zen of sand and sky

I am interested in you comments. Thank you for your time. Dan

Dan, it is a tough subject to shoot, given that we've seen so many images of rippling sand on dunes. That said, there is a lot to like in your take on this.

 

The foreground ripples and the curve of the closer ridge lead the eye right to the bright arc at the top of the dune, which is placed in a virtually perfect classical "rule of thirds" position in the upper right portion of the frame. The darker sky (red filter?) sets this lighter area, yet still manages to contrast with the upper edge of the dune. (It is interesting to me to notice that the sky is darker than the top of the dune at the right; but it fades to lighter than the top of the dune at the left.)

 

The square format works well for me.

 

Take care,

 

Dan

Hey Dan,

Beautiful light on the dune. It's a very graphic picture and the square frame suits it perfectly.

regards

Dan and Sebastien, thank you for kind comments. I was trying to go for a minimal image here. I thought the curves and textures were interesting. For what it is worth, the texture is more interesting in the larger version. I was intentionally trying to work with subtleties. Maybe it just isn't strong enough. I don't know. Sometimes posting on PN is a way to think out loud.

 

There is, in effect, a red filter. I shoot in color, but the black and white projection that I used strongly preferred reds. As far as the fading, the morning light was coming from the left, an effect that I "encouraged" with some burning.

 

In any case, thank you very much for comments. They are greatly appreciated. Dan

You have cropped off the bug :). Although I miss the mystic light, the surreal surroundings of the other photo. Don't get me wrong, this is beautifull!! I love the sand structures and the lining on top of the dune. You've also darkned the picture, which I think is a good thing. Tough choice. Thanks for sharing.

Hello Dan.I haven,t seen any image yours since several weeks ago. As always, this is very good. I think this is graceful and well composed. I go on looking at your new photos. Regards. 6/6.

a collection of high quality images. a beautiful composition in b+w incredible details. well done. rajen

This has all that a great landscape needs to be great; thanks for showing us some incredible place in such a good photograph.

This is a very artistic image, and perfectly processed. In this case, the empty, bald sky really works well here; it really keeps the viewer's interest on the textures of the dune's surface. The square format suits the composition to a T. Well done, Dan! Cheers! Chris

Chris, thank you for you kind comments. Dan

Incredible as well.  Why have I not come across you on photo.net?  I need to explore more I guess because I can't believe I've missed these.  The pictures are great of course but you also have perfect black and white conversions…really tasteful.

Thank you Daniel.  I appreciate your very kind comments.

Excellent.

Thank you Yalçın.  Dan