Rolling into 2009 - for Zeynep Photo

Photographer’s Note

I dedicate my first post of Jordan and my first picture of 2009, to Zeynep, since today it's her first anniversary in TE :)

I wish these railway tracks can lead you well through 2009 with health and joy; find your hopes like birds on a spring branch, happiness like a warm summer sun, magic like the rising mists of autumn. And best of all, love; love enough for a thousand Christmases.

Happy 2009 for everyone.

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WS1 - alternative in b&w.

WS2 - a complementar picture showing a van passing by, escaping from the mist and sandstorm in the background.

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Taken in Wadi Rum, about an hour before sunset. I drove about 20min from the Visitor's Center of the protected area of the Park and found this railway line - for years it was devoted only to phosphate trains shuttling between desert mines and Aqaba port and lately it was upgraded to take tourist passenger services, from Aqaba direct to Rum. However, I think this particulary part of the railway is off duty now since it's on the opposite direction to Rum and Aqaba. It was not easy to take the shot because there was a strong wind blowing all the time and I was being whipped by sand. 15min later I couldn't see anything due to a wind storm. The mist in the background is due to the sand in the air.

WADI RUM (From Rough Guide to Jordan book):

One of the most spectacular natural environments in the Middle East, the desert scenery of WADI RUM (pronounced to rhyme with "dumb", not "doom") is a major highlight of a visit to Jordan. The wadi itself is one of a sequence of parallel faults forming valleys in the sandy desert south of the Shara mountains. They are oriented almost perfectly north– south, shaped and characterized by giant granite, basalt and sandstone mountains rising up to 800m sheer from the desert floor. The rocky landscape has been weathered over the millennia into bulbous domes and weird ridges and textures that look like nothing so much as molten candle-wax, but it's the sheer bulk of these mountains that awes – some with vertical, smooth flanks, others scarred and distorted, seemingly dripping and melting under the burning sun. The intervening level corridors of soft red sand only add to the image of the mountains as monumental islands in a dry sea. Split through by networks of canyons and ravines, spanned by naturally formed rock bridges and watered by hidden springs, the mountains offer opportunities galore for scrambling and rock-climbing, where you could walk for hours or days without seeing another soul.
The sunsets are extraordinary; evening coolness after the heat of the day is blissful; the clarity of the desert air helps produce a starry sky of stunning beauty; and the tranquillity of the pitch-dark desert night is simply magical. It's an unforgettable experience.

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Critiques | Translate

Angshu (33585) 2009-01-01 1:20

Ola Ric
How often do I get a chance to be the first critique to your post! I remember the shot well...good perspective with the railway line running through the browns & into the haze, the shiny steel contrasting with the dullness around. A good dedication to Zeynep & a good start for the New Year from you my friend
Wish you & Ana the very best for 2009...peace, joy, happiness & prosperity
Best Regards
Angshu

AiresSantos (41920) 2009-01-01 1:26

Ola Ricardo
Uma bonita dedicacao á nossa amiga Zeynep no dia de Aniversario.
É tambem uma bonita foto com excelentes detalhes e um magnifico POV
Tudo de Bom para ti, esposa e familia
Aires

xavshot (62287) 2009-01-01 2:21

Bonjour Ricardo
j'aime beaucoup la profondeur de la photo et la perspective donnée par ces rails. Très belle lumière.
Je te souhaite une bonne année 2009
Xavier

jhm (82297) 2009-01-01 2:34

Hello Ricardo,

A nice school example for a beautiful perspective.
These railway together with the curve care for wonderful image.
Excellent captured, nice composed and great presentation
High quality, very well done, TFS

Happy 2009,
John.

