The seduction, a photo from Ghat, West

Photographer's Note

Day III

The sand flies and dances in the wind. It carresses the rocks. The dune follows it and then approaches slowly. It gazes at the moutain, it gets close to it and coils it up. Then it wraps the moutain up and embrace it. The moutain slowly disappears into a kind of fusion...

Then the wind get back. And the sand leaves...

Emmie76, weswang, Tue, dsidwell, sarju, bertolucci, aloyho, Rushabh, Luan, capthaddock, rtome, lilimih33, siolaw has marked this note useful

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arindam_thokder (3987) 2005-11-27 4:43

Hello Stephene,

Love the texture of the rocky mountain, the colors is excellent, and the sky is really dramatic.

Arindam

MiguelP (14470) 2005-11-27 4:47

Very good photo that together with the note creates a climax that would fit on a tale story, like the thousand and one nights. You are presenting us new colors throught this photo. Take care Stephane, someday I will ask you for information in order to visit this place.

Fis2 (171789) 2005-11-27 5:39

Salut Stephane!
Wonderful place. Interesting composition and frame. Fantastic colours. Good job.
Regards
Krzysztof

fkk (2039) 2005-11-27 6:10

Merhaba Stephane;
wooow excellent photo, very good composition
well done
good job

harika bir manazara, �stelik kompozisyonu cok iyi yakalamissin resim cok net ve berrak ellerine saglik...

catman-fatih

rosaline (0) 2005-11-27 7:37

Good to see the contrast between rocks and sand dune. The sky adds a nice background to the composition. The sharp line in the sand dune is good lead-in to the picture as well.

Good stuff.
Aubrey

Emmie76 (2009) 2005-11-27 10:07

Another great picture! I really like your note!

A bient,

Emmanuelle

Graal (103040) 2005-11-27 11:05

Hi Stephane,
another photo from the desert. Interesting view - sands and rocks. Nice colours and good composition. Good job. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

john_c (24666) 2005-11-27 11:12

Hi Stephane,
A fascinating shot of this fabulous area. What a tour you are giving us of the desert. Superb contrast here between dune and rock, the fine textures of which are very apparent. An unusual and artistic three part presentation, with the sky completing the scene. I like this shot very much.
John

Didi (61589) 2005-11-27 13:10

Un paysage admirable o� la montagne a 騁� 駻od馥 par les vents de sable.
Le cadrage est int駻essant avec la dune en avant-plan bien positionn馥 sur un point fort.

paolino (1024) 2005-11-27 14:24

A new great image from your desert series. I think this is one of the best.
Congratulations Paolo

remcos (715) 2005-11-27 14:40

Hello Stephan,

Nice place,
Nice picture
Nice sharpness.
Well done (again)

TFS

Greeting re[]v[]co

gilou530 (34) 2005-11-27 15:16

salut stephan
tr駸 beau contraste de la dune de la montagne et du ciel
magnifique panorama bien cadr�.
gilbert

alvaraalto (42804) 2005-11-27 16:00

Hi Stephane,
A great contrast between the rough rock and the smooth sand. The same material but in quit a different condition.
lovely picture.
groet Rob

jasmis (58653) 2005-11-27 17:02

Excelent rocks+dune. Superb colours and composition. Well done. Fin3e continuation of the seria.

Tue (93296) 2005-11-27 17:19

Bonsoir St駱hane,
Another great example of rough-soft contrast. The warm colours are also wonderful and I like the sky too. Good work again and thanks for sharing!
Hilsner,
Lars

dsidwell (9783) 2005-11-27 18:47

I really love the three main sources of textures here: the sand, the cliffs and the sky. They are well put together here in an effective composition. Nice work, Stephane!

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-11-28 4:12

Elle est belle ete montagne sculpt馥 avec cette grosse dune qui s'avance et qu'elle va arreter.
Belles couleurs et volumes bien plac駸, un peu plus de Dune en proportion sur le premier plan avec un format plus large aurait donn� aussi un bon r駸ultat.
Il y a aussi une vision de ce que la montagne deviendra dans des mill駭aires en voyant la dune. Tu es poussi鑽e ....
J'aime bien
Jean Michel

feather (51130) 2005-11-28 5:31

I have never seen such a sight as this and for some reason the desert dunes coming up to the hard rock is a real surprise. Your composition is good combining the 3 elements of the image.
Kath

AmiBe (6042) 2005-11-28 9:47

Hello Stephane,
belle vue du d駸ert � nouveau, la dune de sable, si l馮鑽e, mouvante et toute en courbe, contraste bien avec cete montagne dure, solide et immobile.
Bien vu, belle note

weswang (18247) 2005-11-28 10:33

Hi St駱hane, I like you composition to have the sand dunes extended from the corners of the view. The smoothed sand dunes made a good contrast to the mountain rocks. The red colors of the land made a nice contrast to the blue and white mountains. A very well taken picture with sharpness and clarity. Well done.

