The D-Day Reenactors Club...History Shaping Culture
by noraneko

Comment by buzzy:
I like the candid-ness of the shot, but it's overexposed and the skin tones are a bit orange. On the other hand, the area below the gun is quite dark, so maybe adjusting the contrast/brightness would have produced a more evenly exposed shot.

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by bassbone:
The thing i like the best about this image is the combination of the wispy branches and clouds - the black versus white that seem to join together and continue across the image. The mountains in the back have just enough detail and the crispness of the foreground adds enough punch to really make you notice it.

I tend to agree with Jonfrommk - you have some really nice other images of white sands that are quite minimalistic to them - this image has a lot going on and may not fit real well with the other two images I have recently seen in your portfolio. But I am not really solid with triptych -so what do I know!!

Good luck at the Spoleto Festival - I hope you can get some good sales

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by jonfrommk:
Catherine, I love the slightly minimalist feeling that you have been getting in some of the pictures in this challenge and I have to say all your pictures with sand in them have been stand outs to me and this is no exception. Beautiful image. For your triptych I hope you are going to use desolation and beyond as they were just beautiful images, not 100% sure whether they would work with this shot as perhaps there is a touch too much going on in it, but it might be worth trying them either side of this and seeing the effect. Whatever you go for I hope we get a chance to see the finished product

Simple Green
by noraneko

Comment by JuliBoc:
Lovely image and good score too. The light, the drops of water, the graceful curves, the diagonal composition, and the symmetry all combine beautifully.

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by sevilduvarci:
beautiful sky, i like the composition a lot here and the light tones go really well with this.

Simple Green
by noraneko

Comment by krnodil:
I thought this was just lovely - gave it a 9 - a very dramatic, broad stroke way of depicting nature's symmetries.

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by krnodil:
Gorgeous range of tones throughout the image and good choice for this tree as a subject - the angling and "messy" branches give it character and gives us a good foreground point of interest in a spare and elegant landscape.

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by KarenNfld:
What a gorgeous tree, beautiful photo.

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by WaysOfSeeing:
Great composition - love the wispy sky

Rooted in Sand
by noraneko

Comment by BeckyT:
Nicely done. I love the tones and lines of this photo. Can't wait to see your White Sands triptych. I visited once and loved it.