Jim Williams
November 2025 - Wings of Sand
About the Image(s)
Like last month's submission, this was taken at Death Valley National Park in California. Also staying with the abstract theme on this one.
Shot on my Nikon Z7ii with my 100-400mm at 400mm. Shutter speed at 1/400, iso 110, and at f8.0. Hand held. Most of the editing was done in Lightroom Classic with round-tripping into Photoshop for minor clean-up.
3 comments posted
Hi Jim,
Lovely image . . .
I could also see enjoying your image rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. Posted: 11/10/2025 16:23:23
Lovely image . . .
I could also see enjoying your image rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. Posted: 11/10/2025 16:23:23
Kenneth Taylor
Hello Jim, I agree with Jim about the rotation. Posted: 11/12/2025 01:40:46
Hi Jim. I love how you've rotated the image, making it even more abstract via the non-literal result. It is a wonderful image. The only part I find distracting is the thin illuminated dune at the left. It is the only "disconnected" piece of light, it is bright, and its thin long shape gives it visual weight. So for me it competes too much for attention with the beautiful forms to the right. I would just crop it out. I did that below by rotating a little so as to preserve as much of the dark gap between the crop piece and the rest. I would desaturate a little too (which I did) but that is personal preference.
Hope you have even more Mequite Dunes to show us. This and last month's are great.
Posted: 11/12/2025 16:14:54
Hope you have even more Mequite Dunes to show us. This and last month's are great.
Posted: 11/12/2025 16:14:54