Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by Artyste:
Interesting tower, but there's too much landscape.. this photo fights with itself. Is it a landscape, or is it a photo of sand sculptures?

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by tazza:
Nice shot, the exposure is spot one. I'm glad you didn't use noise reduction, it doesn't really work with sand! two things I think would improve the shot: straighten the horizon and less sharpening

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by Rooster:
This is a nice shot with some great colour contrast between the sky & sand. I imagine you are getting lots of comments about the slant of the horizon with some commenters noticing that the slant was a trade off to have the tower straight. It's a difficult choice I'm sure, especially if you we on vacation & couldn't just go back to the spot & reshoot it. Ideally, that is what I would have done. Good luck!

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by nlghttrain:
this is a beautiful location but with the title as such i would have pefered that it be the main focus of this shot, there is too much going on in this shot if that is the subject

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by Konador:
Thats the best tower of sand balls I've seen all day! lol :)
I really like the colour and tropical feeling I get from this shot, but I think the crop should be closer in to the sand balls :)

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by taterbug:
Very interesting subject. Might make for a stronger photo if you got in tight, and made the shot more about the sand balls. Attention is drawn away by all the swimmers and the water. The blue object on the left edge of frame seems to be a bit distracting. The sky is nice and dramatic, with great color. The island thingies in the distance are nice and interesting, neat how the sand pile is centered between them. The point of view here is kind of mundane though, seen from where anyone could just stand and look at the scene, often times when a photo shows an un-ordinary angle or view, something one wouldn't normally see, it can add a lot of interest to a photo. I'm thinking maybe if this were a vertical 'portrait' crop, shot from a lower point of view, keeping the tower centered and leading towards the islands, and still showing that great sky, it could be a much stronger presentation. I know that doesn't help much with this shot, (although you could still try a vertical crop if it sounds like an idea with potential to you), but maybe something to keep in mind in the future :-)

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by posthumous:
This picture has balls. I like that.

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by ellamay:
nice, horizon is a little crooked, rotate right. subject is a little central. nice sea color.

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by remarsh:
I would rate this photo a lot higher if it were just sand in the foreground instead of the sand balls. They distract from what is otherwise a beautiful picture.

Tower of Sand Balls
by dnally

Comment by dahkota:
I wish the tower wasn't centered, maybe crop off a little of the left side to pull it over. I love this picture though - a bit of playfulness works well. 7 good luck in the challenge!