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Edge effect.
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Edge effect.

by Ronald Murphy

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 22, 201487 views2 comments
Keeping it simple. Not sure if this is quite what you had in mind. If not, move it, without misgiving, to the trash.

Mesquite Flat Dunes, Death Valley, late in the day.

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/400 s, f/8, ISO 200, EF 24-105 mm @ 24 mm, CPL

Please view the large image!

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 23, 2014 at 8:32 AM
I like the simplicity and graphic nature of this view, Ronald. There's a strong yin/yang sense with that perfectly clean line of the slope and a good balance between the light and dark areas. The sun adds just the right touch of interest. (Viewing the 720px post would benefit from a thin line of color(?) separating the image from the black background.
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Comment posted by Jeff Martyka on September 26, 2014 at 2:39 PM
I like the minimalism. I find it calming. I would just smooth out the line a little bit to remove the really really small bumps in the dip and on the far left.
Registered on June 20, 2014, 30 Posts, 155 Comments