withstanding the wind

What a morning at Lake Michigan. High winds, huge clouds and very,

very intermittent spots of sunlight. Practically had to run to catch the

sun and hey that rhyme, when I spotted and interesting image. There

was just a bit of sunlight behind the structure above as the winds

wrestled with the dune grass in the foreground.. I wanted to captlure

both elements before another massive cloud rolled in and blocked the

sun. comments welcome

I think the textures and light in the mid-ground grasses really carry this photograph.  Personally, I usually don't like prominent OOF foreground elements, but I think this works quite well (it may be the variations in light and mix of gold/green that make it work for my eyes).  Overall, it's an intriguing composition, and I like it very much -- great mix of elements.

As Stephen says, a great mix of elements organized so you are led on into the depths of the scene. The structure and sign on the way encourage exploration too.