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these guys were extras in a film that was being made amongst the beautiful dunes of dunhuang. some tourists had plonked themselves down on top of one of the dunes to watch the filming; blissfully unaware(?) that they were in shot. the crew had to stop filming and an irrate producer & director started screaming & shouting at them to move. i reckon the tourists were too far away to understand because they stayed put. the guys in this shot just sat down and enjoyed the palava....watching the people who'd originally stopped to watch them.

but anyway, you don't need to know all that - it's certainly not what the picture says to me. it speaks of the stillness which the desert brings.

i love the way the guys' poles are slanted in exactly the same direction.

if i was to take this shot again, i'd try to angle it so there was less (or none) of the lake in the frame.

cheers, jenny

ps. i promise to comment on at least one picture for anyone who critiques one of mine...it's how we learn, eh!?!