This moment was as awesome to experience as it looks here!  It was January in Death Valley.  We were moving through the dunes in the late morning.  We had a solid hazy cloud layer up until this point.  As it started to break up the sun was just high enough to get light on the sand in several places.  I didn’t know how long the moment would last, so I found myself running to this area.  With some small adjustments I was able to get the hiker placed in the low bright spot.  Looking at this I am reminded of all the different things I was feeling.  The sand was still cold, the sun on my face was very much welcomed, and a slight breeze added that final element.  As with many of my images, I enjoy creating scenes that make locations feel enormous, and us people just small parts within them.