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Red Dunes

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Posted by Steve Sieren on June 23, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Red Dunes
Here is a handheld pano. Hand help because I thought the lighting was a little flat on the dunes so post processing is probably making it better than it was.
Posted by Dan Truong on June 24, 2009 at 3:35 AM
Since you're enhancing, I'd enhance the sky's contrast. It's still a little dull to me.

In fact the photo'd be more interesting to me if it had one rogue component like a small tree, a tumbleweed, or even someone...
Posted by Steve Sieren on June 24, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Thanks Dan, I was feeling the same about something needed here. I've got some of the unique plants but just not with the same comp. The dune only had small plants growing in it.
Posted by Craig Myers on June 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Maybe Dan has a point about the sky, but for me the two elements work. The patterns on the dune are probably the reason. The strong lines that run roughly perpendicular to the horizon emphasize the sand-sky contrast. The finer patterns in the sand almost give the impression of a network of veins in skin, making the lower half of the image almost a living thing.