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WC 416 Pre-Dawn Blues
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WC 416 Pre-Dawn Blues

by Bill Fach

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 26, 2010170 views11 comments
Minolta M7
Probably Minolta 24-85, probably Velvia

OK Stan, here's one from your back yard. Taken at GSDNP in 2005 in my pre-digital days. Of course it didn't look exactly like this but this was the result of some rather rudimentary levels adjustments and no overt manipulation of the colors. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on January 26, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Bill, I love the pastel colors and curved lines in the f/mg. My preference would be a slight crop off the top to remove the dark, oof band. IMO it is a distraction to an otherwise wonderful image. Very nice! :toast:
Registered on November 29, 2009, 48 Posts, 249 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 26, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Really nice pattern and colours.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by bill meikle on January 26, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Bill, nice one, pre-dawn light gives all kinds of cool colors. I'd crop the top too I think.
Registered on May 21, 2006, 173 Posts, 663 Comments
Comment posted by Timothy Epp on January 26, 2010 at 6:47 PM
I like your backyard! I particularly like the FG dune details and edge.
Registered on January 1, 2009, 72 Posts, 333 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Dayton on January 26, 2010 at 8:24 PM
Congratulations, Bill. This is pretty and certainly meets the WC for Patterns.
Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Graham on January 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM
great detail and patterns, not sure about the color probably because it is so different than most sand photos
Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on January 27, 2010 at 8:04 AM
Most excellent Bill.... absolutely love this - particularly the colour and patterns. :toast:
Registered on June 24, 2007, 130 Posts, 1309 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 27, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Cool Bill, looks like the dunes after a few mushrooms... :biggrin:
Seriously, ive seen many colors in the dunes so nothing surprises me in that regard, although the sat feels a tad strong here. I might crop a bit off the top to simplify things a bit. Nice entry! :cool:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on January 28, 2010 at 2:36 AM
Excellent Bill. :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 28, 2010 at 3:42 AM
The color certainly grabs your attention !
Although the saturation is a bit high, I think it works for this image.
Registered on January 26, 2005, 27 Posts, 265 Comments
Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 28, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Exquisite light on the sand textures and nice layering to give the sense of depth. Beautiful!
Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments