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Just wanted to drop in and say that these are both very wonderful photographs - congratulations! I'll bet that both of them will make wonderful prints.
Since you asked for C&C I'll just offer a few very small technical observations regarding the first image:
- I think I see a bit of sharpening halo along the edge of the sky and in one or two other locations along edges.
- some of the dark areas go just a bit too close to completely black for my taste, though it may be that this is an artifact of viewing onscreen jpg versions, and related to this...
- to my eye the area at the lower left foreground seems to have a bit more contrast than what seems right to me.
These observations probably all belong in the "nitpicking" category, but since you asked I thought I'd answer.
What I like about these photographs - an incomplete accounting:
#1. There is a wonderful sense of distance/space in this image, perhaps the result of low angle light, very clear air, some filtering (in post?), and some work with contrast/curves. There are several interesting and perhaps subtle s-curve shapes in the composition that lead up and back and forth starting at the bottom left or center. The dynamic range of the image is wonderful and the lighter colored dunes stand out against the darker, more dramatic mountains.
#2. It seems that you paid a lot of careful attention to composition in this one, especially along the right/left sides where you have positioned various elements just inside the edges of the frame. Time of day and low light again worked in your favor I think, and the result is a photograph with tones, form, and texture that seem almost "creamy."
Dan
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