Hi all my first post on here and looking forward to any feedback.
Anything and everything.
I’m feeling like the image could use a big crop of the foreground.
Sony A7R, 70-200 @ 70mm
1/200, f/11, ISO 100
Love this kind of images, Gareth. The composition is really interesting and I like how you divided the frame. I would consider to lighten a little bit the dark part just to create more contrast between the two areas. Again, very nice image.
Really great image Gareth. I think you could warm the midtones and highlights a touch more and also could definitely crop some foreground to create a more focused presentation.
Thanks Sam. I think the crop is definitely needed.
Thanks Mattia. I love these kinds of image too. Will have a look at trying to create a little more contrast.
I’m going to be a detractor here. I love the composition- the big foreground combined with the left line on the dune all lead my eye to the bright and interesting spot in the upper right which is lovely. My only wish was that that spot had something “more” going on there. Interesting image!
Thanks Matt. There is something about the composition I like but can’t quite put my finger on it and thinking it could be cropped to simplify it.
@Gareth_Coggan by the way it’s good to see another aussie on here!
Nice image. and welcome to NPN.
I really don’t see the need for a crop.
The only justification I could see for a crop is to add “strength” to the compelling details in the upper right corner. There’s dramatic stuff happening up there. I did a screen crop to horizontal format, removing the bottom half of the image. Wow… There are things going on in the shadow that jump up along with the upper right, and you might or might not want to play there. The current image is compelling, but so is a crop to horizontal.
Gareth,
Welcome to NPN - what a terrific first post! I’m with Hank in his comments, although I think he meant upper left corner? not the right.
Initially, I was thinking the patterns, light and contrast of the foreground dune was strong enough that a crop wouldn’t be needed. But then opening up the larger view, wow, exploring the details in the shadow up top is really the star of the show. It’s so close to not being light enough in the shadows… but yet enough detail for the eye and mind to really want to explore that area of the dune. Which honestly goes against what most often we love about dune images, and that is the lines, curves, etc. that are lit by the warm and glowing light. This is a case where I think the details in the shadow are more compelling. And with that, a crop to square would be a great alternate to what you have presented here. A crop also really brings out the visual contrast of light and shadow. Very cool. And technically, the very bottom is a bit soft anyway.
Lon
I quite like it to be honest. Processing looks fine to me. If I were going to crop it (and I don’t really think you need to) I would do so to emphasise equal parts of dark and light on either side of the ridge.
In fact I was referring to the upper right. With the crop from the bottom the ripples top right and bottom left just go together for my eye, strongly “anchoring” the diagonal of light and shadow between them.
This is already a strong and worthy image, but for my eye the alternate crop is at least as strong. No slight intended with all this “croppy” talk, Gareth!
I agree with cropping to emphasize the mystery in the shadow area. It would be an interesting composition.
Hi all and thanks so much for everyone’s feedback!
I’ve gone ahead and done two crops a square and a horizontal crop. Let me know your thoughts.
@Gareth_Coggan in my opinion. That horizontal crop hits the mark!!!
Thanks @Eugene_Theron
Same here. Wow!
Neither one is what I suggested, although the horizontal comes closer. Crop the horizontal further from the bottom so that 3/4 of image is dark and the bright part is on far right. Something like this.
ah thanks Igor I see what you mean.
