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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Roman Racela on May 28, 2013, 11:23:37 am

Title: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 28, 2013, 11:23:37 am
Here's a shot from Mesquite Sand Dunes when I went to Death Valley in April. Thanks for viewing. :)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/romanwarrior/_MGL2971_zps3190adf7.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/romanwarrior/media/_MGL2971_zps3190adf7.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: sdwilsonsct on May 28, 2013, 11:19:38 pm
Sensuous. I would be tempted to crop off the busy top and concentrate on the bottom.
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 28, 2013, 11:49:45 pm
I can accept the suggested crop. I think this would also work well converted to B&W.
Very nice shot!

Eric M.

Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 29, 2013, 04:15:45 am
Nice set of lines and shadows. I would like to see a bit more on the top part, where some of the distant dunes are cut out.
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: francois on May 29, 2013, 04:51:33 am
Sensuous. I would be tempted to crop off the busy top and concentrate on the bottom.

Me too! I'd like to keep the criss-cross dune ridges, it would give a more abstract photo…
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: PeterAit on May 29, 2013, 08:56:10 am
Sensuous. I would be tempted to crop off the busy top and concentrate on the bottom.

Funny, my first thought was to crop off the relatively uninteresting bottom!
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 10:54:09 am
Thanks Scott. I agree. I suppose I could trim off the top a little bit.

Sensuous. I would be tempted to crop off the busy top and concentrate on the bottom.
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 10:56:13 am
Thanks Eric. Yeah B&W looks really nice with this pic.

I can accept the suggested crop. I think this would also work well converted to B&W.
Very nice shot!

Eric M.


Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 10:59:38 am
Thanks Paulo. I actually shot this scene this way on purpose because the sky was blue and had nothing going on so I didn't include it in the shot. I do have some with clouds that I will post soon. :)

Nice set of lines and shadows. I would like to see a bit more on the top part, where some of the distant dunes are cut out.
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 11:03:15 am
Hahaha. I'm with you, Scott. I didn't even consider cropping to top until Scott and Eric mentioned it. However, I really want to crop the bottom a bit more because there aren't any of the criss-crossing lines/patterns that I really like.

Funny, my first thought was to crop off the relatively uninteresting bottom!
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 11:27:27 am
Here are cropped and B&W versions :)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/romanwarrior/_MGL2971v2_zps9f084e16.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/romanwarrior/media/_MGL2971v2_zps9f084e16.jpg.html)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/romanwarrior/_MGL2971v2_BampW_zps2cb9caad.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/romanwarrior/media/_MGL2971v2_BampW_zps2cb9caad.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Fine_Art on May 29, 2013, 05:17:50 pm
Funny, my first thought was to crop off the relatively uninteresting bottom!

Yes, I like the top dunes more than the sand ripple.
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on May 29, 2013, 05:52:14 pm
Sensuous. I would be tempted to crop off the busy top and concentrate on the bottom.

Funny, my first thought was to crop off the relatively uninteresting bottom!

Well there, as Russ would say, is the answer. Like Mr Punch's Advice To Young Persons About To Get Married, the answer to "Crop?" is "Don't".

I do like the b&w.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Death Valley Sand Dunes
Post by: Roman Racela on May 29, 2013, 08:32:56 pm
Thanks for the input, Jeremy. I usually don't like to crop, but in this case I think the bottom does need to be chopped off since there really isn't much going on.

I really like the B&W version too. I think I'm going to make a good size print of this image.


Well there, as Russ would say, is the answer. Like Mr Punch's Advice To Young Persons About To Get Married, the answer to "Crop?" is "Don't".

I do like the b&w.

Jeremy