Hi James,

I like your first image of the dunes. The areas of light and dark in the dunes give the image plenty of depth and bring the viewer into the photograph. What time of the day did you make this photograph?

I agree with you about how much is included in the image. I held a card over the top part of the image down to a point just above the peak of the dune in the upper left and it confirmed for me that the distant background in this image is more of a distraction. To me it doesn't add anything to your photograph. So I guess I agree with you about the crop to exclude everything else. Doing that also eliminates any perception of a non-horizontal horizon.