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Desert Sunrise
Desert Sunrise
darnok


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Art of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Namibia
Date: May 4, 2011
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2012

 Taken from Dune 45 close to Sossusvlei in Namibia.

Taken at the 70mm end of the lens.

RAW conversion in Lightroom, noise reduction, removed two small bushes from the top-left corner, resize, sharpen and save for web.

Post challenge
Thanks for all the comments and votes.
This photo was taken from a sand dune, shooting at a downward angle. The yellow third at the bottom of the frame is the lower part of the sand dune that I was standing on (and is sloping downwards). The "hill" at the top of the frame is actually mostly level ground. I have no idea what the light shape close to the centre of the frame is...

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 241
Avg (all users): 6.5407
Avg (commenters): 7.8462
Avg (participants): 6.4842
Avg (non-participants): 6.6750
Views since voting: 876
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 135
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/22/2012 02:14:27 AM
Well done Konrad. Brilliant viewpoint, perfect timing, with those shadows.
 03/22/2012 01:51:52 AM
oh yes. a picture of impressions.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2012 07:52:07 PM
One of my 10s - reasons why I like this:

Beautifully made. Stunning colours, compelling long shadows but most of all the lack of sky. Amazing.
 03/21/2012 01:16:03 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous. Incredible shot. I hope this does very well!!
 03/20/2012 10:43:41 AM
such light!
 03/19/2012 09:29:15 PM
One of my favourite's! The lighting is incredible, as are the colours & tones. 10!
 03/19/2012 09:06:10 PM
Beautiful, stark...hot. Love the depth from the shadows and receding bushes.
 03/19/2012 08:40:30 PM
Nice light and well captured.
The white outline, almost chapel shaped, is quite intriguing and in contrast with the general direction of the light. Really curious about what it might be.
 03/19/2012 06:47:09 PM
The color is fantastic.
 03/19/2012 12:30:11 PM
Amazing use of shadow to add vectors to this image.
 03/17/2012 03:31:50 PM
My kind a picture. Love the shadows and light. Great shot. amazing
 03/17/2012 09:52:30 AM
what a brilliant picture...so pleasing to my eye...love the long shadows of the morning and the lone tree at the bottom of the hill...
 03/16/2012 08:56:11 PM
Dynamic shot, gorgeous colour and toning. Like the ambiguous scaling of the components.
 03/16/2012 08:07:46 PM
Very yellow shot. But it's still a beautiful shot. Love the different bushes growing hillside. The lone tree, the overpowering yellow shades... it's all amazing in it's own way.
 03/16/2012 04:14:06 AM
The desert is such an awesome place to take pictures. Really like the color tone.
 03/15/2012 11:20:21 PM
Love the contrast of the two main colors here. A very eye appealing shot. (comment, no voting)
 03/15/2012 02:23:26 PM
Love it. The contrast in sands and then the gold sprinkled on the hill. Beautiful.
 03/15/2012 12:29:18 AM
Oh. LOvely!



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