# Bare Water with a bit of Sand

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [January 24, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440 "2021-01-24T17:23:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440/1 "2021-01-24T17:23:19Z")

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![Bare Water with a bit of Sand](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/b/3b094b58ec458a8c3153e072eec8b339d4317029.jpeg)

I’m not sure if this fits the spirit of the challenge, so you’re welcome to remove it, Mark. The original frame had just a bit of sky with the sun dropping over the horizon and a touch of a land spit in the left side, so I cropped it to give just the ocean and enough sand for the wave wash. Taken in 2016 from a condo balcony in Waianae, Oahu.

### Specific Feedback Requested

I’d be interested in what others might do about the relative brightness of different areas of the image. I brought the darks up through a luminosity mask then dodged the beach area a bit in addition.

### Technical Details

Is this a composite: No  
5DIII, EF28-70 f2.8L @ 32 mm, tripod and cable release, f9, 1/6 sec, iso 3200. Dropped to 4346x2982

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**Author:** ![linda\_mellor](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/linda_mellor/32/15806_2.png) [@linda\_mellor](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/linda_mellor)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440/2 "2021-01-24T17:59:51Z")

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Wonderfully serene image, Dennis. For me, it does fit the “bare” challenge. I do like the adjustments you’ve made and would have done the same type of process, so I would be interested in suggestions Mark has also. Nicely seen and captured.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440/3 "2021-01-24T18:47:30Z")

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Dennis, this works very well as presented. The dark sand anchors the bottom and lets me enjoy the brightness and textures in the wet sand . The series of gentle waves and brightness at the top speak well of late afternoon and peace.

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bare-water-with-a-bit-of-sand/19440/4 "2021-01-24T22:32:40Z")

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Soothing image with wonderful light and textures.