When souls talk

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 8, 20121,050 views50 comments

I have taken this picture while hiking and backpacking through the empty quarter desert. Well, I was planning to spend two days. However, the weather was quite hot where I had to drink all the water I had to end up with going back to my car with the next morning.

Comments and thoughts are appreciated,

Best

Comments

50 comments

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on February 8, 2012 at 1:15 PM

Doesn't look like an easy place to backpack. Fantastic scene though, with a wonderful array of colors, textures, and shapes. Wonderful shot!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 8, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Beautiful lines and soft colours - very nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 8, 2012 at 1:47 PM

THIS is my favorite of all the excellent work you have shown on NPN. Superb!

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on February 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Fantastic, Abdullaziz! The soft pastel colours are what really makes this image work for me.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 8, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Absolutely fantastic shot, Aziz. The color and quality of those sands is like nothing else.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on February 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM

Fabulous image .

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 8, 2012 at 2:22 PM

Fantastic! One of your very best from the dunes, Aziz! The balance of shades and curves is perfect, and the diffuse light plays tricks with the mind that I really enjoy.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 8, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Simply gorgeous Aziz! Subtle and beautiful color and elegant form. What a wonderful experience this must have been despite the water shortage... ;-)

Lon

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Awe inspiring.

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Comment posted by Ian Haskell on February 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM

Nice piece of work. Love the tones and composition.

Ian

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on February 8, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Fabulous! I wouldn't change a thing.

On a side note, every time I see a sand dune shot I wonder "how long did they have to walk to get that shot" because every time I hike up sand I am reminded that I need to work out more...

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 8, 2012 at 5:07 PM

Fantastic! Beautiful colors and textures here!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Mind-numbingly good. Damn

aF

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on February 8, 2012 at 5:25 PM

What an excellent photograph! Well done. The only suggestion I can come up with is a slight crop from the top - only a very slight bit to get the peak of that silver dune a bit closer to the top of the frame.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 8, 2012 at 5:38 PM

Sweet!! Excellent comp and that color is fantastic. Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on February 8, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Beautiful and delicate picture

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 8, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on February 8, 2012 at 7:23 PM

This is my favourite of the recent desert shots put up by either yourself or Marc. The dunes just glow beautifully and the pastel layering is superb best of all I think the composition is immaculate. Very well done this would make a stunning large print.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on February 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM

I love the pink tone of the sand, and the abstract feel.
Well done,
Jaymes

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 8, 2012 at 8:15 PM

The high key pastels and cris cross forms of the dunes are absolutely beautiful Abdullaziz. That mix of pale orange and subtle gray-blues is particularly attractive. Stunning work!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on February 8, 2012 at 8:44 PM

As I said on FB, beautiful lines, soft light and color Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on February 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM

What an awesome abstract. Love the subtle colour shades.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on February 8, 2012 at 9:50 PM

Thank you all for all the kind words you have written

Marc, I told you before you leave from the UAE .. wait for the coming inspiration

Scott : it is extremely hard to hike up to huge dunes specially at the area i went to their height is around 120 meters

But you get used to it since we have nothing rather these dunes

everywhere even at home

Thank you again

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Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on February 8, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Love your recent work from errub3 el-khali. Wonderful composition.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on February 9, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Thank bro Younus, and i love how you write errub3 el-khali

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on February 9, 2012 at 12:34 AM

Very, very special image. The layering of lines, hues, and light is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 9, 2012 at 3:53 AM

utterly gorgeous colours - what subtle shifts of tone! forms and textures too all add for a marvellous image.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on February 9, 2012 at 6:10 AM

Loving all those curves Abdullaziz, facinating landscape.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on February 9, 2012 at 6:51 AM

Amazing! I love the subtle tones and colors in the soft light.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM

A wonderful combination of pastel hues, graphic lines and textures.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on February 9, 2012 at 10:05 AM

I find this image very soothing due to the curved lines, pastel colors, and soft light. Very nice. There appears to be a small area of blue on the angled slope in the upper left that seems too pronounced.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 9, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Lovely pastels and shapes in this desertscape, Abdullahziz.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Great my friend

keep the best

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on February 9, 2012 at 3:55 PM

I love it! Especially the different color tones...

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Beautiful shapes, lines and colors!! Gorgeous image. The pastel colors are just stunning.

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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on February 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Absolutely stunning!

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Comment posted by Richard Bernabe on February 9, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Beautiful, Aziz. The soft light and pastels make this so appealing!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 9, 2012 at 9:05 PM

What a beauty, what a beauty... the different hues of the individual dunes really reach out and pull you in. Beautiful composition too, and great texture.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 9, 2012 at 11:17 PM

That is one awesome dune image, Aziz. The shapes and colors almost make is look edible.

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Comment posted by Debbie Yarra on February 10, 2012 at 12:44 AM

Your picture is perfect in every sense. Saw it today on 500px and it literally made me gasp!

Blessings, Deb

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on February 10, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Amazing lines, textures and colors. I really like this one and could stare at it for hours!

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Comment posted by Scott Miller on February 10, 2012 at 2:43 PM

1200 METERS! Ouch, my legs are burning just thinking about climbing up that much sand. I think I would have to strap on the snowshoes for that climb. Excuse me while I got get a sports massage to alleviate my imaginary pain.

EDIT: Oops, I misread your post - you said 120 meters! Haha, big difference - still painful, but not "make me want to keel over and die at the thought of it" painful.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 10, 2012 at 7:13 PM

Absolutly Beautiful! This has such a wonderful feel!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 10, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Wow. Simply a jaw-dropping, extraordinary image. Stunning.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 10, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Sand Dunes is one of my favorite subjects. This is one of the most beautiful renditions
that I've ever seen. The various tones and colors all complement each other. The manner
in which you've composed the overlapping patterns really gives a 3D effect.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 12, 2012 at 10:35 AM

DAMN! This is super sweet. Love all the shapes, lines, textures and amazing pastel colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on February 12, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Amazing! Grerat shapes and tones.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 12, 2012 at 9:55 PM

Very nice abstract qualities. Nice light. I would be tempted to drive your main upper left line right into the corner (warp?).

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 12, 2012 at 10:39 PM

This deserves at least 50 comments...im just trying to get you there...

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on February 12, 2012 at 10:52 PM

How very, VERY beautiful! The composition you framed here, of all the ones that you could have put before your lens, is spectacular. The range of color is also wonderful. This is so interesting to view-- all the curves and layers and the fine detail in the foreground that gives the sense of place. I think this is amazing, and I hope you see some awards for it.

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