Beautiful gallery! Every picture is outstanding! Well done, voted. Regards Patrick

Linda Hendry		23-May-2006 10:55
Absolutely beautiful gallery ... fantastic work!

Richard Calmes		22-May-2006 17:27
Beautiful images created with care and artistry! V

Monte Stevens		22-May-2006 17:01
Nice gallery, Gordon. I am especially intrigued by image 32015, no lens flare to be seen.

Guest		20-May-2006 12:43
Absolutely stunning! The colors in the gallery are amazing. You have captured the impressive beauty of the White Sands National Monument. Great work, voted!

Guest		20-May-2006 12:40
awsome gallery

Manolis		20-May-2006 12:39
Beautiful gallery.

Guest		20-May-2006 09:42
really, really great gallery!!! voted

Guest		25-Apr-2006 12:25
Yes, A great Gallery! Gordon some outstanding images, another location i have had to add to my places to visit

Fred Parsons		30-Mar-2006 05:36
Well you did the place prowd. You have made me want to go back for a more extended stay. Something I thought I would not need to do! But time is needed to get the right skys and the right sunsets and sunrises.

Guest		27-Mar-2006 21:04
Marvellous place and ditto images, Gordon. Did I mention before that you are one lucky b@§43rd ? Alain

Vilone		27-Mar-2006 13:53
Absolutely beautiful!....must visit this beautiful place!Excellent work Gordon!~GMV!

Big Mike		27-Mar-2006 05:18
Great Gallery... gets a big vote from me... :O)

De'Carr Studio		25-Mar-2006 22:29
Absolutely stunning gallery.GMV

Karen Moen		25-Mar-2006 18:18
Another incredible gallery. Your work is amazing. Voted.

Tim Reisdorf		25-Mar-2006 17:16
Great job... I've been there.. brings back great memories

Guest		25-Mar-2006 16:18
Colourfull and beautiful gallery. Lots of pictures are good for postcard.

Guest		24-Mar-2006 23:19
Really nice work!!

Guest		23-Mar-2006 22:18
you have my vote, brilliant pics!

Neil Paskin		23-Mar-2006 18:19
Superb gallery Gordon, every shot is a beauty!

Kimberley Hannaman Taylor		23-Mar-2006 13:10
Another stunner. KHT

marie-jose wolff		22-Mar-2006 23:52
absolutly beautiful ! the most beautiful of Pbase, congratulations !

Donald Verger		22-Mar-2006 17:08
wow! wonderful! wildly beautifull! the 3 w's vote! thanks to Anra Smith for sending me a link to this gallery.. we had been talking of making whites whitE!!! she is athttp://www.pbase.com/smithereens

Michel Carlué		22-Mar-2006 16:47
Wondeful gallery, great shadows and lights, marvellous colors and compositions ! Congratulations Gordon Thanks for sharing and my vote of course

Guest		22-Mar-2006 12:49
All I can say is wow! voted!!

Nick Vivian		22-Mar-2006 12:48
Wonderful Gordan Nick V

Guest		21-Mar-2006 22:40
I love this whole gallery, every single picture. Well Done & Big Vote.

Rob Legeland		21-Mar-2006 22:16
Awsome collection of desert pictures! I just love those dune silhouettes.

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