Red hot chilli desert Photo

Photographer’s Note

My series from the desert scenery of Wadi Rum wouldn't be complete without a classic shot of a bedouin on a camel (I mean, dromedary ;-) Red sand all over and those impressive mountains that are said to rise up to 800m sheer from the desert floor. Maybe the WS2, showing the cliffs behind me on this picture, gives a better idea of that monumentality.
To the right of this view, about 1km, is located the small village of Rum, right in the heart of Wadi Rum. To the left is everything else - this is like a busy highway in a desert - and all safaris of this touristic place go through this way. I decided to walk under the hot temperatures which made me feel even more like an ant.
This shot was taken late in the morning. During the night it gets chilly but during the day temperatures rise up to more than 30degrees in May and much more in summer time.
Some of you might suggest to crop a bit at the bottom for a more clean FG - I had some doubts and decided to leave it this way but I accept any critic in that matter.

WS1 - alternative picture with two camels going in opposite direction, taken earlier in the morning.

WS2 - complementary view showing the perspective of the canyon and the cliffs behind me on this main post.

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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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AiresSantos (43270) 2009-02-18 1:54

Ola Ricardo
O deserto vermelho :) muito bem capturado. O camelo solitario e as cores dao a sensacao de elevadas temperaturas. Um excelente nota explicativa a acompanhar
Um abraco Amigo
Aires

COSTANTINO (23477) 2009-02-18 2:02

Good morning Ricardo
A fantastic scenery from the desert with this
strange,red colour,nice experience to be there
Splendid capture of this scenery,original version,it looks like a scene of a western movie..Everything is well composed and the result is the best
Costantino

Hubba (346) 2009-02-18 2:16

Hi Ricardo
Impressive structures
Great landscape in stunning colors. Impressive structures, amazing view from desert, good shot
Regards
Mark

IgorDeleze (9247) 2009-02-18 2:17

Hello Ricardo,
Very nice desert scenery.
The wide area felling is excellent.
Greetings.
Igor

tober (4138) 2009-02-18 2:23

Ola Ricardo, gosto sempre de fotos dos desertos. Esta foto lembra-me o filme O Deserto Vermelho. Fotografou na manhã. Estava frio ?

Abraços, Tolga

JCG (25875) 2009-02-18 2:24

Hi Ricardo,

These cliffs are truly climbing walls for those who love this sport !!! Especially when we see this verticality on your superb photo WS. In this picture, if there was not the Bedouin on his dromedary, we might think about the planet Mars taking into account the color of sand. A very nice area that you put much value on these three pictures, thank you Ricardo.

With all my friendships and a very good day,

Jean-Charles

gilou530 (35984) 2009-02-18 2:49

salut ricardo
une photo qui me rappelle un peu le déser de libye, avec ces rochers et ce sable, l'ajout du nomade dans cet ciel bleu et cet univers ocre est bien vu, belle image
amitiés
giblert

bostankorkulugu (34198) 2009-02-18 2:53

the colour of the sand looks beautiful indeed... a classical soht may be, but a very classy one for sure rcrd... hugs... krkt...

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-02-18 2:57

Hi Ricardo,
very nice desert view with great capture and good compositions.This atmosphere is great.
Well done!
Have a nice day.
TFS/Regards

emka (22797) 2009-02-18 3:15

Hi Ric, The colours are similar to those in South-West USA. also sucha red sands and rocks. But the camel makes difference. Impressive scenery. I like deserts, they are fascinating places.

