Caravan # 2

This is very beautiful camel picture.

One of the best shots I have seen on this site (and thats really saying something)This is quite superb. Terrific lighting captures the atmosphere perfectly and the composition is superb. 7/7 - very well done.

Brian

7/7

WOW..BRILLIANT

reminds me of Arrakis

i suppose that you will like Yann Arthus bertrand pictures :)

http://www.prozart.com/jolismomes/jarthusbertrand.jpeg

This is truly a wonderful picture of an incredible place. Please tell us more about it.

I like lines and shadows in this shot... very beautiful composition... The subject is grate itself!!!

Fantastic image!

Very beautiful and wonderful contrast of lights and shadows.

the light and positioning of the riders play perfectly together. And its refreshing to see a fantastic shot from someone using mid range FILM kit!!! Great!! A simple shot to put together but very very well seen.

In my opinion, a picture that transfers to the viewer the impression that one had about that place and the feelings one felt when there as well. The clime, the smells, the sounds, the beauty, etc...

 

But maybe a group of pictures (rather than one picture) would give a more complete idea.

 

I guess.

The lighting makes this one stand out. The sand looks so smooth and the placement of the people is right on. Everything works together in this composition to catch your eye.

What a light ! I also love the way the shadow areas at top and bottom "frame" the picture horizontally. Aesthetics are, imo, simply perfect. Therefore, I have nothing to add except this: congratulations.

This is an amazing photograph, although I would not think it is very original (I mean there has been similar photographs of this kind). Nevertheless, everything is right for this photograph.

1. The caravan is correctly positioned at the lower left corner giving it a sense of motion across the frame.

2. Shot at the right time of the day to get those lengthy shadows.

3. Great vantage point to get that angle

4. And finally the caravan gives a sense of scale to the immensity of the dunes.

Congratulations!

PS: I wish the sands showed some grains, but then shooting from that distance, I guess the grains will not be visible?

Travel photographs are best when you wish you could go to the location. This shot does a beautiful job of that. You can feel the grand scale of the dunes and sense the culture of the area. Very well done...................

I agree with Ricardo Yamamoto; I need more than one photograph to get a sense of a place (in this case, a shot from the desert walkers POV), and then some. Furthermore, there is the photographer's (selective) choice of subject/angle/etc. to consider.

 

I'm not enamoured with this shot; the form of the dunes is very interesting (not as picturesque as the dunes in Caravan #1 [see Pennie's folder], but more interesting to me), but dunes are rarely uninteresting. It's a composition that's been done to death too (no disrespect to Pennie; it just has).

 

I know you can't have too much of a good thing, but I reaction to this thing is rarely more enthusiastic than "nice, but" these days (unless it is filmed by David Lean...) If I had taken this photograph, it would be a souvenir shot that I would keep to myself; I wouldn't expect anyone else to be interested in it.

 

How about a macro shot of a camel's hoof, or a big close up of a camel's mouth (bad breath not included), or even a close up of a camel's backside? How about a shot from ground level (desert bug perspective or something)? This shot is very pretty, but it doesn't really convey the reality of the desert for me.

Great shot - I like the patterns created by the pitch black shadows of the dunes, and the caravan gives it scale.

Very good work, If i remember i seen this picture before in a Art Photo contast.. and there was it won PSA Gold Medal. Now i am sure that this one is 7/7....

A well composed shot of a notso original subject. Excelent use of space. Good balance with the caravan so low at bottom left carried by the reflecting duneline at top right. And so sharp, to be able to see the sand corrugations on the shadow edges. A fine work, congrats Pennie.

And for the question:

A great travel picture, I suppose, needs only seas of dunes and a passing camel tour - just kidding.

The actual definition of a great travel picture is: A great holiday snap, but without your wife standing in it :)

As a former greenskeeper who had to rake sand traps, I could get nightmares from seeing this. But I'll forgive you because you did such a faultless job in capturing it. In the details, you did not disclose what kind of stepladder you used.

Love the image above, mostly for the excellent detail in the sand itself. The shadows makes everything standout. Perfect.

 

On the "vacation picture" question. I'd like to add to it.

 

One can be on vacation, take a snapshot of a coastline/landscape and it just comes across as some guy who took a picture on his vacation. However, sometimes it comes across as a work of art.

 

Is it all just the right lighting? The right contrast perhaps? The right camera?

 

Next time I go on vacation, what can be done to ensure my photography looks like photography, and not some guy on a rampage with his disposable camrea? (No I don't REALLY use disposables :) )

Very beautiful light and very good composition. Excellent work. 7/6

I had seen and offered my comments on the photograph on October 24th. I had had a gut feeling that this would be adjudged the photo of the week for the following week, and I had mentioned that in my comments. Well, it took a few more weeks, but I am delighted that this photograph has finally been chosen

I like the composition, sharpness and the presentation.

 

Only question (for the photographer) that lingers is: Any strong influence from Yu Yuntian's work of the same location?

 

Vivek.