Last Light on the Dune

Wow. Those colors are pretty strong. But mornings are like that at those marshes at sunrise. My first reaction was, too much featureless sky. But I've grown to like it. A sky with that color goes very well with that grass. Blue probably wouldn't have looked as good. Nice job. It would have been interesting to see what this looked like without the driftwood, just grass in various shades.

I really like this Bill.  The strong last light has transformed the grasses into a colorful mixture.  The soft glow of the featureless sky adds a nice backdrop.  Very nice.

It's a beautiful shot that really captures the essence of the seashore, Bill.  The lighting really sets the foreground grasses aglow as it highlights the dunes.  The gently yellow sky is the perfect topping.  I also like how you've scattered interesting bits through out the grass, with the shaded green grass, the driftwood, and the blowout keeping my eyes moving.

This is working for me. Nice light and the sky fits into the color scheme well. I would be inclined to adjust out the cyan/blue of the sands. To my eye, it clashes with rather than compliments the rest of the color palette. But minor stuff.

Thanks for the comments so far.  Something is obviously VERY wrong with my calibration.  It doesn't seem to be holding when I post something or send a image via email.  Harley, you mentioned the cyan/blue in the sand and here on my laptop it screamed cyan/blue, but at home on my calibrated monitor there is only white, so somewhere I have a serious problem. Grrrrrrr...

Looks like a call to X-Rite is in order.

At first I thought there was too much fg, but then the main shadow starting drawing my attention and I changed my mind. I like how that shadow challenges me to think of what could have caused it. Light is beautiful, and the wee bit of snow a nice addition! The snow looks a bit blue, but no big deal for me.

Bill, I'm enjoying this scene very much. Your comp works great for me with all the interest in the grass and including the driftwood in the frame. It would probably work nice without it but I like it this way. The light is wonderful and I like the sky color as well. It looks really nice with the golden browns and green. I do see a little blue tint in the sand on my monitor but it still looks good to me. I feel like I want to walk right into this scene and take a look over the bank.It is very inviting.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Bill,

Gorgeous light and color in the grasses and I like the old gray snag as kind of a anchor point for the eye.  Very nicely composed.

I too can see the cyan in the sand. For me though it's not very pronounced and I might not have commented if it wasn't mentioned. But's it's there, if just slightly.  And not a problem really considering that the "white" sand isn't a major element.

This will be personal choice and opinion of course, but for me, the color of the sky is one I am going to comment on.  I understand the light, time of day and conditions, but for me, the sky is a little on the brown side and sadly reminds of the brown haze I saw in California in the 70's....  But I guess that's a jaded influence on my part.  I've never seen a sunset on the gulf coast before so I'm probably way off... 

It's all about the light and that is certainly beautiful here.

Lon