Regards

Malgorzata

carper (66132) 2009-02-18 3:22

very nice one Ricardo,
a fine view, the desert is red and the composition and the fine balance made the shot good, fine photo job here,
regard jaap

josepmarin (34269) 2009-02-18 3:25

Olá Ricardo,
espectaculares tonos rojizos en esta toma, especialmente en la arena. Su contraste con las rocas y con el cielo azul es fuerte y atractivo.
Me gusta la referencia que nos da el beduino montando su camello, que además añade el toque dinámico y vital a este duro pero maravilloso paisaje del desierto.
Excelente trabajo, amigo.
Un abrazo,
Josep
PS: Yo creo, y estarás de acuerdo conmigo, que ni JB ni yo estamos compitiendo amigablemente por ganar a NYC, simplemente, es aquella maravillosa ciudad la que ha provocado que nos enamoremos de ella. NYC gana.

jasmis (51313) 2009-02-18 3:27

Hot photo. Incredible colour of the sand.
Regards.

zeynepe (9400) 2009-02-18 3:38

There is only the sound of the eternal wind&the footsteps of the camel in the desert.
As the red desert is so huge, this makes us feel small.Some Arabic people say "You must love the desert, but never trust it completely." (like woman :P) A perfect shot with classic and splendid Jordan combination.
Congrats Ric :)
Zeynep

ChrisJ (70521) 2009-02-18 5:20

Ola Ricardo

A magnificent desert scene, that wouldn't go astray on a movie poster! Fantastic red vs blue colour contrasts, excellent sharpness, & the man on the camel makes a superb focal point. Tfs!

paura (39608) 2009-02-18 5:56

Ricardo,
A fotografia está linda, como que a propaganda de um filme. As cores estão muito boas e os detalhes da topografia lindíssimos. Parece que estava muito quente, quase derretendo sua máquina fotográfica.

Abraço

Paulo

siamesa (13415) 2009-02-18 6:00

Olá Ricardo,

Super atrativa essa foto numa cor belíssima. Tudo a ver a inclusão do beduíno e seu camelo. A nota é super informativa. Bela composição.
Abraços
Maria

feather (50560) 2009-02-18 6:13

Tough choice Ricardo; mainly because I like elements of all three images but they don't all come together on the same image.
Main post:- I like the wider view showing the top of the rocks so we see their height. Ideally I would like to see the Beduin more to the right of the image, so he had more space in front of him, but on the whole he isn't too close to the left. Personally I would have cropped some from the bottom, but it's not a big deal.
WS1:- I prefer the the two camels and they seem to be moving more purposefully. They also have more space in front of them. The light is better and the image clearer, but we can't see the top of the rocks.
WS2:- The light on the rocks and the detail you captured is the best of all three, but the lone person can't compete with the camels.
All-in-all a good trilogy.
Kath

jmdias (20189) 2009-02-18 6:53

ricardo

linda foto, com este vermelhão tomando conta de tudo. Penso que o deserto que havia aqui em minha cidade há milhões de anos deveria ser parecido com este. Lindo detalhe do camelo e do beduíno, o pano de muralhas ao fundo ficou muito bonito. um conjunto de detalhes que nos leva ao lugar

abraços

jorge

Gerrit (36553) 2009-02-18 7:57

Hi Ricardo
Wonderful photo of this archetypical deser complete with calelrider.
Excellent compo and colors.
Regards, Gerrit

Cricri (44115) 2009-02-18 8:49

Hola Ric
Trés jolie image du dèsert, j'aime le contraste des rochers, du ciel bleu et du sable chaud, celle çi me plaît beaucoup mais les deux WS sont aussi intéressant et bien réaliser aussi
Good evening for you
cricri

jafadabret (40651) 2009-02-18 9:05

Olá Ricardo.
Cette photo comme les deux autres sont d'une grande beauté. J'aime le rendu et les couleurs du sable et des rochers. Le dromadaire est un plus très appréciable.
Du très beau travail !
Jacques

PaulVDV (5451) 2009-02-18 12:57

Olá Ricardo,
A very beautiful desert picture, exactly the way Wadi Rum is.
I find the red colour of the sand so fascinating and also how those rocks rise so suddenly out of that sea of sand.
You used the word 'dromedary'. Perhaps it's important in Portuguese not to speak about a camel when the animal is a dromedary. In my language it is important to use these words in their correct meaning.
I believe in English you can use the word 'camel' for both animals. I'm not sure but I often noticed that most people in desert countries, inhabitants and travelers, always speak about camels and almost never about dromedaries, this while a real camel is only living in a cold desert.
Best regards, Paul

