Mesquite Dunes

Rich and dramatic!

what a great surface...wonderfully composed, too, cheers Jana

This is probably the last image from my anniversary trip to Death

Valley with Chris Harris and Ray Banfield. Not having any new images

means it's time to start dipping into my past trips in search of

something I missed or maybe redo better. It is the two levels of sand

details that caught my eye on this image. The problem was that the

front section was as bright as the ascending section. I used a

gradient to darken the foreground and make it appear as flat as it was

and provide a lead in to the ascending dune. I believe that this added

more depth to the image and provided some needed separation between

the two dunes surfaces. I finished with some dodging,burning and

toning with Ektalure Cream toning. Your comments are always welcome.

Well done, the triple banding effect is superb. Thanks also for the comments re your technique, this is very helpful to me and no doubt others who are learning BW methods. All the best in the new year.