# Jumble

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/jumble/46787>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [May 30, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/jumble/46787 "2025-05-30T01:55:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Todd\_Higgins](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/todd_higgins/32/34926_2.png) [@Todd\_Higgins](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Todd_Higgins)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/jumble/46787/1 "2025-05-30T01:55:10Z")

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![Jumble.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/c/bce2f328a72df9f868de4922f7b2db5923c241d3.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

It was a cloudless, blue sky day, walking on the beach in Southern California, I was looking for patterns, shapes, or textures. This seemed to fit the bill perfectly.

### Technical Details

1/13 Sec @ f 16  
ISO 160 105mm

Black and white Conversion in Lightroom.

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- Vision and Purpose:
- Conceptual:
- Emotional Impact and Mood:
- Composition:
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- Depth and Dimension:
- Color:
- Lighting:
- Processing:
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**Author:** ![Gill\_Vanderlip](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gill_vanderlip/32/54254_2.png) [@Gill\_Vanderlip](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gill_Vanderlip)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/jumble/46787/2 "2025-05-30T15:40:10Z")

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B&W Image !!! The Tone the Light, It all works…Really cool and interesting.

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**Author:** ![Marylynne\_Diggs](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/marylynne_diggs/32/87403_2.png) [@Marylynne\_Diggs](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Marylynne_Diggs)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/jumble/46787/3 "2025-06-06T14:24:55Z")

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Bullwhip kelp is under-appreciated, imho. I like the dark, oily impression of this, but it does feel a little sinister. Is that the goal? If so, you nailed it. If not, a bit of brightening and texture might would be fun to play with.

Other than that, maybe play with the reflections at the edges (or add a vignette) so the eye doesn’t drift out of the frame.  
ML