Kyle Jones
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From a pretty darn nice sunrise in Death Valley... I wanted ripples in the sand, mountains, and some nice color.
Any thoughts are welcome.
Any thoughts are welcome.
Mesquite Dawn
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AlanLichty
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And ripples in the sand without footprints - nice combination. The only thing wrong with this image is that I didn't take it 
This is really awesome Kyle! What great color you captured. That's a very cool dune ridge line. Myself, I have always tried to hide the mountains as much as possible, for some reason I want pure dunes, like you can get our at White Sands pretty easily. But... I think I need to embrace those mountains in my own shots like you did here.
I am not a fan of sand, too many bad memories with it, but this is really nice.
Darcy Grizzle
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beautiful colors Kyle and awesome shot!
and awesome shot!
lionking
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Douglas Sherman
Staff
Looks like you hit the trifecta. What a wonderful image.
dan swiger
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That is a sweet combination of pastels. The composition nicely positions the dunes crest.
Alan Hoelzle
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Love it, but that little dune on the left keeps pestering me for attention. I'd like it to go away.
Kyle Jones
Moderator
I have a 4x5 crop that takes care of that. It may balance the overall composition a little better too.
Alan Hoelzle
Well-Known Member
4x5 is an eloquent ratio. Great when you can get it.
Jeffrey
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What a great morning, Kyle, you did it justice. The left tiny dune does not bother me but could be cloned to continue the sand ridge line.
Cropping to any preconceived numeric format is ridiculous. An image tells you where the crop should be, if you know the language they use. It doesn't matter what the 'ratio' is.
Cropping to any preconceived numeric format is ridiculous. An image tells you where the crop should be, if you know the language they use. It doesn't matter what the 'ratio' is.
Kyle Jones
Moderator
Thanks everyone. I'm glad this has been well received. I'll continue searching for unicorns...
Alan Hoelzle
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Did you add Magenta? Parts of this look to purple to me. Maybe a bit less would open up the hues.
Kyle Jones
Moderator
I never added magenta, but some started showing up as I adjusted the contrast. It has bothered me a little, particularly on the mountains, and I was wondering if it bothered anyone else. I'll play with taking some out.
Mike Mancil
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A warm and strangely welcoming scene, considering the locale. Well done.
Jon Buffington
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I am a sucker for pastels. This is very nice! I hope you plan on printing this large.
Kyle Jones
Moderator
Here's an edit toning down some of the magenta in the mountains and doing a little burning on the dune at the left edge. Likely a subtle change, but I like the result.