Emile (20177) 2009-02-18 13:30

Hola Ricardo.
No tienes que cortar nada, tu foto es perfecta, así también tus dos WS son magníficos.
Primera vez desde que estoy en TE que veo tres fotos, la versión original y tus dos WS que están a la misma altura en calidad, las tres son numero uno. Felicitaciones. Esta va para mis favoritas.
Abrazos.

chris04stop (2589) 2009-02-18 13:53

Oh, if this is solitude! A perfect one! I can hear the silence and...yes: the voice of the wind.
Ehi: I love that strong mountains and the colors.
Bravissimo Ricardo!
Anna Paola

Waylim (11339) 2009-02-18 23:47

Sabaidie Ricardo,
...and it a red hot photo. really great colors, even though it looks like it really strong light but you did great to captured all details to make this a wonderful image. The color of the sands and the clarity of the mountain is so good it look really close up but not because we can tell from the size of the person and the camel, and the inclusion of them make it complete. Thanks
Way

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2009-02-19 2:49

Yes, thsi red is stunning. Had you seen the wild camels here? As more and more beduins have cars they don't need their camels.
Viele Grüße,
Achim

danos (33730) 2009-02-19 5:57

Olá Ricardo,
a scene of the Jordan's desert that rare presented in TE.Nice documentary shot and in combination with the WS create a complete scenery.I like the reddish of the sand, as the lonely camel driver that cross it with the rock as foreground.I understand that the experience must be great,as you write in your informative note.Well done.

Have a nice afternoon,Danos

lucasgalodoido (16945) 2009-02-19 10:30

Olá Ricardo,
bem interessante o título de sua foto, e mais ainda as cores desse deserto, deu pra sentir daqui o calor! A qualidade ficou excelente e gostei de ver o camelo com homem nesse cenário tão inóspito. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

berek (29115) 2009-02-19 10:40

Olaaaaa estimado Ricardo,

Pienso que cada piensa es aceptable. Amo sus dos gatos encantadores. colores calientes maravillosos y atmósfera interesante aquí. tenga una gran tarde.

Burak

Photo65Net (43106) 2009-02-19 11:09

Salut Ricardo,
Amazing one !
I like a lot the cliffs texture and their huge size.
Nice job too to have used the camel into the frame.
Have a nice day,
JB.

kiks (6173) 2009-02-19 14:30

Strange an dbeautiful color this landschape. It must have been an unforgetabel experience to be there. I would like to see a bit more of sharpness on the cliff. The photo of WS 2 is amazing and gives a great scale idea.
Best ergardsd
KIKs

Graal (59126) 2009-02-19 23:37

Hi Ricardo,
amazing scenery and scene from the desert. Unusual place, fine contrast of colours. Good reportage and photojob.
Gr., Aleksander

papagolf21 (57015) 2009-02-20 2:40

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Trois photographies présentées, trois réussites. C'est là que nous mesurons que l'homme placé à côté de la nature ne représente qu'un grain de sable !
Magnifiques réalisations. La beauté est remarquable. Un grand merci du partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

gervaso (5788) 2009-02-20 10:22

Olá, Ricardo!

As cores estão sensacionais, bem fortes, lembrando o calor que deve fazer por aí! E o lugar é incrivelmente bonito! A imensidão foi bem mostrada pela inclusão do homem no camelo. Belíssimo trabalho!