jmdias (19097) 2009-01-01 2:36

ricardo

a gente nem pode pedir uma versão em B&P que vc já mostra no WS.hahaha
bela vista, gostei muito das linhas do trem e das montanhas ao fundo, a luz é magnífica e a atmosfera areienta é muito interessante, ainda mais para mim, que gosto de visitar desertos.
pois é, na hora da passagem do ano soprou um vento forte e gelado, arrancou todas as nuvens e a névoa e as pessoas subiram ás centenas para celebrar a hora, pena que este ano os fogos foram decepcionantes. agora faz sol e uma linda manhã..
feliz 2009

jorge

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2009-01-01 3:01

Hello Ricardo!
This one is a great picture...actually it is quite simple but with the railway giving an awesome feeling of depth and your good point of view this looks fantastic!
Happy New Year 2009 and best regards,
Jonas

siamesa (12726) 2009-01-01 3:01

Bom dia Ricardo,

Belíssima foto dessa estrada de ferro, onde a imaginação voa além da curva.Uma beleza o efeito final das cores que tem um quê de saudade e uma interrogação figurada de um novo ano. Parabéns.
Tudo de bom em 2009 para você e todos os seus.
Abraços
Maria

aadilj (17950) 2009-01-01 3:07

Hi ricardo, this is superb and absolutely delightful. I love the way you have sued the low dof. great colours and lovely wide angle

zeynepe (9342) 2009-01-01 3:08

Life is a road now and forever
A fantastic journey.
I wanna keep going...
I'll be there,
When the world stops turning :D

Thanks for this splendid dedication.This truly brightened up my day :D
Also thanks for always listening to me and supporting and encouraging me :D
You're a true friend:D

This is not only my favorite,but also I want to make a poster of this beauty (so I need the original size). My mom can write a poem ,too ;D

A happy, healthy new year to you and Ana ...
Thanks Ric,
Zeynep

danos (32250) 2009-01-01 3:14

Olá Ricardo,
great perspective of this shot with the rail road tracks to disappear to the infinity.I wonder if 2009 is continued this world economic crisis and has such prospect as the perspective of your photograph. Great landscape view, with the land to be sprinkled throughout with stones.Well done my friend.

Have a nice and healthy New Year, Danos

ChrisJ (70099) 2009-01-01 3:46

Ola Ricardo

Looks like Mongolia! The railway line provides good lead in lines & linear perspective. Good warm cold color contrasts & sharpness. Happy New Year!

tober (3946) 2009-01-01 3:58

Hello Ricardo, if I am not mistaken, this can be a part of Hijaz Railway, whih was constructed during the Ottoman period, between 1900-1908.

Your photo is wonderful. A kind of desert graphism.

Best wishes for you and for your family for the year 2009.

All the best,

Tolga

carper (64612) 2009-01-01 4:13

pleasant photo my friend
good perspective in a nice atmosphere, very good photo.
regard jaap

gilou530 (35066) 2009-01-01 4:21

hello ricardo
a sight of this railway which by in the infinite one like guiding us in this new year in the unknown of the life in the world war or peace, good seen
friendships
gilbert

luisafonso (858) 2009-01-01 5:04

Caro Amigo, como sabes eu adoro o mundo da ferrovia. :) Só me falta aqui um comboio a passar... Mas já li e isso não devia ser possível. Gosto muito da tua composição e do efeito do nevoeiro que conseguiste ao fotografar contra o sol. Dá uma atmosfera muito boa.

Espero que tenhas um grande 2009 ao lado da Ana! Que este seja um ano de grandes desafios ;) A ver se nos encontramos em breve. Grande abraço

eversmile (6017) 2009-01-01 6:17

Hi Ricardo!

