The thoughts, a photo from Ghat, West

Photographer's Note

Day II

Walking in the desert during one week, even if you're in a group, means you spend a week facing yourself.
It's a time of deep peace, of deep silence. It's a time of serinity. You even get surprised by thinking about... nothing !

Even the guide, used to this fascinating atmosphere, can't avoid it !

aksamgezmesi, Luan, Tue, john_c, weswang, Rushabh, jmdaoudal, sarju, ChristianS, bibiweb, quelquepart, elihesamian, capthaddock, Mapeix-Br, teacozie, MLINES, zeca, rasmis, wishlist, vinicio, mariandrea, noborders, tzourob, mafegan, penny12 has marked this note useful

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aksamgezmesi (133) 2005-11-21 15:12

Stones looks like an eagle.
It is a wonderful shot.
Thank you for sharing.

jasmis (58653) 2005-11-21 15:12

Interesting and very exotic for me. Fine composition, sharp and saturated enough.

xavshot (69835) 2005-11-21 15:25

Bonsoir St駱hane,
tr鑚 belle photo qui appelle au calme... la lumi鑽e et les couleurs sont excellente. J'adore la pr駸ence du guide
Bravo
Xavier

gilou530 (34) 2005-11-21 15:30

salut stephane
j'appr馗ie ta photo pour la m馘itation, mais le cadrage est magnifique ainsi que les couleurs, lumi鑽es superbe
bravo
gilbert

MiguelP (14470) 2005-11-21 15:31

This photo reminds me to "Lawrence of Arabia" I read that all the (huge) crew of this film went mad about the dessert so they did not want to finish the shooting there till the produced cut off the money... Epic shot, I like the inclusion of the human giving reference. Iｴm very much a tropical person but I would like to enjoy an experience like this one. Thanks for bring us this not so well known country as it is Libya

Graal (103040) 2005-11-21 15:34

Hi Stephane,
yes, fascinating atmosphere here, I like it a lot. Beautiful desert. Good composition and colours. Interesting travel. Well done.
Rgs,Aleksander

Zepi (22848) 2005-11-21 15:39

Hello,
Je suis tout a fait du m麥e avis que Jean-Yves ici !
Superbe composition !
Les couleurs et le rendu sont superbes !
La pr駸ence de cet homme apporte un grand plus ici !
Une vraie belle photo !
Superbe travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement,
S饕astien

Fis2 (171789) 2005-11-21 15:49

Bonjour Stephan!
Fantastic rock! Beautiful place. I like the composition and colours. Good sharpness and contrast. Very impressive picture. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Paul57 (2223) 2005-11-21 15:53

Hi Stephane,
Lovely composition and a very good setting for meditation. I also like the rock formation. It is quite similar to some that I have seen in the Western States.
Regards,
PAul

guillaumejm (0) 2005-11-21 16:09

C'est vrai qu'elle est super cette photo!. Des couleurs... Un ciel bleu, pur, 騁incelant et un sable � faire fopndre la neige au dehors. Le cadrage & la compo sont super.
Amicalement
JMarc

alainh (33209) 2005-11-21 16:15

Bonjour Stephane
ces formes etranges sculpt馥s par le vent arrivent encore � 騁onner le guide, c'est dire si elles peuvent nous plaire.
belle image
amicalement
alain

Luan (12971) 2005-11-21 16:29

Wow, c'est etrange comme l'erosion a un sens artistique developp�. Une compo parfaitement equilibr馥, les details sur la roches sont saisissantes.
Bien vu
Luan

alvaraalto (42804) 2005-11-21 16:56

Hi Stephane,
A superb shot. High quality and a good story in the composition. What is the man thinking? Is he impressed by this environment? But also the colours are fabulous.
groet Rob

