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River Sand

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 27, 201048 views4 comments

Taken in NE Kansas, USA, when the Kansas River flow was low.

The sand patterns are effected as the water level drops over time.

Nikon d700, Nikkor 28mm prime f/2.8 @ f/16, 1/90 sec., ISO 560, aperature priority. Polarizer was used to keep the sand light level lower.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 27, 2010 at 1:29 PM

Love the idea, definitely a worthy subject, but im not sure about the comp--the bright green/blue in the bg draws my attention there, when it seems the sand patterns are the main subject. So maybe too much in one shot. You stole Rob's title too

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on January 27, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Stan,

I was not happy with the color in this. The polarizer made colors intense and I did not reduce the saturation.

So I guess the lines in the sand are not strong enough to be the subject. I agree.

the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on January 27, 2010 at 2:40 PM

I think I see what you mean by the green overpowering the sand. I reduced the green in this submission. Still not the best photo but I learned something by your comment if this is more what you meant.

Appreciate a come back on this one.

the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 28, 2010 at 11:12 AM

I think the problem here might be the contrast between the beautiful greens/ the blue and the murky water/sand. On the other hand, I really like that you showed the sand patterns in its environment. It would be worth trying a shot of the scene in really bad weather.

Registered on April 30, 2007, 122 Posts, 3086 Comments