Dunes Waves

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 18, 2012284 views17 comments

This picture taken in the north of Saudi Arabia in place called Umlej.
I took the picture early in afternoon so that I can have strong contrast between the light and the shadows.
I hope you like it and you C&C is required
canon 5DII | canon 24-105@105
ISO 50 | F8 | 1/200 sec
thanks,

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 18, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Beautiful waves of sand. Endless expanse with this view. The small sliver of shadow on the right dunes pulls my eye there, maybe because it is surround by lighter sand. This takes my focus away from the center dunes. A slight crop off that side might help. Just a thought. An amazing view any way you look at it.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 18, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Like a black and white, only in color. The shapes of the dune that mirror each other add a lot.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 18, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Good idea becuase this turned out great! I like the harsh contrast a lot. Beautiful lines curving through the midground too. I agree with Harry about that one little sliver of light braking the shadow line in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM

Beautiful picture- Love the lines and the super warm yellow of the sand dunes- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 18, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Amazing lines and contrast Abdulmajeed.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 18, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Excellent use of shape and I like the color rendering! Nice job Abdulmajeed!

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 18, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Wow, this looks great. I like the "design" of this one a lot.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on April 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM

Nice shot! Looks like another planet---the mood is incredible. Great eye in capturing and processing this...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 18, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Fantastic light, shadows and shapes. Great comp and a very interesting scene you show us. I like this alot!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 18, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Very cool and unique high contrast look. Very surreal.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on April 18, 2012 at 6:35 PM

Amazing shot Abdulmajeed. The yellow sky is a little unusual, but I love the almost liquid look to the swirling dune lines and the light/shadow play.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on April 19, 2012 at 2:04 AM

Love how you have made this graphic image one of line, curve, form, and color. Exquisite.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 19, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Great view that others may not see with their own eyes. Congrats...

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM

This is pretty stunning. The yellows are a bit unnatural to my eye, particularly in the sky, but artistically speaking it's very impressive.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on April 19, 2012 at 11:03 PM

Abdulmajeed,

Subhan Allah, this does not even look like sand but more like liquid metal. Fascinating.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 20, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Lovely graphic image. The overall golden color is great and the drama of the shadows works really well. While this looks great as posted, I could also see cropping from the bottom to remove the triangle of sand in the lrc for even more drama. Neat job of seeing.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 21, 2012 at 8:37 PM

This is really neat. There's almost a metallic look here. Unusual and fascinating presentation.

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