I like it. In the middle of nowhere, on the ballast, that's a good feeling for the beginning of a trip... The composition is well managed; the perspective is good, and the colors softened with dust, reminds us that, no matter the length of our life, we'll return to dust... But for the moment, the horizon is free and the hopes are high!
Thanks Ricardo!
And happy New Year!
Regards
Marine

Cricri (43030) 2009-01-01 6:36

Hola Ric
C'est une jolie dédicace pour Zeynep pour son anniversaire et une nouvelle année pleine d'espoir comme ses rails qui part vers l'infini, bon WS mais celle çi en couleur me plaît mieux
Good day for you
cricri

xuaxo (5703) 2009-01-01 6:37

Olá Ricardo
Bem-vinda a foto da Jordânia!
Isto parece uma mistura de Far West americano com paisagem marciana.
A curva suavíssima está espetacular, saindo do canto e desaparecendo na tempestade de areia.
Cumprimentos,
F.

feather (49858) 2009-01-01 7:41

I love how you have placed one of the lines exactly on the corner of the frame. Our eye cannot fail to follow the lines into the image and towards the sand-storm. I prefer this to the B&W (no surprise there!) In the other WS the huge rock somehow seems even bigger because of the sandstorm. Reading your note I am expecting some desert sunsets!
Happy New Year to you and Ana
Kath

elihesamian (26091) 2009-01-01 8:46

Hi Ricardo,

First: May the new year be the Best for You and yours,Happy New Year !

the shot has a wondrful perspective in its great composition.indeed well managed the curved lines of the rail road from the corner to the far and the other side of corner.
The colors and the bright horizon has a great massage,too.
very well captured and composed and like it.
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The year 2008 was not a good year for some of the people in the world .full of killing and war,bombing,fire,...and still it is going on...
Yes,but the World and life has its beauties,I know.
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Best to You
M

patdeph (17722) 2009-01-01 13:27

hello Ricardo
there is a nice perspective and DOF,the warm colours are splendid,this is a nice way symbolizing the new year that is coming!Superb!
I wish you and your family an happy new year 2009.
Regards
Pascale

chris04stop (2299) 2009-01-01 14:29

Ricardo? This is a wonderful photo. Full of symbolism. I love it VERY much. Oh, that rails...going, going, going...where? And who knows? That's life. BRAVISSIMO Ricardo!
Anna Paola

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2009-01-01 15:01

good one to dedicate to zeynep as she still has a long way to go!>:P... (is it too obvious that i am jelaous?...)

the light was very harsh i guess but this is a cool shot with a very good perspective rcrd... first hugs of the new year from me:)...

krkt

(any party last nite?...)

Gerrit (35595) 2009-01-01 15:27

Hi Ric,
good idea for a new years card. Excellent perspective (compare with mine)
Happy new year,
Gerrit

adores (15473) 2009-01-01 15:51

Olá Ricardo!
Está óptima! Gosto muito da linha interminavel atravessando o deserto em diagonal e até da atmosfera dada pela tempestade. As cores estão muito boas!

shevchenko (9862) 2009-01-01 17:57

Hi Ricardo,
Distinct image and detail to show between rough rocky surface and smooth mud, I like your WS with van, more close to the background canyon and creating the amazing view, thanks for sharing the great landscape at the begining of the year.
Have A Great Year 2009!
Ally

Photo65Net (43084) 2009-01-02 3:14

Hello Ricardo,
Superb depth and perspective here !
I like a lot the way you used this warm color of the ground.
Happy new year !
JB.

JCG (25173) 2009-01-02 3:16

Hi Ricardo,

Without the rails in the landscape, we could believe ourselves on the planet Mars!!! A very beautiful prospect in the image and I like much, as on your photograph in WS, the mountain in back-light. Good management of the lights.

With all my friendships I present to you like with all your family all my wishes for this New Year's Day and with the pleasure of making your knowledge very soon,

Jean-Charles

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-01-02 3:24

Hi Ricardo,
This is a great capture and very nice POV.
Excellent work!
Regards/Happy new year !

karanliklar (513) 2009-01-02 5:21

Ola Ricardo

good perspective in a nice atmosphere, very good photo.

