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Comment by spiritualspatula:
Nice photo. You've captured the liquid nature of sand well with the lines and shadows in this shot. I really need to get down there someday...

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Comment by Trumpeteer4:
I like the clean lines and the light really brings out the various shapes in the photo.

Where am I???
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Comment by slkrrkitkt:
Thank you everyone for your comments and votes. All are actually helpful even if I didn't check the box. To me what I thought was a good shot and one that I like, is just average for most others.

The adjustments I made were minimal because I was concerned with it looking to harsh or fake. Apparently they weren't enough. Post processing is and has always been a weakness for me. I'm not sure what I need to do besides keep trying. Using a color calibrated monitor would also help, but I am traveling and can't take on the extra weight.

It wasn't first place and it wasn't last so I look forward to my next challenge.

Where am I???
by slkrrkitkt

Comment by StephenG:
too flat and dark. This would have been nice in B&W with some tonal adjustments.

Candle in the Wind
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Comment by ahjenny:
Nice capture of the flame.

Where am I???
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Comment by Deen:
It could be better by adjusting levels, curves, etc.

Candle in the Wind
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Comment by andrewt:
A little too much negative space IMO. I would have cropped tighter or place the candle off-centre, 6

Where am I???
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Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Thanks for offering this - I get the impression that this is the sort of corner of the world that people just walk through without really noticing, so thanks for reminding us to open our eyes and look. In that regard the title is perfect!

Critical stuff: Pretty much a reflection of what I said above... this is an ordinary scene and perhaps the low perceived intrinsic interest level will have voters walking by as they would in real life.

Overall: I appreciate the sentiment of capturing a simple space but in the final analysis, I'm not sure if that is enough.

Where am I???
by slkrrkitkt

Comment by Covert_Oddity:
I would like to see more of this scene, looks like there's a lot of potential here, but this shot in particular doesn't quite capture it I'm afraid.

Where am I???
by slkrrkitkt

Comment by kaiser_chief:
I'm not sure.............
The stairs appear to lead somewhere, but we dont see where. I feel I am getting a fragment of the scene, and not the full view. The brown colours lack any real interest to make the scene trully stand out.