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Can I just say AHHHHHH? This is a very serence image. nice work Dan! elisabeth ;)

Thanks Elisabeth. I actually wasnt too sure about this image, it just didnt seem right to me, but you have now reverted me back to my original opinion when i converted it. thanks :)

Comments and critique are always welcome and appreciated, thanks.

It's really a very nice image. Tonally this photo really works. Very rich. Subtle textures, forms and light. Congratulations.

 

I might experiment with a tad more contrast in the sky but might come back and settle with what you have.

Thank you very much for your comment, Bill. Adding contrast etc to certain parts of pictures is something i still havents learned how to do realisticly yet, but im still practing. the contrast that i chose seemed to provide a good balance between the rays and the details in the sand, but i still want more of both.... Each time i tried it i got something that obviously looked played with..

I agree Dan. I tried (unseccessfully) to add contrast to the sky. If you post the original color version I could try to use the color channels to do a better job separating the dunes from the foreground to build a mask.

 

This may be a situation where the end result may not be as good as the original.

 

Best,

Bill

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4882132

 

here's the color. Have at it if you wish.

 

What i did do is after converting it i played with the white balance to try and find a good balance. Im not sure if i took a step backwards doing that or not...

Beautiful work! I love the serenity of this shot, as well as the heaven rays. Wonderful just the way it is in my opinion, great composition! Thank you for sharing, my kindest regards

Thanks Hillary.