In The Sand Dunes

[Julian de'Courcy]

Bits and pieces.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I like the third a lot, and congratulate you on getting your feet out of the way The curved lines the wind-swept grass has made in the sand are really beautiful. I'm not getting much from the first two, I have to say. Is it the same shot but with in-camera b&w, or later conversion in computer? Hard to tell. But I do love that third shot.

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree with Rob. The third is for me the far more interesting and I like the patterns in the sand and the way the curves in the sand oppose the curves of the grass. The pieces of dried Bladderwrack add an extra lair of interest and seem to flow into the dark lines in the sand. The first two (and I prefer the monochrome treatment) are more conventional I find. Lovely detail but somehow lacking in contrast I think.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Bladderwrack, eh? Sounds painful

 

[Pete Askew]

As in, 'By the Ninth Green St Enodoc'!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I like the third a lot, and congratulate you on getting your feet out of the way The curved lines the wind-swept grass has made in the sand are really beautiful. I'm not getting much from the first two, I have to say. Is it the same shot but with in-camera b&w, or later conversion in computer? Hard to tell. But I do love that third shot.

I agree with Rob. The third is for me the far more interesting and I like the patterns in the sand and the way the curves in the sand oppose the curves of the grass. The pieces of dried Bladderwrack add an extra lair of interest and seem to flow into the dark lines in the sand. The first two (and I prefer the monochrome treatment) are more conventional I find. Lovely detail but somehow lacking in contrast I think.

Thanks Rob and Pete, I did struggle with the first two and it is a SSP B+W conversion. I think I posted them as I wanted them to work, but I guess I really new in my heart they were not giving out much. It was where the grass had scratched the sand which attracted me to the last image, along with the dry sand among the wet. Bladderwrack is a fine description, if a wee bit torturous.

 

[Nick Lukey]

That last shot is lovely , the detail in the sand is amazing, a nice balance between the grasses and the sand.

 

[Tom Dunne]

More little bits of detail to browse on in the third as the lads have said but I also like the second one. I enjoy the way the grasses have been disturbed and the way the sunlight has filtered through the gap. I think brightening up the sand (if it can be done) in front of the fence would add some more interest. A very pleasing set Julian.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That last shot is lovely , the detail in the sand is amazing, a nice balance between the grasses and the sand.

Thanks Nick, I did soften the image quite a bit attempting to get a balance of Soft light and adequate detail using various methods. Looks as if it did work.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

More little bits of detail to browse on in the third as the lads have said but I also like the second one. I enjoy the way the grasses have been disturbed and the way the sunlight has filtered through the gap. I think brightening up the sand (if it can be done) in front of the fence would add some more interest. A very pleasing set Julian.

Thanks Tom, yes the sand area was a problem area and the top of the grass. The sky was blown out, so actually I was dealing with a not very well exposed file. This is where the Lee soft grad's would have worked, I'm waiting on a 49mm to 52mm step up ring so I can attach the 67mm Lee filter ring into the holder. I do wonder though how well the Grads will work on such a small lens. I'll find out soon.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Since I mainly am a colourman myself , I would normally go for the colour. But here I like the first and the third. There are times I cannot explain it, it's just a feeling.

 

[Beth Anthony]

i like the third one here too. nice point of view and i like the detail and patterns in the sand.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Since I mainly am a colourman myself , I would normally go for the colour. But here I like the first and the third. There are times I cannot explain it, it's just a feeling.

Feelings are good , and thank you Ivar.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

i like the third one here too. nice point of view and i like the detail and patterns in the sand.

Thanks Beth , probably my style, or at least I have done a lot of this type of image a lot over the last year or so.