The silence of the tidal sands
by coolblue

Comment by BrianR:
Interesting choice of color and suject for this challenge,good luck.

The silence of the tidal sands
by coolblue

Comment by LucidLotus:
Very delicate. I like the choice you picked for your subject. It has a great organic feel and a lot of interest with the textures. I do think it feels zennish as there is a bit of a pattern to the texture that helps calm things down. The lighting is good but I wish there were a a bit more shadows to help add to the feeling of depth. I gave a 7

GOLD !
by coolblue

Comment by hotpasta:
wow, that sparkles...I think the lighting is a little harsh and there's a fair bit of blurriness

GOLD !
by coolblue

Comment by Ashuuter:
Really?

GOLD !
by coolblue

Comment by bood:
That's gold alright!

red lines in the sunset
by coolblue

Comment by BrianR:
In the top 50% well done.

red lines in the sunset
by coolblue

Comment by klie0500:
I like the orange lines in the sunset.

red lines in the sunset
by coolblue

Comment by JackieK:
Great job!

GOLD !
by coolblue

Comment by 777STAN:
Hit the Mother Lode, did we? Impressive!!!! As a personal preference, the high yellow areas are a bit HOT & somewhat "cartoonish." I'm thinking that magic wand tool on a hot yellow + similar to collect all these areas + tone down the brightness would have made the photo a little more realistic & attractive to me. (This was in a museum under glass, right?)

GOLD !
by coolblue

Comment by khdoss:
Just my opinion but this seems over exposed, it lost a lot of the details.