Resistance

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 3, 20091,115 views46 comments

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Usually I go hiking through Al-Bedayer Desert. I always pass by this tree and try to find any unique scene. Hope I got one :)

Your comments and thoughts are appreciated..

Al-Bedayer desert, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Canon 5D, f/18 at 24mm

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Comments

46 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 3, 2009 at 1:27 AM

Fantastic lines and color Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on September 3, 2009 at 1:31 AM

I think you got one! Beautiful shot, well done.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on September 3, 2009 at 2:58 AM

Very classic compositions but with a heap of great ingredients. The sand color and texture is intense with wonderful leading lines. It's almost unbelievable that a tree can grow there - this makes the image quite powerful. My only little suggestion would be to brighten the top of the tree a hint to separate a little better from the background as well as maybe darkening the ULC for a slightly better balance - just my daily share of nit-picking ... ;)

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Comment posted by David Edwards on September 3, 2009 at 5:36 AM

Fabulous detail in the sand texture. Beautiful color and I love the formation of the clouds. Great shot, Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on September 3, 2009 at 8:14 AM

Just so beautifully done.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on September 3, 2009 at 8:19 AM

You certainly did get a unique scene...I like this one!
About the last thing I'd expect to see rising from the sands.
Beautiful patterns in the sand, and the tree is framed nicely by the clouds.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on September 3, 2009 at 8:29 AM

perfectly composed, great shot!

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Comment posted by Martin Stankiewicz on September 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM

I think you scored on this composition. Great lines. And the clouds are positioned just right.

Registered on October 26, 2008, 52 Posts, 462 Comments

Comment posted by Harriet Holland on September 3, 2009 at 9:08 AM

Love this image. The composition just grabs me. Like the title too. Very fitting.

Registered on June 25, 2009, 10 Posts, 40 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on September 3, 2009 at 9:48 AM

You sure did, beautiful!

Registered on July 22, 2009, 41 Posts, 533 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on September 3, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Simply superb. Excellent composition, beautiful leading lines. I love it.

Guy

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Comment posted by Martin W. Quinn on September 3, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Great lines and color

Registered on November 1, 2003, 28 Posts, 189 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on September 3, 2009 at 10:43 AM

Great lines, fantastic work

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on September 3, 2009 at 10:56 AM

SHB :)

Great work my friend

all the best

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on September 3, 2009 at 11:33 AM

The sand has a very clean feel to it Abdullaziz. Well executed compostion.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on September 3, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Really nice! I love the lines in the sand and how they lead the eye to the tree. I also like the orange and blue colour combination.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on September 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Beautiful! Great detail and composition. Well done!

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on September 3, 2009 at 1:11 PM

Top class image. Stunning composition and great colors! Very powerful image. Love the lines in the FG leading my eyes all the way up. Admiring this image!

Registered on December 4, 2008, 60 Posts, 697 Comments

Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on September 3, 2009 at 1:51 PM

So simple, yet so powerful! Amazing scene, Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on September 3, 2009 at 2:13 PM

The vertical theme that runs through this image is wonderful. Love the colors, comp and simplicity of this image... well done!

Registered on March 17, 2007, 116 Posts, 4764 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on September 3, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Outstanding lines, colors, and composition, very nicely done.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on September 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM

fabulous composition - i'd agree about lightening the top third a bit. lines are fabulous and the tree and clouds work well!! great work!

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on September 3, 2009 at 3:12 PM

Oh, what a great study in textures and patterns. I love the solitary tree and the way the ridges lead right to it. The shapes of the clouds line up well, too. The small diagonal dark strand is a nice little added feature.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2009 at 3:14 PM

Great comp and color!

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Comment posted by Pedro Bento on September 3, 2009 at 3:20 PM

For sure you got it...this is just PERFECT!

Registered on September 2, 2007, 45 Posts, 761 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on September 3, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Beautiful rich colors. I love how the wispy clouds back-up this wispy tree growing in such a harsh habitat.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on September 3, 2009 at 5:28 PM

Lovely stuff mate. Great comp', and the light is so well controlled this almost looks as if it were shot in a studio. Send that tree over here willya?

Barry Ashenhurst
Orstralia.

Registered on August 4, 2009, 253 Posts, 455 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Fredine on September 3, 2009 at 6:47 PM

The super-imposed cloud perfectly complements the scene. I love serendipitous scenes like this. it's what happens when you really get to know a place.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 3, 2009 at 6:55 PM

Well done. You sure found a unique scene with this one. Fine work!

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Comment posted by mohammed qutubuddi on September 3, 2009 at 8:43 PM

fantastic photo.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on September 3, 2009 at 9:14 PM

Beautiful colors and interest here. The rippled sand does a great job of leading the viewer out to the tree. Very nice work.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on September 3, 2009 at 9:49 PM

Now thats some cool textures in the FG!

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on September 4, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Beautiful shot. Nice texture and color in the sand and nicely framed.

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Lawson on September 4, 2009 at 2:40 PM

Love the symmetry, and the surprise of seeing a tree at the top of a sand dune.

Registered on March 3, 2008, 29 Posts, 337 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Patel on September 4, 2009 at 10:01 PM

You got one. Beautiful textures and fantastic colors in the sky.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 5, 2009 at 11:19 AM

For this shot--resistance is futile! Great shot Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on September 5, 2009 at 6:37 PM

Spectacular work!

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Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on September 5, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Abdullaziz, Very fine composition. The lines draw the eye to the tree in a pleasing way. Cropping so the tree is a little off center might add a little, but its still a very nice image. Best Regards.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on September 6, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Great shot!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 8, 2009 at 2:19 PM

Congrats on a very well-deserved EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on September 8, 2009 at 5:13 PM

congrats, Abdullaziz. wonderful colours, superb textures and certainly some very unique scenery... also, I love the cloud right behind the tree

Registered on November 1, 2008, 117 Posts, 851 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 10, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Hi Abdullaziz

Congrats on a masterpiece, and on winning the E P.
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on September 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM

Wonderful comp, Abdullaziz.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on September 12, 2009 at 11:53 PM

Thanks for your comments and thoughts
appreciate it

I would try to brighten the tree a bit more :)

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Outstanding image Abdullaziz, very striking.
I wouldn't change a thing, great pleasure to view

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on November 13, 2009 at 6:56 PM

One of your best, beautiful Image.

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