Never trust.... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Il faut jamais se relâcher, même quand on est parvenu aussi loin, poursouvi-il. Il faut aimer le désert, mais ne jamais s'y fier entièrement. Car le désert est une pierre de touche pour tous les homme: il éprouve chacun de leurs pas, et tue qui se laisse distraire. L'Alchimiste -Paulo Coelho

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You must not let up, even after having come so far. You must love the desert, but never trust it completely. Because the desert tests all men: it challenges every step, and kills those who become distracted. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

PixelTerror, Proxilva, lulululu2003, davido, summersun, ChrisJ, vesalius, bfly, baudinm, teacozie has marked this note useful

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lulululu2003 (413) 2005-06-16 13:20

The footprint forms a line leading the sight to the man. What a lovely picture! The color of the desert and the sky matches well!
Masterpiece!

Drom (1165) 2005-06-16 13:20

Bonjour Balla,
La photo est amusante et les couleurs irréelles...
As-tu utilisé un filtre?
Le résultat est concluant.
Bravo
Dominique

Proxilva (2157) 2005-06-16 13:23

hello bala,

i thought the the title was going on with, never trust any-one pointing in the right direction when this is your view ;), but the Coelho quote suits it more maybe :D (quess he's on his way to the pyramides)

nice photgraph, the leading trail is excellent and even with a standing format this looks wide and lonely...

well done
Jorrit

kensimage (8543) 2005-06-16 13:38

Beautifully composed, Balla, you really created the feeling of the man moving across the image. The two small figures (people?) in the distance are a nice touch, too.

Looking at the sky and the man, I think the tone is a bit red overall; maybe it needs more green or possibly yellow.

davido (1982) 2005-06-16 13:51

Superbe note et superbe photo. J'aime bien les silouhettes que l'on voit au loin. Est-ce un mirage?
David :)

jemaflor (39895) 2005-06-16 13:56

Très belle photo, le paysage est déjà superbe, et puis bien vu le détail humain qui ajoute un plus à la prise. Jolie couleur aussi.

calimero74 (2243) 2005-06-16 14:00

Bonjour,
superbe photo admirablement composée, le regard parcour cette image en zigzague, suivant les pas de l'homme puis finissant sur les dunes. Félicitations.

Nicolas

Timmok (800) 2005-06-16 14:13

Salut Bala,

Superbe photo. Les couleurs sont magnifiques et ce type a vraiment l'air d'être perdu au milieu de nulle part.

Il partait faire quoi exactement? Il était pris d'une envie pressante?

Ina (2681) 2005-06-16 14:24

Fantastic scene in lovely colors and with a fantastic composition... Just great... TFS...Ina...

summersun (4964) 2005-06-16 14:45

belle image; on ressent la solitude du personnage qui semble perdu dans l'immensite du desert. le sable a une couleur fabuleuse et j'aime beaucoup les traces de pas qui nous emmene jusqu'à cet homme.
Vanessa

bullabulla (3488) 2005-06-16 16:10

Superbe image !!
on ressent bien ici la solitude d'un homme dans le désert et sa vulnérabilité...
Belle photo et superbes couleurs
merci
Laetitia

hdl (6737) 2005-06-16 17:42

I thought the desert was more yellowish brown than red... Anyway, a very good composition with great colours and textures. The guy walking in the sand really makes me thirsty. Good shot!

Paker (2636) 2005-06-16 18:19

I like the idea of footsteps and a tired looking man. The color of the sky is however too red for me (too much red saturation) and it gives an entire picture a very unnatural almost abstract feel.
krzysztof

sharkattack (268) 2005-06-17 2:38

This is prof. shot well done.........

jasmis (51339) 2005-06-17 3:28

Amazing hot photo. Fine colours and POV.

PixelTerror (87215) 2005-06-17 3:36

Salut Bala,
Pas facile a regarder cette photo... deja 10 secondes et j'ai deja envie d'aller chercher une biere fraiche dans le frigo ;-)
Belle vue avec une super teinte rouge sur le sable et bien composee en ajoutant le promeneur et sa trace, par contre je suis un peu surpris par la couleur du ciel... les couleurs sont naturelles ou c'est le resultat du PP ?
Bonne soiree,
Jean-Yves

ndb1958 (9249) 2005-06-17 6:28

Hi Bala,
great picture. The colours are beautiful.
Nino

kevinos (6927) 2005-06-17 17:07

Such a wonderful and dramatic piture. The economy is stunning and so demanding. The figure is in exactly the right place regards Kevin

ChrisJ (70569) 2005-06-19 4:13

Hi Bala

I would blur the sky, to remove the noise. Excellent color, composition, & lighting. I like the perspective added by the footprints. Well done!

nerve (10216) 2005-06-19 6:21

Hi Bala,
Beautiful image.. i love his footprints here..
Great dual colours and point of view..
Good stuff Bala,
cheers.(green later)

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matri (621) 2005-06-19 7:03

hi bala: very well framing and balance too shot it red planet image.
matri

colinbrenchley (6133) 2005-06-19 18:09

I love these desert photoes which give an impression of emptiness and the figure also conveys lonliness of the environment.

capthaddock (28640) 2005-06-20 9:43

Hi Bala - perfect representation of solitude, this is beyond excellent. I wish I could give more pts

bantonbuju (48858) 2005-06-22 4:40

hi bala, just a splendid artwork here! simplicity at its best, great great shot, very adorable;
have a nice day, jerzy

vesalius (857) 2005-06-22 23:35

Hello Bala,
You have a spectacular eye. The composition and colours are magnificent. A polarizer may help to bring the sky right out.

Take care,

Don

Luan (15935) 2005-06-23 5:03

Hello Bala,
j'adore cette scene, on dirait que le bonhomme est a bout de souffle, comme dans les films ou le heros est parachute dans le desert et qui fini par s'evanouir et puis sauver par une tribu ;o). Les couleurs sont superbes, tres bien compose.
Luan

jinju (14265) 2005-07-05 19:20

I like how photogenic these desert shots are. The isolation is evident as is the vastness and danger of the desert. The colors came out so great and I like the proportions of the man and desert: small enough to suggest his insignificance, large enough to be a central focus of the shot.

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-07-23 7:30

Hi Balla,
Beautiful dunes and incredible colours. The man composed very well on the desert background. VEry well done.
Ricardo

bfly (5737) 2005-07-27 6:17

hi Balla,
very very beautiful..as Jorrit wrote; it looks very lonely even in this format..your non-authentic model makes it more interesting for me as well..white man to get lost soon..
(as if "desert" has an analogy to "woman" in this quote :)..
best
fusun

dolin (15647) 2005-07-28 4:13

Salut Bala.
Je l'avais loupé celle-ci...elle est magnifique.
Ce sable orangé et cette homme courageux, une très bonne compo.
J'aime bien les traces de pas ds le sable et les courbes des dunes.
Joli
Fred

(je repasse, je suis à sec)

baudinm (347) 2005-08-18 10:45

Bonjour Bala,
C'est un paysage avec des couleurs incroyables.
La force, c'est le gars qui a l'air tout petit et dont on voit les pas. La composition est forte.
Le contraste rouge/bleu est excellent.
Bravo !
Amicalement,
Michaël

mayabee (374) 2005-10-18 4:29

I love this photo. Great colors and composition. Nice!
Maya

teacozie (1371) 2006-01-11 6:13

Yo Bala!

Quiet symbolic as a metephor this photo and I like your quote of Paulo Coelho. Walk a mile in a man's shoes... or in this case, bare foot on hot sand!

Great compo and colours, timeless footprints.