Tue (93296) 2005-11-21 17:06

Bonsoir St駱hane,
The guide is a great addition and very well placed in this composition. Great landscape, I like the soft shapes of the dunes in contrast to the rough rocks. Well captured!
Hilsner,
Lars

simonekarl (404) 2005-11-21 17:26

Ciao Stephan
This is really a brilliant picture, I like the composition on the eroded rock and tuareg. I love that fact that there are only two main colours because the simplicity is excellent.
Bravo

feather (51130) 2005-11-21 17:42

What a wonderful image. The fantastic rock and dunes provide stunning contrast to the brilliance of the sky. The inclusion of the guide in the composition was inspired.
First class work.
Kath

valdec (7367) 2005-11-21 17:48

Zazdrosze pleneru cudowne barwy dobra kompozycja podoba mi si� Pozdrawiam

toni_al (15875) 2005-11-21 17:53

Bonsoir Stephane
Tr鑚 belle image l'homme et la pierre. j'aime beaucoup, Bravo
Toni

john_c (24666) 2005-11-21 19:17

Hi Stephane,
An incredible scene. The ambience is palpable - I'm only glad we can enjoy this without the heat. I love the pose of the guide and the balance provided by the unusual natural structure. The lighting and colours are remarkable. Very well captured, Stephane.
John

arindam_thokder (3987) 2005-11-21 19:53

Ahhhh, What a picture, WHAT A PICTURE. See the sky, or the desert, maybe the beautiful texture of the rock, or the touching human element, not sure which is the best....Still thinking....

Arindam

Rushabh (389) 2005-11-22 0:57

Great shot of the desert! The rock and the sand with harsh light depicts the harshness of the desert life and the human shows that no matter what they can overcome it. TFS

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-11-22 2:37

Magnifique paysage mais aussi belle composition pour l'homme du desert en reflexion solitaire face au rocher (bien le rocher!) et � l'immensit�.
Tout est pur dans cette image , du ciel au sable.
Compliments
Jean Michel

AmiBe (6042) 2005-11-22 4:00

Hello Stephane,
c'est excellent 軋 !
Cette formation rocheuse est magnifique et semble 駭orme face � la petitesse de l'homme.
Il est d'ailleurs tr鑚 bien vu de l'avoir inclu !
Bien vu

PixelTerror (0) 2005-11-22 4:02

Salut Stephane,
Superbe, j'adore !!!
Une tres belle formation rocheuse dans ce decor de star wars, moi sa forme me fait penser a un oiseau syle hibou, et une photo tres bien balancee par le personnage qui y ajoute aussi une dimension de contemplation, en ajoutant a ca des couleurs a faire fondre la banquise, c'est de la compo qui dechire bien, ca, bravo !
Bonne soiree,
Jean-Yves

papagolf21 (152607) 2005-11-22 4:05

Bonsoir St駱hane,
C'est dans le choix que nous faisons de nos pens馥s que r駸ide notre libert�.
[Fox Emmet]
Cette photographie est une v駻itable r騏ssite, elle arrive � transmettre le silence et la s駻駭it� au lecteur.
De plus, la beaut� des lieux est une invitation � la m馘itation.
Amiti駸.
Philippe

mwaite (221) 2005-11-22 9:34

Beautiful colors. The landscape is facinating but including the guide in the photo really adds to it and tells another story.

andrebonavita (0) 2005-11-22 9:48

Perfect Stephane! Muche better than the camel photo!

The rock remembers me an owl! I liked the man seat on the sand!

Great colors, luminosty and contrast!

Regards
Andre

weswang (18247) 2005-11-22 10:32

Hi St駱hane, It looks that it is tough to walk on the sand dunes. I see the empty feeling because of no plant around.
A beautiful shot with the clean look of the sand, the sky and the strange rock formation. Good to include the person in the picture to show the activity and the reference size.

