Vanquishing the Cohesion

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 17, 20111,131 views28 comments

One of the scenes that I always dreamed to capture since my beginnings in photography .. As it is known in our country that it is rarely to find the phenomenon of fog only in special seasons.
In the Early morning , I left my bed to the desert chasing this uncommon phenomenon.
While driving to the point i aim, the visibility had dropped to 50 meters.
Thanks for my FJ cruiser for bringing me to the highest point i aimed to.
Your thoughts are more than appreciated

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Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35mm, f/2.8 L II
Al Faya Desert, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on October 17, 2011 at 1:16 PM

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Comment posted by Verdon on October 17, 2011 at 1:23 PM

amazing moment and off course shot too, just wandering do you have landscape format too....?!

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 17, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Thanks Hamed
Thanks Verdon, Yah I do, I have a lot

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 17, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Beautiful shot, love it.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on October 17, 2011 at 3:22 PM

A "wow" image for sure. Not because of the rare phenomenon of fog in the desert, but because of the elegance and beauty of the composition. Absolutely beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 17, 2011 at 3:35 PM

Just a beautiful image. The light is very sweet and the composition is great. The thing I like most about the image is the mood that is created. I could sit and look at this one for a long time.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 17, 2011 at 3:44 PM

This is quite unique for you. Absolutely beautiful - love the warm/cool variation, and also love the composition.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 17, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Wow, what marvelous conditions and mood! Excellent capture!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 17, 2011 at 4:55 PM

A very ethereal and beautiful capture. Besides the fog, I like the light and shadow play on the dunes.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM

Fantastic shot! I love the conditions you captured this in. Beautiful comp, light and color!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on October 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM

This is very special. I've photographed sand dunes, but never benefitted
from a fog layer. This mood here is mystical.

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on October 17, 2011 at 7:49 PM

It is indeed a special condition. Wonderfully captured.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 17, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Man, this is exquisite, i may actually like this more than Marc's post but im biased cause i like dunes... Ive gotta find me a nice foggy morn now out at the dunes, cause this is inspirational!

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on October 17, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Wow, really awesome. Im not usually of fan of dunes but when they are done like this......wow
The hide and seek of each layer is just magical. The atmosphere rocks in this one.
Great work

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on October 17, 2011 at 11:06 PM

What an incredibly beautiful scene, nicely composed as well. Love the way the fog veils the true scale of the dunes and the cliffs.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 17, 2011 at 11:13 PM

Totally unique, Aziz. Really feels like a different planet. Fog in the desert is so rare . . . and beautiful

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 18, 2011 at 1:01 AM

This is sublime, and your title really primed me to appreciate the novel visual elements created by the uncommon atmosphere. I can't imagine this landscape being dressed any more beautifully.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 18, 2011 at 1:04 AM

How this does not have triple or more the current number of views and comments I cannot understand!

So I comment twice.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on October 18, 2011 at 2:30 AM

Thank you all ladies and gentlemen for each single word you have written
soon i'll post more images from my region, the season of photography is knocking the doors

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on October 18, 2011 at 3:02 AM

great scott what sweet light - i'm kinda curious as to what's more to the left.

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Comment posted by Mohammad Al-Mumen on October 18, 2011 at 4:57 AM

Great Photo Abdulaziz...very amazed to know that you have such places in UAE....

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Comment posted by David Edwards on October 18, 2011 at 5:02 AM

A beautiful shot, Abdullaziz. The softness of the light and color is very mystical and looks like a dream. Just wondering if there was any sound of wildlife or was it just silent?

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM

Gorgeous tones. The fog is so surreal - I would have thought it to be blowing sand. Just beautiful soft light and a killer composition to match.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 18, 2011 at 5:01 PM

The mist makes for great mood here. Excellent comp and light. The sky looks kind of green on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 19, 2011 at 2:34 AM

Nice composition and the low fog adds a surreal look to the scene.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 19, 2011 at 2:38 AM

Very nice! Love the fine touch that you have imparted to this image.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on October 19, 2011 at 10:13 AM

This is amazing, your comp really takes advantage of the fog and light play - really well done!

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Comment posted by Margaret Summers on February 29, 2012 at 2:05 PM

This is a lovely rendition of that amazing event. Knowing when to go to a place to capture special events is an important step. Your result looks well worth the effort.

I have really enjoyed looking through your gallery, Abdullaziz; you have some terrific and unique photos.

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