sand dunes Dune Study 17

Thanks for your visits and comments!

Brad - a lovely shot and up to your usual high standards. There are others in your portfolio that grab me immediately but not this one and i am not quite sure why not. This has lovely light and various tonalities but I suspect I would like to increase the mid-range contrast (not overall contrast). Remember that it is fine image and my comments are subtleties and an artistic opinion.

Thank you, Tony, for your very kind and considerate comment! Your point is very valid!

I tried to improve the tonality and contrast a bit, and re-posted the revised version. Hope you like this better!

Brad,

I have a feeling that this doesn't work as well as your other images because it is out of balance--the left side of the image is relatively light and the right side is relatively dark. Ideally the viewers' eyes should tend to follow a path--a diagonal, an s-curve, or in some cases the viewer should be "pulled" toward the center--often by having a lighter area in the middle and darker areas toward the outside.

Cheers,

Bill