Marlis (2298) 2005-11-22 11:38

hello St駱hane,
fascinating setting and great composition.
The light is amazing, beautiful lines in the dunes, wonderful colors.
Thank you for sharing this exciting adventure.
Marialuisa

Didi (61589) 2005-11-22 13:35

Parfait St駱hane
les points forts sont parfaitement servis.
Le b馘ouin assis devant cet hibou de pierre.
L'incurvation de la dune agr駑ente la compo.
Un arabe stup馭ait devant cet image dira "Ya salam !"

jbweasle (9393) 2005-11-22 14:44

Stephane, this is an incredible rock. I love the top-heavy shape into which it has been eroded by the wind and sand. It seems to loom over the man like a giant bird of prey. Great colours too. I love the combination of golden sand and blue sky.

sarju (5324) 2005-11-23 12:06

nice photo to diplay the mood of your journey.
good composition with the pillar on one side and the person on the other side of the photo with immaculate desert and brilliant sky.
The pillar shows the effects of wind erosion so well .. the sand particles at the bottom are always bigger than at the top in the desert and that explains the shape of the pillar that is smaller at bottom and bigger on top. ... i also like the mood of loneliness and contemplation in this photo.
tfs ... regards ... sarju

fayeulle (27827) 2005-11-23 12:16

Salut Stephane.
Le rocher me fait un peu penser � un de ceux que j'ai vu en Bolivie. Ces photos du d駸ert me fascinent. J'adore.
Cordialement
JP

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-11-24 11:10

very good work here, I like the rocks especially, great shot of the sand too, well done

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-11-25 15:25

Bonjour Stephane
Je ne savais pas que tu revenais de Libye. Cette image est magnifique, tres bien compos馥. la forme du rocher est splendide et la position du personnage donne un sens humain au paysage.
TRes belle image.
Merci pour ce beau d駱aysement
Bertand

ChristianS (2997) 2005-11-26 9:38

Hi Stephane,
Beautiful desert landscape, well balanced composition by the presence of the guide and the peculiar rock. The warm tones and the contrast with the blue sky is superb. Well done!

Regards

bibiweb (8) 2005-11-26 11:34

Bonjour Stephane,
J'arrive un peu en retard et tout � d駛� 騁� dit sur cette magnifique image. Des couleurs splendides, une compo parfaitement 駲uilibr馥... c'est tout simplement beau!
Amicalement, Brigitte

quelquepart (810) 2005-11-26 13:17

Very nice composition. It is just a pity there are so many footprints in the foreground.
But I understand it is difficult : once somebody has walked, it is too late !

elihesamian (26149) 2005-12-02 12:51

Hello Stephane,

An artistic result you worked and resulted,very nicely captured and excellent sharpness and colors you reached,wonderful forms and the rock with its details are amazingly nice and attractive,Congratulation for this shot,wonderful!
Nicely composed and I like it very much,Thanks,
Yours
M

capthaddock (28790) 2005-12-13 10:15

Hi Stephane - this amazing, a knockout of a desert shot with an ideal balanced composition 1000 bravos.

Svillegas (1169) 2005-12-13 11:30

Sahara is so great that gives lots of good photographic opportunities. Good colour saturation and interesting composition.

Mapeix-Br (255) 2006-01-11 6:40

This is a tremendously picture! You got an excellent composition. The rock on the right is look like a dog or a falcon watching the man on the left. Also the contrast and the colours are something amazing! Good sharpness and contrast. Very impressive picture. Well done. congratulations!

yeskarthi (164) 2006-01-11 7:11

Hi Stephane

Wonderful composition. The rock structure looks like humble sparrow or is it vulture looking for it's prey (i.e. man) I wonder!

rajhema (1873) 2006-01-19 16:57

Well said Stephane. I could imagine your experience from your comments. The picture is very colorful and sharp however, if I look at the man's face covered with a cloth, I can feel the weather condition as well. That is quite opposite. Good one.

jafadabret (56501) 2006-03-26 13:23

Je viens de tomber, Stephane, sur cette photo qui est vraiment tr鑚 belle. La composition est au top ainsi que les couleurs. J'aime en particulier ce rocher sculpt� par le vent et le guide qui lui fait pendant.
Jacques

tsangclare (130) 2006-04-15 4:14

Hi Stephane,
I agree with aksamgezmesi that the stone looks like an eagle very much. a really facsinating photo and i like the footsteps there in the desert as well. it seems quite magnificent and yet isolated. the man there looks quite lonely in the deserted place. anyway, well done and congratz! i would love to visit libya in the future!=D
Clare

zeca (19762) 2006-05-25 4:30

Wonderful POV, and the colours are great! Beautiful rocks! Nice to see the man giving life to this picture, because sand and rock doesnｴt mean many life mood.
abra輟,
Zeca

rasmis (291) 2006-10-21 16:52

Hi Stephane, this is very nice view and beautiful colors. Impressive atmosphere. Well done.

