The winter storms here on Cape Cod always sculpt the sand into some new shape. Taken early morning on the path to Mayflower Beach with the "single line" competition at the local camera club in mind. I was also drawn to the herringbone pattern. In the thumbnail version I am reminded of a fern.
Cropped slightly on the right. Slight skew adjustment to align slat on the left with edge. Topaz adjust to bring out texture of sand, then cloned out halo around the post. Gradient, multiply in several areas. Duotone created by converting to black and white and tinting.
May 8th, 2009: Thanks for the votes and comments. A new personal best. I've been here a couple of months now and am learning a lot. Thanks.
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One of the best photos in this challenge. I didn't vote this challenge, but if I had, I would have given you a 10. So in stead I'll give you my personal award.
A very interesting image. Very plain in colour, very basic, and yet extremely effective. The shapes of the fence and its shaddows cast a simple pattern that makes this image really work. The composition is really good. The border compliments the photo very well. A very good and different submission
I really liked the thumbnail but clicking through it's a little bit too sharp for me I think.
The shadows and the fence are gorgeous and the composition really works but the texture of the sand doesn't really work for me, I'd want it to be smoother instead of the one dimensional sandpaper look.
It's still a solid photo though. Also I am very well aware that the exact quality of the sand isn't under your control. A slightly different post processing might have changed the effect a bit though.
Very different and unigue - a solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being rich with excellant detail and the monotone approach perfectly suits the subject. This image would have worked as a black and white as well. Well done.
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