Sand Sprout

[xjblue]

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/504/Sandsprout1.JPG
An attempt at a sandscape of some kind and I noticed this little sprout, perhaps a desert flower or who knows, a little bit of green just out of place in it's harsh surrounds.

So I focused on it when composing this next one.
http://www.photozo.com/album/data/504/Sandsprout2.JPG


http://www.photozo.com/album/data/504/Sandtracks.JPG
Some all terrain insect tracks to round out my studies of nature in the sand. c&c welcome!

[rkunderhill]

A nice series. But the second shot is a true keeper. I love the isolation and loneliness of the sprout as well as the sparseness of the vegetation. The waves of the sand give it extra detail, great capture.

[yellalablady]

I love these. It's #1 for me. I like the sand sculpture almost at the top of the picture. Great captures. The color of the sand is wonderful.

[xjblue]

Thank You Robin and Monnie, I like them for the same reasons.

[Bishop]

I love #2, agree that the isolation and the little bitty plant make this shot. Love the textures in the sand as well. Nice exposure too.

[marshall2]

Linda just took the words right from my mouth. Great shots Jared.

[Skippy]

They all have that untouched feeling. The color of the sand is so warm.

Skippy

[xjblue]

That is how it felt when shooting, I tried composing without the sprout and it was just the plain old sand, I never even bothered with the shutter button until I repositioned agian to include it. Thanks Linda & Brad.

Skippy, Interesting comment. #1 and 2 are practicaly untouched post production wise, beside a minimal crop for distractions at an edge or two, and a minimal USM after resizing of each. Otherwise they did feel just right. Thanks Skippy.

To critique myself, i noticed a little bit of what looks like a lense flair in #3 after I resized and rotated it. I would also like to warm it up a bit more level with the others. I would like to have seen the focus on the brighter left part of the tracks rather than the darker right side also.

[willard3]

The green sprout makes very nice contrast with the warm sand.

The geometry of all the pictures is striking.

[Skippy]

Hi Jared, By untouched by time and things. Or timeless. Glad to know you didn't have to do much processing.

Skippy

[xjblue]

Skippy, appreciate the clarification as I thought that was what you meant but wasn't sure.

Thanks Willard3 and thanks again for everybody's comments!