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-12-02 16:22

Bonsoir Stephane,
A wonderful shot. Intersting and lovely composition. Great colours, sharpness and good POV. I like it.
Best wishes.
Ahmet

wishlist (4133) 2007-02-15 14:48

Hello Stephane,

stunning shot! It remimds me of The English Patient and that marvellous scenart seen in that film.
Excellent exposure and great colours. The compo is superb!

cheers
Igor

happybuddha (25) 2007-02-20 10:24 [Comment]

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vinicio (23423) 2007-03-08 8:48

Beautiful image Stephane, wonderful colours and beautiful man sitting near this bird-like rock, well seen and done, compliments.
Have a nice day
Ciao
Vinicio

pady (4800) 2007-05-28 4:12

Je comprends que dans un tel environnement on se surprend � penser � rien. Il n'y a d駛� tellement rien dans un d駸ert mais tellement en m麥e temps qu'on se sent tout petit face � l'immensit� du d駸ert.
C'est magnifique et me laisse sans voix.
Bravo
Pierrre-ANdr�

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-05-31 4:50

Hi Stephane, i fall in love with your images and also your notes about the desert...i think it is a great experience!
i liked a lot your notes about the great atmosphere of this place...
This image is great and perfectly taken and composed!
bravo!
ciao!
Valeria

tsetsegee (122) 2007-08-06 18:50

Wow, great picture with very good compose, sharpen ans contract. I love to take desert photos.
Congratulations,
Tsetsegee

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livinitout (942) 2008-03-12 20:49

Hey Stepan. I love this shot. Once again my intrigue with the desert comes out. I like the composition you have going on here. The rock is deffinitely an interesting sight. How long will it stay like that before collapsing or being covered completely by sand? THe dune in the background is in perfect harmony with the sky. Both in perfect smoothnes. The picture would have been great just like that, but the inclusion of the man makes it even more interesting. Different elements of this world working in together. One problem is the man's clarity.

mariandrea (979) 2008-05-05 14:28

Salut Stephane, Iｴve come across your travelogues from Lybia just by chance because 2 of your pictures were featured in the opening page as destination. Mes congratulations.... vraiment incroyable... It`s just great to read your notes, I love deserts too, and you could say with words the feelings this place makes one feel... and great pictures indeed...

I chose this one for its message. Great composition, good expresion of the guy, and beautiful colours. Chau chau!

Maria

PS: a tip for you, if you can, try to go to Maranhao, Brazil, and visit there Santo Amaro, a village nearby the "Len輟is maranhenses" it is called the "Sahara brasile", a trekking there is something really incredible... you wonｴt believe it. I will post some pictures when I decide to digitalize them.

noborders (1010) 2008-07-19 11:53

Bonsoir St駱hane, j'ai vu il y a un moment cette photo sur la 1鑽e page de TE et je trouve cette photo magnifique, cet homme qui semble pr黎 � passer des heures ainsi assis au coin de ta photo et cette nature fantastique, quelles couleurs !
Bravo et amiti駸,
Cath.

mafegan (8626) 2008-09-29 4:33

Hello Stephane
I notice that I am not the first to comment on this photo - but it is brilliant! The guide seems alone in this harsh but attractive environment - until I think of you the photographer. Good composition, Marlene

vmukherjee (614) 2008-11-14 2:52

Beautiful shot. The warm yellow sands with the sunny blue sky look great. Also the patterns and the man highlight the dry unforgiving nature of the desert! Thanks for sharing.

penny12 (132) 2009-05-21 2:44

Hi Stephane,
Wonderful photo of that lonely man in the middle of the desert. A photo full of thoughts! Great rock, great sky!
Well captured!
Regards,
Penny