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Desert heat


Desert heat
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Copyright: Horia Bogdan (horia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2169 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-10
Categories: Desert
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC, Hoya 72mm HMC Circ. Polarizer
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-11 13:49
Viewed: 419
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi everyone

I just got back from a trip to Tunisia today and much to my surprise i see that most of my landscape friends have resumed their activity here on TN :) Great news!

I took some time off until now, but having seen them posting some superb shots again has made me want to join along. I didn't get much time to download all the photos i took on my hard drive and i've only began processing very few...but i was really motivated :)


It was a nice trip i took with my girlfriend (so it wasn't really a photo trip) but we traveled a bit and got to see some lovely places. I hope i'll share some more sights and subjects soon.
Until then, here something classic that echoes the one constant thing along the entire trip: heat!

Thanks for visiting :)

EXIF data :
Camera: Canon 400D
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro
Filter: Hoya 72mm HMC Circ. Pol.
Focal Length: 17mm
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
Metering Mode: Evaluative metering
Exposure Bias: N/A
F-Stop: f/14
ISO: 200
Flash: No
Support: handheld
TOD: about 1 PM
Weather conditions: clear
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To Evelynn: Nice to hear from you, Ev :)horia 3 08-11 16:19
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Hi Horia,

Welcome home. Your image does indeed convey "HEAT"! : P What are speckles in the distance? I love the wind blown sand ridge lines whatever one calls them. Nice work in a new/different environment.

I do hope there will be more landscape images posted. They were quite scarce for some time. I seem to gravitate to landscape and the larger mammals both of which are in short supply on TN.

I am back but not up to maintaining the same level of involvement as before. It takes a LOT of time/energy... at least for me.

TFS
Evelynn :)

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2009-08-11 14:24]

Hello Horia

A lovely shot - grteat pov and division of the frame. The low clouds compliment the far dunes and near ripples perfectly.

The exposure is spot on too.

James

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 23 N: 3656] (13083)
  • [2009-08-11 14:58]

Hey mate,
great to see you back here too! And it looks like you've had an amazing time on more travels. I love the sense of vast space you captured here, the ripples make an excellent foreground interest and i love the 'two tone' quality of blue sky and golden sands. You can really feel the heat here!
Maybe us landscapers should try to give TN more of whats is so sorely missing...
Can;t wait to see more from your trip.
Glad your back safe, i bet you and uyour girlfriend has an amazing time.
Paul

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  • gondox Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 332 W: 63 N: 294] (1427)
  • [2009-08-11 16:50]

Hi Horia!

Nice to see you back :)
Nice shot, not really everyday to see here while it should have the same grounds as a forest or something..
Well detailed shot and wonderful with all of its simplicity. TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-08-11 22:19]

Hello Horia, welcome back my Friend! Fantastic picture of desert. I like blue sky with few white clouds and patterns made by wind in sand. Dunes look superb. Good POV also with lots of desert in frame :-)

Salut si bine ai revenit!
Ma bucur foarte mult ca ai avut o vacanta frumoasa si asteptam noi imagini. Despre asta, ce sa zic: simpla ca de obicei, dar faina tare. Chiar daca e facut in miezul zilei, cand am auzit ca nu echiar indicat sa fotografiezi, se pare ca filtrul isi face foarte bine treaba. Bun de stiut. Apoi, ai surprins foarte frumos modelul dunelor de nisip.Imi place.
Toate cele bune
Oana

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  • erve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 90 W: 5 N: 119] (580)
  • [2009-08-12 2:56]

Hello mate,

good to see you back!

I really like the minimalistic approach you have take here, which adds to the sense of remoteness and space, with the sand ripples leading through the frame adding just the right amount of foreground interest.


Cheers

Ewan

Hi Horia,
So I assume you came back with a great tan. Looking at that sky there wasn't much an escape to it. I hope you and your girlfriend had a great and relaxfull time.
I love the texture of the sand in the FG and how it leads you to the far flat horizon. Its simplicity made for a great shot allow great attention to the sand patterns.
TFS,
Niek

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