Drive on dunes, a photo from Adrar, Inland

Photographer's Note

A few kilometers before entering the Tadrart (Sahara, Algeria)

On the first day, after a few hours drive, our guides let us get out of the car as we had reached the bottom of a big dune. We climbed by foot to the top.

The crest of the dune formed a straight line so we removed the sand on a couple of meters long to make sure the cars would pass.

Drivers had to be careful to have the right speed (not too quick, not too slow) in order to pass the crest of the dune easily, that is without getting "stuck" on the crest (which happened to the second car!).

I took this picture as the first car had just passed on the other side of the dune. When the 3 cars had passed, we joined them up walking (or running...) to the bottom of the dune, on the other side.

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oellepi (165) 2005-12-11 8:39

Super!!!!!!!!!

ancevski (3358) 2005-12-11 8:43

Excelent!!!

That's everything that I can say.

jinju (14265) 2005-12-11 9:10

Hello,

I find this work interesting though ofcourse it can be improved. First, I like the simplicity of this shot and the graphism here. The diagonal stripe of bright sand against which the car appears. I also like the idea to cut the car. What can be improved is the excess light at the top. It sort of ruins the graphism of the shot in how it disturb the darkness. I did some workshops

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amirkah (309) 2005-12-11 9:48

Very nice!so much send
I love it

Ebbe (9625) 2005-12-11 15:38

I like the hard crop and the graphic impact given by the bold diagonal of bright sand between two dark corners.

Good job E!

xavshot (69835) 2005-12-12 13:15

Bonsoir Emmanuelle,
très joli cadrage pour cette photo qui du coup ressort avec un côté très graphique
j'aime beaucoup ces lignes et ces coloris
Bravo
Xavier

Calimero76 (10957) 2005-12-12 14:45

Bonsoir Emmanuelle
une incroyable lumière que tu as su saisir ici
j'aime le choix de ton cadrage qui donne du dynamisme à la photo
dommage la personne à moitié coupé à l'extrème gauche (il n'aurait fallu pesonne pour que l'image soit encore plus graphique)
amicalement
Patrice

Ralfhar (732) 2005-12-13 11:55

Salut!

Ta photo est superbe! La composition est vraiment bonne. C'est assez graphique. Les couleurs sont également tres bonne...

Peut etre que les 2 tache en haut à droite aurait pu être supprimées à la retouche.

denis

fayeulle (27827) 2005-12-14 16:47

Salut Emma
Je trouve cette photo réellement exceptionnelle.
Quel dynamisme. Tu peux la vendre à constructeur automobile. Elle ferait décoler les ventes de 15 %. Franchement c'est super génial. Je n'ai pas connaissance d'un tel dynamisme saharien dans TE.
Exceptionnel et encore une fois BRAVO.
Amicalement
JP

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2005-12-21 12:35

Salut! What is a car doing there? Were you in it? Great composition of geometry here with only two colours except for the car. Very dynamic and interesting. Merci beaucoup et Joyeux Noel pour toi Emma! Christopher

jafadabret (56501) 2006-01-03 2:26

Emma, c'est une composition très forte comme je les aime la photo est coupée par des obliques d'un beau graphisme, les couleurs sont révélées par un contraste entre l'ombre et la lumière. Le 4X4 prend toute son importance.

vagabondtravels (6511) 2006-01-25 20:44

Great colors and lines. I really like this desert scene.

cfreire (11741) 2007-08-25 16:34

Uma foto inusitada! Excelente, parabéns! As diagonais de areia formam uma ótima composição.