Sand Squiggles

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 31, 2014224 views17 comments

I really liked the patterns and the bright margins edging each of the 'squiggles' in the sand on the shore of Tenaya Creek in Yosemite Valley.

This is the color image.

Nikon D-7100
18-140mm Nikkor @ 140
F-11 @ 1/10s, ISO 200
Cropped a bit from the right and bottom
TK's Masks
May 2014

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your comments/critiques are always appreciated.

--P

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on July 31, 2014 at 9:26 PM

This is very cool, Preston. I could see maybe a crop from the top to lessen the dark area top right. However, I'm not sure it would do any thing to improve this, cause, it is really good.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 31, 2014 at 9:57 PM

Very artistic. Well seen and well photographed.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on August 1, 2014 at 4:33 AM

Love these textures too. Nice job with this one :)

aF

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 1, 2014 at 9:16 AM

We've all seen subjects such as this without thinking too much about trying to work out a constructive scene from the conglomerate. It's not until an abstract like this is posted that we really see the merit in such a view. Well done on the abstract scale, Preston.....

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 1, 2014 at 9:27 AM

Cool patterns and textures. This turned out really well, PB. No suggestions from me.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 1, 2014 at 9:40 AM

Really really nice Preston, love the patterns and swirls, so much to view in such a small scene. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 1, 2014 at 10:07 AM

Preston, This is really nice! Nice job coming up with a great comp showing this off so well. Very cool patterns and wonderful textures. Nice use of light here!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 1, 2014 at 12:06 PM

Cool! It's making me hungry, for some reason...looks like chocolate. I might PS a slice of bacon in the middle there, for variety.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 1, 2014 at 12:39 PM

Love images like these, and you did a great job with this, Preston. Could easily be an abstract of birds in flight. You could give my friend David Chauvin a run for his money with images like this. Good choice of aperture to get focus on the whole field of view. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on August 1, 2014 at 4:53 PM

I like it, Preston, well done

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 2, 2014 at 12:35 PM

Terrific abstract, Preston.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 2, 2014 at 2:46 PM

Yep, this is great, wonderful set of patterns and tones. I'm sure mother nature's handwriting teacher is appalled.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on August 2, 2014 at 2:57 PM

Very nice, I love this kind of subjects. What about darkening the shadows a bit more, to give even more punch to the bright edges? Wonderful abstact

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 2, 2014 at 3:06 PM

Excellent! The patterns and contrasts here are really working well in this comp.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 3, 2014 at 11:42 AM

The bright edges are wonderful Preston. I like the shapes and "squiggles" and the hint of color in the sand. Excellent abstract.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 3, 2014 at 5:52 PM

Immediately made me think of one of Escher's birds drawings. Needless to say, I like it a lot.

pat

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 3, 2014 at 5:56 PM

Very interesting photo. Without the explanation I was unable to tell what it is.

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