sarju (5324) 2005-11-28 14:44

Salut Stephane
The contrast between the soft sand dune and the rocky mountain cliff is incredible and this is what makes this photo great.
Nice to see two aspects of the landscape so different from each other but still in the same photo. And you have also managed to capture this scene in light of sublime beauty.
Very appropriately titled "la s馘uction"
meci pour le partage ... sarju
PS: J'aime beaucoup votre capture du landcape brillant .. merci beaucoup

bertolucci (14052) 2005-11-28 15:03

Your desert series is fascinating Stephane, the thing that makes this one very interesting is the textural and colour contrast (stone vs sand) and the spatial arrangement. Such beauty!
Very nicely photographed,
Have a nice week

Marlis (2298) 2005-11-29 16:07

hello St駱hane,
I feel I am following you on your trek through the desert.
A beautiful composition of hard rock and soft golden sand- great contrast in texture.
Fantastic colors.
Marialuisa

Cricri (176) 2005-11-29 16:08

Bonsoir Stephane, Merveilleux contraste entre le sable, le Rocher et le ciel, Bravo pour la composition et les couleurs.
Amiti駸
cricri

aloyho (6798) 2005-11-30 2:01

Hi Stephen,
I like your approach to this shot and being able to see beyond the physical aspect of the scenery. It just occured to me that maybe by giving the dune an even more dominant role would strengthen your point even further. Wonderful shot and the thought behind is simply brilliant!!! All the best.

jbweasle (9393) 2005-12-01 12:56

Hello Stephane, this is another wonderful view of the dunes. On this one I love the curve of the ridge and the contrast between the lit side and the shadow. There's good composition with the three areas of the picture: sand, rock and sky.

Rushabh (389) 2005-12-04 2:02

The mountains looks like carved with the sand. You can almost make out something being drawn by the wind and the sand! Like the simple colors and the blue sky. Great POV. TFS

Luan (12971) 2005-12-04 5:04

Hello Stephane,
j'aime bien ce face a face, la roche contre ce qu'elle deviendra. Les courbes douces contres la faces accidentes. De belles couleurs egalement sortent de cette image.
Bien vu
Luan

capthaddock (28790) 2005-12-16 13:15

Hi Stephane - stunning composition with the smooth vanilla sand dune and the rough chocolate stone, a delicious recipe for a photo.

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-05-13 15:24

Hi Stephane,
Very nice shot! The composition, POV and colours are perfectt with cloudy sky. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards.
Ahmet

gelor (3233) 2006-06-30 14:52

Bonsoir St駱hane,
On pourrait comparer aux dunes de Namibie avec le roc en plus. Superbement vu et trait�. Merci.
G駻ard

Muse (35030) 2006-08-18 11:56

Bonjour Stephane,
Un tr鑚 joli paysage et un joli texte qui l'accompagne.
Les couleurs sont superbes.
Une nettet� impeccable qui fait bien ressortir le relief de ces roches.
Excellent POV.
Bien � toi,
Denise

donluicu (24741) 2006-08-18 12:02

Voil� une superbe image
superbe contraste entre la douceur de la dune, et cette montagne, escarp馥 et rugueuse...
excellente utilisation du 200mm.
bravo

lilimih33 (9918) 2006-10-29 16:42

Hello Stephane! Nice combination of rock and dune! Perfect colours, clarity and POV! Well done! Lili

jafadabret (56501) 2006-12-10 10:52

St駱hane, j'appr馗ie l'opposition entre la masse rocheuse est le sable des dunes. Les textures sont mises face � face. La dune a un pouvoir extraordinaire quand elle progresse. Les courbes qu'elle trace sont superbes et les couleurs sont magnifiques sous la lumi鑽e.
Jacques

siolaw (38294) 2007-03-27 0:36

Salut Stephane,
Belle opposition de matieres et de textures, et bon cadrage et proportions entre roches et dunes... Les couleurs sont belles et d aspect naturel
Laurent
PS...Je suis en voyage en Thailande et je ne peux pas publier de photos pour l instant... je vais essayer depuis mon internet cafe favori qui vient de reouvrir aujourd'hui... ;D

Photo Information

Copyright: Stephane Le Gal (Stepan) (27210)
Genre: 場所
Medium: カラー
Date Taken: 2005-11-07
Categories: 自然
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, 55-200mm USM, @ ISO 100
Exposure：　f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version：　Original Version
Travelogue：　Visit Libya
Theme(s)：　Your favorites (Dec 04 - Mar 08), My favorites (Dec 04 - Sept 07), The seduction [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-11-27 4:24
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