patdeph (18606) 2009-02-20 12:22

hola Ricardo
the red colours of the sand are really fantastic,as the contrast they do with the blue sky!I love the cliffs and the camel that gives animation in this wonderful desert!How strong must be the sensation to be in such a place!I like very much,it's superb!
Regards
Pascale

ahmetgedikli (22245) 2009-02-21 0:08

Ola Ricardo,
Wonderful shot! Very nice colors, light and good point of view... Well done!
Have a nice weekend.
Ahmet

parbo (11054) 2009-02-21 4:44

Olá Ricardo,

The reddish desert sand is very attractive then my last post because here its laying almost half of photo in single tone. Impressive capture with rocky cliffs and your skillful way adding a Bedouin on a camel. Great additions of complementary posts too especially the WS2 is just fantastic one. Have a nice weekend.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

saxo042 (16576) 2009-02-21 8:56

Hi Ricardo,
Strong and beautiful colours and an excellent composition. The WS:s make are also very interesting and I think you could have chosen anyone for the primary upload. Very good note!
Kind regards
Gunnar

flory (4804) 2009-02-22 0:11

ola Ricurosu,
how are you,dear?in therms of photography(speak the expert,hehe),this is just a spectacular photo.really!muito bem capturado:)
abracos&rronring,
Flori:)

shevchenko (10192) 2009-02-22 20:31

Hi Ricardo,
I like this inland view with cliff found in the middle of desert, good pov to show giant cliff against all small life, nice color, thanks for sharing a lively view.
Ally

Bluejeans (33423) 2009-02-23 1:21

Oi amigo ,
Linda foto ,sem duvida que cor de areia magnifica em tons de laranja , gostei muito do homem no camelo ficou bem situado na foto , a paisagem de fundo e fantástica aquelas montanhas , gostei do contraste de cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Angshu (34243) 2009-02-26 3:03

Ola Ric
All three images are fine and your intuition guided you right to post this one as the main post. I've never seen such colour of sand (but I've seen only Indian desert & you've seen 3 deserts already) with the bright tinge of orange. The camel, if I may nitpick should have been to the right of the frame, but even this position doesn't bother me much. Good contrast between the blue sky & the red sand. But I do feel about the crop at the bottom..;-)
Friendly Regards
Angshu

stego (22500) 2009-02-26 16:37

Olá Ricardo,

Mesmo não havendo exactamente "red hot", o título está muito bem escolhido, aquela "cor de salmão" dá ainda mias a sensação de calor do que se fosse mesmo vermelho.

Qualquer das três é impressionante, tanto pelo lugar que mostram, como pelas compo's e cores. Caí na "asneira" de dar uma vista nas críticas e como é hábito, a Kath foi certeira.

Talvez a menos interessante seja a do WS1. Se não fosse pela ausência de camelos, o WS2 seria certamente a melhor das três e é um grande "desperdício" ter sido relegada para WS. A enorme escarpa na diagonal é fabulosa e o facto da figurinha humana ser tão diminuta torna-a ainda mais imponente do que no post principal.

Acho que fizeste bem e não cortar em baixo, pois além de gostar de ver a imensidão de areia, acho que a curva desenhada nela dá um dinamismo interessante.

Um abraço, José.

Juntas (3692) 2009-02-27 4:04

Olá Ricardo. Bom título. A cor da areia é impressionante dando um ar quente à cena. Bom enquadramento com o camelo no local certos (digo, dromedário). Gosto muito do pov do WS2 (pena não ter umdromedário mais à mão). Abraço e bom fim de semana. Paulo

xuaxo (5911) 2009-05-19 8:36

Olá Ric,
Esta também está magnífica, mais ainda gostei mais da outra, dos dromedários em Marte.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Amaz (7914) 2009-09-27 8:40

Que chão de cores, Ricardo!!
Bela composição e extraordinário enquadramento, amigo!!

Ótimo registro!!

Parabéns,

Urs (3464) 2009-10-20 5:38

Ola Ricardo

Chili can be hot, sizzling hot, and that certainly is the case for this desert as well. Good idea to enhance red, I guess you did it, but it fits well. The sand was reddish, but not that much and the rocks certainly had no red hue. Hahaha, but i still like it, even I would not go that far, as I belief that the picture should be altered only very little. So clearly I can state that the color saturation is as high as the sharpness. Well done

Best regards
Urs

BTW I loke your two cats seen in your profile picture - I like cats in general a lot