Wonderland

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2012680 views23 comments

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

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 30, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Nicely done Aziz. Nice composition and it's certainly neat seeing fog in the desert! Nicely balanced, and I especially seeing the distant mountain in the ULC. It appears slightly flat, I might experiment with boosting the contrast a bit.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on August 30, 2012 at 11:43 AM

I can see why you were so intent on capturing this - really striking!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Fantastic capture of this rare phenomenom. The fog caressing the dry sands is a strange sight. Thanks for sharing. Well done!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on August 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM

Moisture and arid dryness meet. WOnderful mix of graphic elements. So many compositional opportunities, even within this shot. I am amazed you could drive to this spot.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 30, 2012 at 12:59 PM

This is so surreal. It makes me feel like I'm floating. I think maybe a bit more contrast in the foreground might be interesting.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 30, 2012 at 1:39 PM

I love the fog laying over the desert:I also love the comp but the image looks a little bit flat. Beautiful capture!!!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 30, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Pretty amazing scene, I like this very much. Beautifully presented.
John

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on August 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM

The combination of dunes and fog is really miraculous! Overall I think the image could handle some more contrast. I very much like the composition - well balanced and full of interest throughout.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on August 30, 2012 at 3:36 PM

A wonderful interplay of light and shadow, shapes and shades to me. The haze just makes the image exceptional for me.

Peter

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on August 30, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Very surreal to see fog mixed with the dunes. Could see some contrast and maybe even a few points more of saturation. Hope you got some of the dunes down in the fog!

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on August 30, 2012 at 5:56 PM

The elements and the light are working very well together. The fog adds so much mystery and it seems the dunes carry on forever. Beautiful image full of wonder. Great shot Abdullaziz!

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on August 30, 2012 at 8:19 PM

Lovely... I really like how you lined up the sweep of the dune so it points to the lone vegetation. Very ethereal and well done.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 30, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Very unique. The fog amid the sand dunes is a treat of color contrast and textures. Very well captured

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 30, 2012 at 9:42 PM

Unique and very beautiful. Really like how the textures in the fog are as good as those in the foreground dune.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 31, 2012 at 4:29 AM

i like this immensely. gorgeous light and conditions. the little trees really make it for me. well done.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on August 31, 2012 at 4:32 AM

Fabulous light hitting the side of the fg dune. The fog is amazing, and I thought a short video of it drifting through the dunes would look great to. Lovely shot.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 31, 2012 at 5:33 AM

Thanks for your kind words, i need to think again about the contrast

Thanks again

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on August 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

Wow, this looks fantastic. I like that the fog has some "transparancy".

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Very very nice atmosphere!

I too think more contrast and maybe a correction in the upper left sky blackness (polarizer?).

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 1, 2012 at 1:13 AM

Great atmosphere! Id crop about half the sky, try to minimize it since it is pretty plain compared to the rest of the shot.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on September 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM

This is stunning Abdullaziz. The fog, sand dunes and mountains come together to create a very strong image. I think a bit more contrast might help this one a bit.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on September 2, 2012 at 10:56 AM

Wow, is that trippy. Fog and dunes!
Never seen anything like that before!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on September 3, 2012 at 11:19 PM

This is really awesome. I can only imagine how rare these conditions are, and how great it must have been to be there and capture this scene.

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