thanks for the feedback, great idea, i will give it a shot.
[EDIT one problem i see as i’m adding a visible sun is that it could make all the light look wrong. cause all the dunes are lit on the sides away from the BG…or do you think it would be ok?]
I did this before reading your reply though so it doesn’t take it into account.
I’ll have a go adding a sun, might have to tweak the light a bit again though.
But let me know what you think of this one in the mean time 
right direction?
I don’t know for shure how it will look like…but it needs more drama I think. Just try and see.
ok
voila!
I’ll replace this with a higher res version when i friend gets back online and i can get it uploaded to his server. but for now it should be enough to see what it looks like.
I tried to make it more dramatic.
hmmm…I think the sun should be more to the right (and also u can make some glow/burned edges where the sun meets a structure - it’s like contrejour), else the back part of the building should not be lit…and I was thinking to uncover the right wall more and let the light enter though pillars to lit the statue.
…is that good or bad? lol
Hehe! It’s good. Something about the texture of the walls puts me in mind of old oil paintings. It’s a cool effect. 
And you’re right - you shouldn’t be able to see the sun when the sand is lit like that. Hmmm… Unless you have 2 suns (2010? 
) but then the shadows become a headache, I guess… 
Yeah, while i think the sun is a good idea, i think its too late for me to add it into this pic and make it work. the lighting is all wrong.
Instead i’ll play with the brightness of the bright parts of the sky. which should draw the eye in towards the back of the pic.
other than that i think this pic is pretty much done. Unless anyone has any other little bits to point out?
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