Beyond the Pattern (+revised)

Revised Version

Revision 1 (latest)

Added after receiving feedback from the community.


Original Version

Weekly Challenge

The Interrupted Pattern
9/6/26 - 9/12/26
Critique Style: Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive

About This Image

This image was taken in Dades Valley, Morocco earlier this year. To me it represents Mother Natures way of breaking the pattern of the landscape.

Feedback Requested

This crop feels a little like the subject is dead center in the photo but I did want to show the interruption in pattern. Your thoughts please.

Technical Details

iPhone 15 Pro Max
6.76mm
f 1.8
1/900
ISO 100

I think centered works here, Alice. I don’t think it would work as well with more on one side or the other, though I could see the frame a bit wider if you have it.

Alice, that’s a big boulder trapped between the two cliffs. Sure leaves me wondering about how it got there… There’s a thin stick coming in from the bottom that it would be good remove.

The original poster added a revised version of their image.

The original poster added a revised version of their image.

Hi Dennis,
Unfortunately I was shooting in Portrait mode and I don’t have any extra on the sides.

Hi Mark,
I took out the twig and posted revision, thank you for catching that!!
Alice

Alice, Nice vertical composition - I also like the simplicity of the image. I don’t see much difference in your two versions. In color, I find the blue sky a bit distracting, as the eye goes right to the brightest part of the image. You might darken the sky more or consider a black and white conversion.