Venezuelan desert

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Venezuelan desert
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Copyright: Yvonne Becker (smash2707) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 60 W: 0 N: 58] (274)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-29
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1600 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-03 14:16
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Points: 4
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Close to the city of Coro, the city where the first Venezuelan flag arrived, you will find the "médanos" or dunes. It is a very beautiful place to visit, but be careful when. At noon, it is very hot and you can get your feet burnt because the sand will enter them. The best times to go there are early in the morning or before sunset. There is a road that goes beside the dunes and is almost always covered in sand, because the place is very windy.

"Parque Nacional Los Médanos de Coro is located in the state of Falcón, near the city of Coro on the road that leads to Paraguaná. The National Park was created in 1974.

The Médanos park lies on the Isthmus of Médanos and covers 91.280 hm² of desert and coastal habitat, including salt marshes. The massive sand dunes, known as Médanos, spread over an area of approximately 5 by 30 kilometers. They can reach 40 meters in height and are constantly transformed by the unrelenting wind. Rainfall is rare, thus flora consists of little more than thorny shrubs. Fauna is likewise scarce; the park is home mainly to lizards, rabbits, anteaters, foxes, pigeons and kestrels. Visitors can wander amongst the dunes by camel (imported many years ago), and the park is easily reached by bus or taxi from Coro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medanos"

Cropped to get rid of some sky, sharpened, increased contrast, resized.
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Hola Ivonne,
Muy buen ojo para conseguir este encuadre.
Me gusta los dos diferentes planos conseguidos en las dunas con la profundidad de campo, mas esa hilera de arbustos secos que le añaden mayor interés a la imagen.
Tengo ganas de volver a los médanos a fotografiar por allá!
Muy buena foto y gracias por mostrarla.
Saludos,
JM

Hola Yvonne,
Una sencilla pero bellísima imagen, me sorprende que tenga tan pocos comentarios. Excelente la compo.
Saludos
Hernán

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