Leaving the Oasis Photo

Photographer’s Note

The sun on my face, slowly burning my faith
Time to leave the oasis that has been my shelter
The time to gather strength for the future is now over
The future is now my present, and the future is the sun

I had my good times, now it's time to the rest.
I guess you never know how to appreciate the oasis,
Until you go through crossing the endless desert
Isn't that what my life is all about?

****

Eilat

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mcenteesalas (1612) 2007-11-22 7:56

WOW Gilad, what striking and beautiful shot of this scene, the shoe mark leads our eyes nicely into the distance, well done, everything is perfect, composition, position of view, exposure and reflections, simply brilliant, well done, thanks for sharing it with us and keep them coming, regards, Salas

atlantida (2323) 2007-11-22 7:57

Wow what a view, amazing colors, even in thumbnails I could see this is an extraordinary photo, very impressive. maybe a little cropping on the bottom would be better to remove the blur, or was it left intentionally?.
Gordana

sayan (2609) 2007-11-22 8:03

Hi Gilad,
Wow.. its wonderful. The effect is awesome. Seeing the thumbnail, I thought it to be the footprint of a dinosaur!! :-) The colors and the pov are great. Effect of wide is too good

regards

Sayan

avene (10870) 2007-11-22 8:37

excellent shot, love how the perspective distortion focuses attention on the footprint in the foreground (although I have the same question as Gordana about the slight blurr). the trees in the background look almost as mirror images, and the pointed triangle is a perfect addition to the overall composition. very, VERY well seen and presented.
best,
Kristine

Asiulus (1064) 2007-11-22 9:11

Hi!
The shoeprint seems so heavy and big, and the palms so small... I like this contrast, nicely composed. I suppose the low (evening?) light helped to show the motive on the sole. Well done!
Regards
Joanna

tehanu_f (6874) 2007-11-22 12:12

Hi Gilad,
This is extraordinary, superb! I love the idea. You are very creative.
Regards.
Fusun

stellar_girl (271) 2007-11-22 15:50

Amazing perspective and nice vivid colours, wonderful wide angle picture.
Regards.

wolf38 (12493) 2007-11-23 1:10

Hello Gilad. An original shot with an unusual point of view. Marvelously. Outstanding composes. A worth seeing photo . Best regards, Wolfgang.

beyaz_toprak (349) 2007-11-23 5:20

Wowwww. Çok anlamlı güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş.. Tebrikler.. Çok güzel bir kompozisyon.. güzel bir derinlik..

selamlar
Hayrettin

doubay (5023) 2007-11-23 6:44

Hi Gilad!
Excellent shot, very creative and artistic. The best of course is the choice of the POV.
Regards
Andreas

Doron_L (411) 2007-11-24 2:45

Great idea, strong colors and contrast.

dijjac (1569) 2007-11-24 8:01

Salut gilad
trés bonne composition axiale, l'empreinte de tes pas est une réussite, mais pourquoi f5 ?
Bravo, A+
Jacques

eeedi (732) 2007-11-27 4:13

original idea. I like the symmetry in the picture

elBud (2211) 2007-12-08 16:17 [Comment]

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jdwyer264 (1082) 2008-04-19 9:01

Gilad you have an amazing, varied library, this image is another great example of the great work you've done. The low PoV and looong DoF are excellent features of this compostion.
The strong colours and sharpness also add to this excellent image.
TFS,
See what you think of my similar image 'Robin Hoods getaway road'

asival (4216) 2008-06-23 4:07

Hi Gilad

Great Pic and a beautiful POV as usual

GJ

Assi

filidor (665) 2008-09-01 5:36

Yeah next great idea - This time it is pity that You had not lower number of aperture to blur more the foreground - anyway great shot

Photo Information

Copyright: Gilad Benari (gilad33) (14029)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-30
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bwiti la veut !, Devimeuxbe's favorites on TE (II) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-22 7:53
Favorites: 1 [view]