Land of Tributaries

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 30, 2011115 views11 comments

From top of Tuwaiq escarpment here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia I took this shot of the bottom dry streams or tributaries. While shooting scatter clouds where passing and sunlight was coming in and out on parts of the land, their shadows can be seen on the bottom two thirds of the frame.

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Nikon D3, 24-70mm

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11 comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 30, 2011 at 5:09 AM

I like this one Mohsen! Would also be interested to see this in monochrome
Great use of lines...maybe brighten the overall scene by about 1/3 stop?

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on March 30, 2011 at 6:15 AM

The passing shadows add depth and the textures and patterns are interesting.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on March 30, 2011 at 9:47 AM

This does a great job of capturing the stark beauty of the desert, Mohsen. I'm wondering if a little bump in contrast will help bring out the subtle transitions of light and shade in the upper part of the frame.

Guy

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Comment posted by dean hebert on March 30, 2011 at 12:49 PM

I like the lines and subtle shading.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on March 30, 2011 at 4:01 PM

It looks like a satellite photo, really interesting.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 30, 2011 at 8:01 PM

The desert is an amazing place. The dry stream beds really make some interesting patterns through this desert scene. I also like all the other interesting lines and textures this shows. I like that some of this is in shadow, and some not in this interesting view.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 31, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Wow, this is quite and escarpment. Neat view, and the passing clouds add to the abstract quality of this.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on March 31, 2011 at 5:49 PM

The thumbnail doesn't look like much, but this is quite a fascinating image. It tells the story of this area quite well.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 31, 2011 at 11:57 PM

This is really nice, Mohsen. What a lovely way to showcase the desert landscape.

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Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on April 1, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Here is another version as per Guy's suggestion...pushing contrast little.
Thanks all.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 1, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Nice shot Moshen. What really intrigues me id the amount of tire tracks in this scene - obviously a well visited site!

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