# Gentle light

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gentle-light/27887>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [April 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gentle-light/27887 "2022-04-17T18:40:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JohnSnell](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/johnsnell/32/17896_2.png) [@JohnSnell](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JohnSnell)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gentle-light/27887/1 "2022-04-17T18:40:19Z")

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![Gentle light](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/e/c/ec31ca7278bd8857c7247ac4b6cee228beab94a5.jpeg)

Standing in water is usually my favorite place from which to photograph, in this case the sunlight refracting off the gentle ripples onto the sandy bottom. I converted it to B&W to de-emphasize the color of the sand.

### Specific Feedback Requested

any and all

### Technical Details

Is this a composite: No  
Minolta, 1/350,f/5.6, 25mm, ISO100, adjustments to tone curves and conversion to B&W

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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:** [April 18, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gentle-light/27887/2 "2022-04-18T11:46:42Z")

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John, black & white does a fine job of emphasizing the ripple pattern here.

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gentle-light/27887/3 "2022-04-18T11:56:04Z")

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I like the monochrome as well and might not have thought of it myself. Have you considered a square crop at the top? Could be interesting as well.