ribeiroantonio (21885) 2009-01-02 15:00

Ora aqui está uma imagem na qual o elemento principal nos leva a percorrer toda a paisagem, desde o canto inferior esquerdo até lá acima. Gosto imenso da sensação de profundidade que conseguiste.
O curioso desta foto é que até parece que os carris estão directamente colocados no chão. Isto porque não se vê uma única travessa da estrutura da linha férrea.
Os WS's são bons também mas, neste caso, prefiro mesmo a versão a cores.
Tenho reparado que estás muito activo neste momento e com montes de fotos novas no TE.
António

Bluejeans (32053) 2009-01-03 1:51

Oi amigo ,
Magnifica foto parece uma cena tirada de um filme ,uma coisa interessante onde estão a travessas de segurar os carris estão tapadas pela areia ?, bem perigoso andar de comboio ele pode descarrilar ou esta zona de linha foi desactivada , gostei muito da paisagem bem árida , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Feliz ano de 2009

papagolf21 (56233) 2009-01-03 2:03

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Bel hommage rendu à notre amie Zeynep à travers cette composition.
Aujourd'hui rien d'extraordinaire, rien que le train-train du merveilleux...
La composition ne manque pas de poésie ni de joliesse.
Beaucoup de bonheur, de douceur et de sérénité pour la Nouvelle Année, ainsi que la réalisation des projets les plus chers !
Amitiés.
Philippe

berek (28865) 2009-01-03 6:49

Ola Ricardo
its beautiful gift for my sister. great perspective and colours. have a nice Sunday my friend.
Burak

belido (16341) 2009-01-03 11:10

Olá Ricardo,

fantástica imagem. A atmosfera é realmente muito interessante. O trilho funciona muito bem como o convite literário para que percorremos a imagem de cabo a rabo. A luz está especial e a profundidade de campo muito boa. Excelente!
Abraço,
Carlos
PS: Um ótimo 2009 prá você. Muitas fotos a todos nós!

paura (38278) 2009-01-03 12:24

Ricardo,
A variedade de formas na superfície ficou muito interessante. os trilhos, tomando em uma curva sem fim, além de profundidade, ajudou muito na composição.

Abraço

Paulo

coco (27786) 2009-01-03 15:51

Hi Ricardo.

I like the deep of this landscape and also its light. Anyway, I think a more panoramic view could be good for this photo.

Well done and happy new year.
Regards.

mvinagre (285) 2009-01-03 18:54

Ola Ricardo

Ficou espetacular esta foto. O enquadramento da linha na foto ficou optimo.

abc
miguelvinagre

jmcl (13721) 2009-01-03 20:11

HI Ricardo,

Wonderful color .. thoughtful winding railroad tracks .. you obtained a nice image out of difficult light .. very nice. take care, John

bantonbuju (48540) 2009-01-03 23:46

ola ric!
ultra-fantastic!
it's like a scene from some indiana jones movie - introducing us to the hard conditions country where the movie hero would have to fight against dozens of evil people...

great stuff, ric!

all the best in the New Year!
j.

Cara (2029) 2009-01-04 5:52

Olá Ricardo,
Excelente imagem, as cores estão muito boas e a composição perfeitinha com aquela curva lá ao fundo. A névoa dá 1 toque de mistério á globalidade da cena.
Muito bem, Cumprimentos
Feliz Ano Novo

PixelTerror (86038) 2009-01-04 13:40

Ola Ricardo,
Nice and deep perspective to start into the new year, it's good it turn towards the right in the far end; makes it more dynamic and the overall impression is very hot, tomorrow morning here -10°C...
Happy New Year !
JY

robiuk (10763) 2009-01-04 15:23

Funny enough, but this is a very interesting landscape
shot, Ric. I find th ecombination of clearly visible
tracks and misty horizon quite appealing!
Unusual shot!
Cheers,
Robi

axiotea (16061) 2009-01-04 21:12

Olà Ricardo
A good one to start the New year!
I can feel the heat radiating from the sun on top right...Yes, the rail make for a good starting point leading the eye to the fading mountains. The color tones are nicely rendered. Thanks for the complementary images.

