The Little Desert Photo

Photographer’s Note

'The Little Desert' is the name given to these shifting sandhills, at the southern, protected, western end of Moreton Island. The dark area in the ocean is seagrass, on which dugong (a close relative of the manatee) feed. The trees growing in the water & along the shoreline, are mangroves.

There was an oyster farm just north of nearby Kooringal.

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bantonbuju (48334) 2005-12-02 3:31

hi chris, this is delightful - the lonely tree really underlines a dry atmosphere of the place, interesting how the plants find their way through plain sand wherever they have a chance to;
beautiful colours;
best wishes, jerzy

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fabio_ts (13672) 2005-12-02 4:01

Spectacular landscape Chris, as usual, great color and perfect POV, I like it a lot, compliments!!!
have a nice week end,
Fabio.

berek (28750) 2005-12-02 4:06

Hi Chiris ,

what a wonderful landscape. Good colors and composition. Framing is good.Thanks for your sharing.
Have a nice weekend.

Sharpness : 8/10
Light : 8/10
Colour : 9/10
Composition : 8/10
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riclopes (32857) 2005-12-02 4:08

Wonderful Chris!
The shots with this type of scenary are my favorites! I can imagine my self, alone, making nice walks in the heat of the strong sun and hot sand...
Lovely composition with this tree in foreground and all that beautiful landscape in the background. I love the mix between whites and greens in the water and the shadows on the sand in foreground.
TFS,
Have a nice day,
Ricardo

Paolo (40641) 2005-12-02 4:37

Hi Chris, great shot.
the colours are fantastic and the light very strong as the reflection on the sand dunes.
excellent contrast and good quality for a so old image!
thanks, ciao

RGatward (19737) 2005-12-02 4:57

Nicely framed simple landscape, good use of the tree in the compo, and a characteristic view, it seems.

papagolf21 (55956) 2005-12-02 5:40

Bonjour Chris,
Un petit désert enchanteur, une véritable oasis de paix et de sérénité.
La beauté simple, mais tellement bénéfique en ce moment où l'automne souhaite laisser sa place à l'hiver.
Très belle prise de vue.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Galmeida (12559) 2005-12-02 5:59

Hi Chris,
A little desert but also a paradise piece of nature. Beautiful white sand and emerald color water near. Splendid landscape, light and depth. Fine perspective with the little trees at left foreground and the others at distance.

Very good work, well seen and composed. Congratulations and have a nice weekend.
Fernando

elihesamian (26091) 2005-12-02 7:30

Poetic,

nice for a hot lovestory poem:) why not,
You worked with a great natural graphism and strong composition here,...I can feel the sunlight and the slight wind here,
Amazing nature,Chris,

Best
M

jhm (81687) 2005-12-02 7:31

Hi Chris,
You show us again a very lovely beach picture, again without people, maybe was it not in summer. Good composition.
Have a nice weekend,
John.

pablominto (39918) 2005-12-02 8:10

Hi Chris,
Beautiful landscape capture, and an interesting story to go with it! I like your composition, the tree in front makes this one... Great colours & details, very pleasing lines
Regards,
Pablo -

huynt (5077) 2005-12-02 8:18

Hi Chris J
Wow an excellent composition. I like the tree alone. Have a nice week end. Huy

pilpel-adom (3016) 2005-12-02 9:21

Chris, great photo! Good compo with the tree off center, leaving space for the BG (which is a bit off focus and isolates the FG nicely!) and good depth with the risen horizon (The shadow of the tree also contributes immensly)! Well done!
TFS
Chen

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-12-02 9:36

Hi Chris,
I like the graphic appeal of this interesting landscape.Very well composed with the lonely tree in the foreground,-excellent perspective with a lot of depth.
Greetings,
Hermann

bpelvan (3786) 2005-12-02 9:41

Hello Chris,
Again a photo from heaven. Hard light but good management. Sand hill with tree, sea by layers and sky look amazing... Very good compo. Thanks for sharing...
Regards
Bulent

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-12-02 10:04

beautiful colours and sadn here, I like the tree to our immediate left, very good composition and little pods of green

Cormac (26447) 2005-12-02 10:43

That sand is so inviting, so clean and white, it really makes me be there. The colour of the sky and ocean is made even more intense by the contrast with the white sand. nice composition too, with the tree perfectly positioned. Great work Chris!

capthaddock (28640) 2005-12-02 10:45

Hi Chris - the bare branches sticking out of the sand certainly give it a "desert" rather than beach atmosphere, so it is all the more interesting to see the ocean behind it, and with so many different tones.

HNIK (1104) 2005-12-02 14:45

Hi Chris!
Great shot with special colors,well composed and excellent view.i like the colors here
Best

singuanti (15240) 2005-12-02 23:00

Hi Chris. Judging from the colors I might guess you had a polarizer on. Good job with retaining the highlights. It's great with the location of the tree in the foreground. Well done Chris.

alejandroguzman (4672) 2005-12-03 10:42

What a wonderful place...
Great composition Chris.
The colors are AMAZING, and I really like the contrasts inthe pic.

hugs and have a nice WE

alejandro

weswang (18223) 2005-12-03 11:15

Hi Chris, A good capture of the sand dunes next to the beautiful ocean. Good color contrast and nicely composed picture.

nwoehnl (118) 2005-12-03 12:29

Interesting to see this "little" desert by the sea, Chris. Good simple framing with the single tree battling the seemingly adverse circumstances for its existence. Nice colors and contrast.

sarju (5308) 2005-12-03 14:08

Usually I do not like the loss of details due to overexposure ... but the same fact sort of enhances the composition of this photo.
good effects
cheers ... sarju

maphoto (8076) 2005-12-03 23:34

Amazing Chris, made me laugh, well composed to present this lonely " quite big" tree :-)
Nice view on the sea, well seen.

fayeulle (26541) 2005-12-06 4:45

Hi Chris
I like this kind of astonishing landscape.
I like also the framing, with the tree on the left
Very good shot
Cheers
JP

bazal (7898) 2005-12-08 4:35

Hi Chris.
Nice POV for this original composition. This place seems very unusual and interesting to discover. Thank you for sharing !

aloyho (6105) 2005-12-08 8:38

Hi Chris,
This is a simple yet very artistic shot. The blue against the white is very attractive and lovely and I love the single tree with is shadow and overlooking the vase open space towards the sea. The smaller trees dotting the shoreline created interesting repetition and rhythm. Excellent shot!! Regards.

greg64g (11193) 2005-12-09 3:35

hi Chris

I had missed this picture so wonderful.
i like a lot colors and saturation here with a hard light, the center of the picture is superb.
cheers
greg

asanak (1972) 2006-04-10 18:16

hi chris
this is one of the most amazing photos i'd seen!
it's just a nice dream.
thanks
asana

banyanman (7716) 2007-04-27 10:02

Hi Chris. The withered tree on the left is a nice inclusion to this shot (would have been a bit empty without it) and the well saturated colours help to make this a strong composition overall. Cheers . . . David