Lights and Shadows

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 20, 2011424 views26 comments

Hello everyone,

This is my first post on this great website

. Am glad to take a part of this amazing website.

I took this image while I was hiking in Nazwa desert. It was a great hike I really enjoyed it and I realized how tough it is to be walking over the dunes.

Nazwa, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Canon 5D II, 17-40mm F/4 USM.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on May 20, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Magical Muneeb love the way the shadows diminish to black and the play of light is quite delightful. It is quite possible that some will want to crop the image to a squarer format for me the shadow at the base is all part of its magic.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on May 20, 2011 at 2:41 PM

This is SWEET!! Love it.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on May 20, 2011 at 2:58 PM

What a great mood to this scene. Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on May 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Beautiful image! Great colors and light. I really like how the colors change from dark on the bottom to light on the top but have a consistent tone throughout. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on May 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM

Crazy light!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM

Welcome to NPN Muneeb, and great first post. The light here is fantastic, as is the feeling of depth. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on May 20, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Really beautiful work, welcome to NPN

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 20, 2011 at 6:03 PM

Nice scene, with warm and golden light

Welcome aboard !

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 20, 2011 at 6:23 PM

Beautiful work! The curvature of the hills and the soft, warm light are both very pleasing, as is the bit of sun peeking through. Welcome to NPN.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 20, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Fantastic light, wonderful image. I like the composition in this very much and the color is beautiful.

Welcome to NPN, and great first post!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on May 20, 2011 at 7:17 PM

Awesome first post. Great tones and shadows. Welcome to the party :)

aF

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 20, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Welcome to NPN Muneeb. Fabulous first post with gogeous light and shadow play.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 20, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Sweet light, Muneeb. Welcome to NPN.

Ed

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 20, 2011 at 10:22 PM

That is a stunning 1st post!

Welcome to the group, great to have you.

Mark

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on May 20, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Muneeb,

Wonderful and sumptuous colors... just gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 21, 2011 at 2:44 AM

Oh wow! So natural and pure. I just want to sprint across the dunes and leave a bunch of tracks....looks so inviting!

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Comment posted by Enrique Vizcarra on May 21, 2011 at 3:35 AM

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on May 21, 2011 at 8:40 AM

Welcome aboard NPN. Wow, what a first post!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 21, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Outstanding, Muneeb. Even the negative space at the bottom works here. I like how even the sky feels warm.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on May 22, 2011 at 1:50 AM

Amazing photograph. I only spent a day out in the dunes during my visits through the UAE, but this pretty much sums up the feeling of the place for me. Excellent first post.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 22, 2011 at 4:34 AM

Welcome to NPN. A terrific shot to open your account.

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Comment posted by Vijay Raj on May 22, 2011 at 7:58 AM

This is a great first post, love the soft light and glow around the dunes. The shadows tend to a crucial character in this image. Very nice feel overall.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on May 22, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Glad to see you here Muneeb
wish you a pleasant stay

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 23, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Gorgeous image Muneeb, the glow is lovely.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Anders Engström on May 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM

Fantastic image, I really like the tone and composition! What a great start!
//Anders

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 24, 2011 at 9:02 PM

Muneeb,

I haven't a chance to welcome you until now - so Welcome to NPN and the Landscape/ESS Gallery. What a grand entrance you've made here with this beautiful and moody dune landscape. The light is quite surreal, almost haunting. A very wonderful capture of the dunes.

My only minor wish would be less foreground. The ripples and detail are not very prominent, plus it's the light and mood of the rest of the landscape that really makes this image work.

Welcome aboard. We look forward to your images and encourage your participation.

Lon

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