Ripplesby
carloComment by sfalice: Greetings from the Critique Club
What a charming little boy, running towards you on a sunny day.
I think I see what drew you to this image for the Pattern Challenge. All those ripples in the sand caused by the water returning to the ocean created some nice patterns. And the little boy accentuated the patterns by his presence in one of the "Sweet spots" in the rule of thirds.
Unfortunately, the shot almost into the sun didn't give you what you saw in real life. It happens! It may be that if you had taken this at an angle to the ripples they might have taken on more definition. Also, had you been towards the beach with the boy running towards you, the ripples might have been more pronounced and the child would have had good light on his face. Then, you would have had to shot carefully not to get your own shadow in the image! Still, it can be done.
All this is supposition. But it is usually good practice to take many pictures, to move around to see what is the best angle, and additionally, to get down to the level of the child and the ripples for a different angle.
You are new to DPC and your images look as if you are enjoying the site. I expect all you need here is a little more practice. I look forward to seeing more of your work as time goes along.
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