Here’s one from the archives. As the sands at MacKerricher State Park dunes dry out after a rain, they often show interesting patterns. I suspect it’s caused by differences in grain sizes in different layers. The lighter layers would be coarser grained than the darker layers, thereby holding moisture for longer.
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Any critique welcome. I’m thinking I should have left more room around the left, right, and bottom edges - what do you think? Also, I cropped it to 16:9 - I can’t decide if it needs more sky.
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Processed in ACR & PS; dodging & burning to bring out selective features and minimize really dark bushes. Converted to b&w in PS, toned in PS.
Wonderful!! And after I’ve moved along that dramatic first curve (slowly, savoring it!), they just keep going on! A little more room could be nice but it’s so wonderful as is that I’d say it’s a small point. The amount of sky looks perfect to me! It feels foreshortened, which works with the foreshortening in the BG. And there is even a curve in it, to match the dunes. Absolutely top-notch!!!
Hi Bonnie, What a lovely dune image you have shared with us. I love how the sinuous curves just flow from foreground curve to the first dune to the next and meet the longer arched dunes spreading across the frame. I usually find 16:9 a bit chunky for landscape panoramas, but here it fits your scene quite nicely. Well seen and processed.
Bonnie: Superb conversion and I like your comp as is. Definitely not more sky. I think your proportion is just right. Is there a slight sepia tone here? A marvelous scene expertly presented. >=))>
Bonnie, I too like the tight crop and the amount of sky. It’s way cool that the drying sands show different luminosity. The initial big curve does a fine job of leading into the mid-ground and distant curves for a fine sense of depth.
