Solid rock
by John White

Comment by Zoomdak:
Yup, great shot. Got the sky looking as DPC likes it, got the high contrast. I can imagine this doing well. Only nitpick is that the star looks a little overexposed. Beautiful image.

Dune
by John White

Comment by Wenders11:
I love the composition of this. It's very simple and beautiful.

Dune
by John White

Comment by macrothing:
8 - Oh, very nice. Aren't you fortunate to find (presumption) an urchin shaped like this. Nice texture, especially in the sand. My two minor nit-picks would be the image (especially because of the water) seems like it needs a fraction nudge up on the left, and the slope of the dune tapering into the top right corner - either more 'exact' (the 'edge going out' of the corner), or else more included, not sure.

Dune
by John White

Comment by mitalapo:
Delightful!

Dune
by John White

Comment by good_ham:
The shot for me would have been better without the sea critter or whatever it is. The texture of the sand and relatively shallow depth of field make for a better picture by them selves in my opinion.

Dune
by John White

Comment by Trinity_12_12:
I love this shot! It makes me feel like taking a holiday! Excellent exposure and I love the way you have brought out the texture in the sand as well as the urchin. (It is an urchin, isn't it?) You know what I mean :-) Well done!

Dune
by John White

Comment by mgsmith53:
Very nice. Great texture, not too busy, straightforward. Gotta go high.

Dune
by John White

Comment by nutzito:
one of my favs for top 5...excellent..9

Dune
by John White

Comment by Rgarcia:
Interesting textures.

Dune
by John White

Comment by ullage:
Love it! Depth of field is perfect - lighting is perfect - bags of texture!