Shadow Play

While I love the sand texture, the shadow just isn't working for me, Gary.
i feel it needs to work more perpendicular to waves in the sand. I would clone out the stick.
 

I like this one a lot. Very abstract. But my first thought was to clone out the sticks (then read your comments).   My kind of image.

Interesting light and shadow play and really nice textures coming through the the dune. I think I would clone that stick out to simplify the composition.

Beautiful light and abstract shapes gary! Love this. I think the stick is nice for some context, but really lacks enough size or shape to warrant inclusion (in my opinion). I would experiment with cloning it to see how it looks. 

Man, this is one sweet abstract, but unfortunately, the tree stump doesn't work for me. But I find this very mesmerizing. Especially the subtle wavy pattern in the lower 1/3 is very captivating!

Very nice BW and difficult to tell from the initial thumbnail whether this was snow or sand. Terrific textures and patterns.  I have mixed feelings about the tree stump.

A fine view, Gary, where your expertise in b&w fits perfectly.  You do a great job of letting the small undulations in the sand create a nice sense of flow.  That flow is accentuated by the angled shadows and then contrasted wonderfully with that bit of shrub (or stump).

Another wonderful black and white from you, Gary. This image has great light and texture. The diagonal shadows coming in make the image for me. I'd like to see a version of this without the stubby sticks. They don't add anything for me, but maybe I would miss them if they were gone!

Nice work...appealing and minimalistic. (may not be a word but you get my meaning) I almost expect to hear Rod Serling saying, "welcome to tonight's episode of...The Twilight Zone."

Hi Gary,

I am really liking this image, and the black and white conversion looks great for myself. I can really feel the texture of the sand in the large version. The shadow works well for me, but the tree stump stick up does not have enough impact for myself to keep it in the frame.

I like the idea of a clone out to simplify the image done to texture, contrast, and form.

Beautiful work buddy,

Are you a Scotch guy?

Superb interplay of shadows and textures, Gary. The striking diagonal shadow is like the blast pattern of colliding particles of a particle accelerator.  And set against the beautiful patterned texture of the dunes makes for a very compelling image.  Personally, I would clone out the 'stubby sticks top right' to avoid any distractions from the incredible design of your image.