# The photographer

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753>\
**Category:** Image Processing Challenge\
**Created:** [November 1, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753 "2023-11-01T14:29:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Markus\_Albert](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/markus_albert/32/57047_2.png) [@Markus\_Albert](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Markus_Albert)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753/1 "2023-11-01T14:29:33Z")

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Taken in Death Valley in February 2023.

## Raw File

[\_DSC7140.ARW](https://community.naturephotographers.network/uploads/short-url/nYtvUNQYB7Hf26ycR33sQSNQp9M.ARW) (81.7 MB)

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## My Edit

 ![The photographer](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/8/784ff27a0df91e679286e51e7217a67469503396.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jorma](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jorma/32/35676_2.png) [@jorma](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/jorma)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753/2 "2023-11-02T18:06:18Z")

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![_DSC7140-1](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/d/5de86882ce59d286f9ee00579c18a7b6d4e4217d.jpeg)  
Mainly processed ARC and slightly finished in Photoshop. The fine contrasts made it possible to try the black and white version. Because only yellow color, it also works like this

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**Author:** ![brenda\_tharp](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/brenda_tharp/32/62549_2.png) [@brenda\_tharp](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/brenda_tharp)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753/3 "2023-11-02T18:09:22Z")

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Markus, I love this image just as it is - all that golden light and the blowing backlit sand make this image a great story of wind in the desert and dunes of Death Valley. Of course, converting to black and white works as a different ‘take’ on the scene, but the color really suggests the time of day that the monochrome images does not do. I vote for it as it is! 🙂

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**Author:** ![ryan\_travelfirststudios](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ryan_travelfirststudios/32/62079_2.png) [@ryan\_travelfirststudios](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/ryan_travelfirststudios)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-photographer/37753/4 "2023-11-28T00:11:06Z")

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![_DSC7140-Enhanced-NR](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/d/dd4023f762a0beb37bd52e9c6a32a97fb7334f72.jpeg)

I love your edit and I think it does not need to be changed at all, but I really like the capture and wanted to try it out anyway.

One thing I prefer stylistically is a more red-yellow look to sand dunes rather than golden yellow so I changed color tones a bit. I opted for maybe a slightly lighter overall look and took away some of the contrast in the background just to give it more of a mystical feel. Other than that I liked the lens flare from the sun because I feel that it adds to the drama of the scene, and the branches in the foreground I understand removing but I personally actually like them there!

Again great image, what a dramatic scene!!