My best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2009 ;)

Marilyn

giorgimer (21034) 2009-01-05 1:41

Hi Ric,

extraordinary shot! I like a lot the railway perspective and the hazy BG.

TFS and happy new year!

Gio

josepmarin (33785) 2009-01-05 3:34

Olá Ricardo,
las vías del tren que se pierden en un fondo neblinoso en una bella perspectiva son una excelente alegoría gráfica para el inicio del Año Nuevo.
La sencillez y la fuerza de la composición le dan una gran calidad fotográfica.
El WS 2 es interesante y dinámico, un poco misterioso por la neblina, pero has elegido muy bien tu post principal.
Un abrazo, y un gran 2009 para tí y los tuyos, amigo mío.
Espero tus fotos de la Ciudad de la Luz.
Josep

Leonie (8647) 2009-01-05 4:35

Ricardo! Happy New Year! What an illustrative picture to change years! Light and sharpness are perfect! All the best!

Léonie

kevinos (6927) 2009-01-07 4:13

It has lovely spare colour, Ricardo and I love the strong curve of the rail. It remind me of Felini, La Strada, there is something powerful about roads that head out seemingly to nowhere.The curves, echoed and echoed give it a very attractive composition. regards Kevin

Juntas (3169) 2009-01-08 6:19

Olá Ricardo. Nice pic, bem enquadrada com o carril a sair do cantinho como eu gosto e a perder-se no horizonte criando um bom efeito de profundidade. Melhor a versão a p&b para mim. Agora estou a imaginar, tendo em conta a tua (boa) apetência por fotografar pessoas, o tempo que estiveste ali à espera até desistires, hehe. Grande abraço. Paulo

keribar (42742) 2009-01-08 11:28

Hello Ricardo,

Superb shot, I am really speechless in front of the great beauty, the composition the orange red hue, and of course the light. Congratulations - Izzet

Many thanks for your last comments and greetings to my wife and daughter.

Emile (19901) 2009-01-14 14:18

Hola Ricardo.
Me gusta mucho tu composición, una foto que parece sencilla pero tiene tantos elementos importantes. Excelente perspectiva, la bruma que cubre las montañas se ve muy bien, el color marrón que casi cubre toda la foto produce un buen efecto casi monocromatico, buen POV y también muy buen encuadre.
Además, muy linda dedicatoria a Zeynep.
TFS.
Un fuerte abrazo.

stego (22350) 2009-01-17 9:55

Olá Ricardo,
Esta faz-me lembrar um pouco a "the middle of nowhere" da Núbia, mas a paisagem e a luminosidade são muito mais pitorescas. É uma foto fantástica, nem precisávamos de saber que era em Wadi Rum para nos fazer sonhar com a mística que envolve o "Lawrence", se bem que, tanto quanto me lembro, as linhas férreas do filme não são daqui.
Uma excelente imagem para comemorar o Ano Novo!
Um abraço, José.

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2009-01-28 10:32

Hej Ricardo
Great capture of the railway, although it goes to unknown ;). Beautiful perspective and light.
Regards

P.S. I send you a photo which remind me of you ;).

jafadabret (39441) 2009-02-06 9:48

Olá Ricardo.
J'aime beaucoup cette photo qui fait penser à l'espace qu'on trouvait dans les Westerns. La ligne de chemin de fer traverse une région hostile et va se trouver au milieu de la lutte entre les cowboys et les indiens.
Superbe !
Jacques

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-07-09 22:13

Olá Ricardo,
fantástica essa foto, ainda masi uma ferrovia numa região tão hinóspita como essa, difícil entender como a areia da sustentação á essa ferrovia, parece que um trem um pouco mais pesado vai afundar tudo isso, tal como ocorreia na Madeira-Mamoré, uma ferrovia que os americanos tentaram construir na floresta amazônica, virou tudo lama... Boas cores aqui também.
Parabéns e Abraço

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Copyright: Ricardo Lopes (riclopes) (32969)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-07
Categories: Nature
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