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12 years 3 months ago #191246 by Thing
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The elephant in the room is mediocrity.
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12 years 3 months ago #191253 by Dori
Very well done!! :judge: :judge: :judge:
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12 years 3 months ago #191262 by photobod
I like it but their isnt a focal point to latch onto, maybe another angle with the ridge of a sand dune leading the eye into the photograph. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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12 years 3 months ago #191272 by Scotty

photobod wrote: I like it but their isnt a focal point to latch onto, maybe another angle with the ridge of a sand dune leading the eye into the photograph. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


I agree.
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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #191283 by Karl Wertanen
I like the color, light, and texture to this photo. I think with the ripple lines in the sand, a strong vertical composition with a wide angle lens, (maybe somewhere with in the 16-24mm range) will emphasizes the foreground bringing the ripples up close to the lens which in turn will give you a much stronger photo that pulls your eyes through the scene.
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12 years 3 months ago #191307 by icepics
Very nice, especially considering the more or less one color of the sand, the photo shows so much detail and pattern you really see the variations in the sand and the color.

A vertical image could be good too; I think it would be quite a different photo since it would emphasize the ripples where this one displays more the rolling dunes. I wonder if a slight edit to the image would draw the viewer's eye more along into the background; I noticed my eye seems to be drawn a bit to the background dune to the left, a bit of a crop might de-emphasize that darker ridge and send the eye elsewhere.

This looks like the kind of scene that could be wonderful to keep photographing. Another beautifully done photo Walter.
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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #191315 by Karl Wertanen

icepics wrote: Very nice, especially considering the more or less one color of the sand, the photo shows so much detail and pattern you really see the variations in the sand and the color.

A vertical image could be good too; I think it would be quite a different photo since it would emphasize the ripples where this one displays more the rolling dunes. I wonder if a slight edit to the image would draw the viewer's eye more along into the background; I noticed my eye seems to be drawn a bit to the background dune to the left, a bit of a crop might de-emphasize that darker ridge and send the eye elsewhere.

This looks like the kind of scene that could be wonderful to keep photographing. Another beautifully done photo Walter.


Nice take on this photo Icepics. And you are absolutely right about returning to photograph many times. Sand dunes are always changing form and theres something about the way sand can absorb the soft tones/colors of early morning and late evening.

I like how different people see things differently in the photos we view.
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12 years 3 months ago #191324 by chasrich
Nice try - next time bring a rake and clean up those twigs and brush... :rofl:


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12 years 3 months ago #191601 by Thing
Thank you everyone for your thoughts and comments- some very good ones too. This is probably one of the weaker compositions out of my midday session there. I'll have some fun doing some dodging and burning with it and bring out some of the crazy curves I'm seeing.

It's very remote and I was hoping to make it out there this month, but it has been a dry winter and the desert primrose will be even drier and deader than shown here. Spring comes early there, and next time I'll probably camp for a couple nights to get the flowers in bloom.
The elephant in the room is mediocrity.
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12 years 3 months ago #191893 by mj~shutterbugg
I am with Karl and Shannon. There doesn't seem to be a central focal point and the background (vivid blue) kinda takes away from the variations and textures of the dunes. I look forward to the next image. I also think turning it into a vertical comp could help. Worth a try!
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12 years 3 months ago #191926 by robbie
Try making those ripples more pronounced and that would pull the viewer`s eye into the image.Try Viveza2..'structure' will do that in one click.
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12 years 3 months ago #191933 by Thing
Thanks again for your thoughts and tips.
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12 years 4 days ago #223592 by mclayton
Great job! Sand always looks so pretty in photos.
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