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Photographer’s Note

Taken yesterday in the centre of Khartoum, where we had a large 'haboob' or dust storm. This was taken on one of the streets near my home. As you can see the streets are just a mixture of dust, rubbish and stones. Tarmac covers only the main highways.

The sky really was this colour. The problem is that the camera really hates this light and getting a white balance is almost impossible. I need to invest in a piece of white card! Just USM and that's it.

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speciesA (0) 2005-01-23 14:17

I particularly like the way that this image creates an effect rather similar to two layers. The foundation layer forms a smooth graduation from earth to sky, with the woman forming a dark contrast and remaining at an appropriate scale so as to maintain a feeling of lonely progress in the sandstorm.
David.

BAKO (1683) 2005-01-23 20:16