Taken on my 1 year wedding anniversary. I realize it could be sharper, but I am still getting my feel for a camera. I overexposed this by one stop to emphasize the white aspect of the sand, otherwise it turns out Grey or "sand colored". I made sure to be there about half an hour before sunset to bring out the drama of the ripples in the sand.
PP: Open in RAW adjust recovery, blacks and exposure, open in PS Elements, cloned out sensor dust, levels, curves, resize, USM, save for web.
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Remarks: This is an immensely and, I think, universally appealing image. The pattern and interest in the upper (background) section is well enough established to consider the composition appropriate and apt.
Being somewhat familiar with photographing similar scenes under similar conditions, I can appreciate the chosen exposure for proliferating the shadows. The myriad highlights (reflected from the sand), however, make for a slightly harsh and gritty texture, especially when sharpened, which is fine at this resolution but likely challenge our appreciative ability at a much higher one. (?)
I would have liked to see more detail in this shot but I'll assume this is due to resizing. The choice of subject and technical aspects are excellent. -8
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