Dromedary, a photo from Er Rachidia, South

Photographer's Note

When we visited Merzouga which is popular for the beautiful sand dunes of Erg Chebbi we went to the biggest dune to see the sunrise there. It was more than profitable visiting that place. The view we had is something I´ll never forget. While we were enjoying the view over the desert I recognized some camels walking on the bottom of the dune. I immediately ran there to take some photos, as long as the shadows still were long. Well, and this is the result.
I hope you like it and can give me some good hints,
Jonas

ocskaymarci, nivaldo, COSTANTINO, delic, mark_mk, Kris_Luxenhofer, mursaloglu, Floydian, JCG, lasscor, J_Schmitt, riclopes, ribeiroantonio has marked this note useful

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smarcell (19965) 2008-03-28 13:03

A minimalistic and very eye catching composition.
I like the camel shadow
Stefano

barni (15751) 2008-03-28 13:04

Hallo Jonas
Simplicité et précision.
Une image fabuleuse.
Grüss
Christophe

leo61 (0) 2008-03-28 13:06

Hallo Jonas!
Habe mich schon gewundert wo Du bleibst....statt weiße Ostern also Sonne und Sand.
Die Kompo ist excellent mit perfekter Position des Kamels.Dein POV ,eine hohe Düne? ist perfect und erlaubt eine tolle Perspective.Ein wirklich tolles Foto,welcome back.
Gruß,Leo

Mateja (434) 2008-03-28 13:09

Hey Jonas,

a good one. Minimalistic and effective. Good composition.

Regards,

Mateja
PS: maybe this will sound silly, but I think I know this camel...

pablominto (53746) 2008-03-28 13:14

Hello Jonas,
Attractive simplicity!
Dynamic composition and super shadow play...
An image with great impact!
Greetings,
Pablo -

nivaldo (15417) 2008-03-28 13:18

Minimalistic but BEAUTIFUL composition!
Well done, Jonas! A lovely shot!
Kind regards from Recife,
Nivaldo

randompics (961) 2008-03-28 13:19

This is a beautiful composition. The colors of dessert has come out really well and the lonely camel walking under sun really shows the expanse of the dessert. Great shot !!

ocskaymarci (2832) 2008-03-28 13:19

Hallo Jonas,
Very good photo, you composed it very well!
I like that you put the camel in the lower right corner and let space on the left and the top. The mild brown colours also look nice, and the shadow of the camel, the sharpness and the quality are simply excellent! I like the frame too!
TFS!
Cheers,
Marci

Apex (336) 2008-03-28 13:23

Hello Jonas,
great picture. The simple composition and golden tones work well here.
Nice work.

Jeff

LUISCOSTA (142) 2008-03-28 13:26

HI JONAS!

A PRETTY COMPOSITION... I DETACH THE FRAMING, TUNALIDADES AND THE DETAIL OF the SHADOW OF the CAMEL...

delic (6735) 2008-03-28 13:32

Beautiful composition, Jonas. Can't see how you can improve this. Maybe increase the contrast just a wee bit? Very nice job!
Hakan

mimagica (645) 2008-03-28 13:33

Hello Jonas,
superb shot, i like very much.
congratulations
Regards
Michelangelo

mirarer (4751) 2008-03-28 13:44

Hola Jonas,
Una imagen de impacto. La posición del camello y su sombra perfectamente emplazadas en una gran composición. Excelentes colores y contrastes.
Saludos,
Mirari

mursaloglu (8682) 2008-03-28 14:16

Hi Jonas
I always liked these kind of minimalistpictures but with a great significant. The colors and the POV are amazing. Really eyecatching image. Bravo ihsan

Pascale (10456) 2008-03-28 14:34

Bonsoir Jonas
un minimalisme de toute beauté .Ces couleurs sont magnifiques .Vraiment superbe composition
Amitiés

mark_mk (266) 2008-03-28 14:39

Hey Jonas,
na bist wieder da, und wie ich sehe hast ein richtig geiles Bild mitgebracht. Tolle Farben, super Schärfe, schöner Blickwinkel. Cooles Bild, super gemacht.

PS: Wann kriegst deine Pentax?

Greetz
Mark

chawax (20764) 2008-03-28 15:48

Hi Jonas,
Well, that's just a perfect shot ! The camel is perfectly placed and has all space face to him. It is very well put in evidence thanks to the very simple background created by the sand. I love too the shadow on the dune. Thanks for posting.
Regards,
Olivier

Kris_Luxenhofer (752) 2008-03-28 17:46

Hey Jonas,
schön dich wieder im Allgäu zu haben. Und das was du uns mitgebracht hast is ja echt stark! Klasse Farben, super POV. Und mi dem Kamel, den Farben, dem Sand und dem Schatten ist das echt eine super Komposition!
Sehr schön,
Kris

jonathan_hart (21276) 2008-03-29 1:19

efficient framing, perfect exposure, well done composition
regards
jo

COSTANTINO (115407) 2008-03-29 4:10

Here we are my friend,
Really I liked this photo because the subject is very interesting,the lonely camel walking on the beautiful sand
is lovely,bravo
Costantino

Floydian (30970) 2008-03-29 5:31

Hallo Jonas,
What can i say..??
At your age, and making these kind of pictures..!!!
Invest in photography, buy a serious dslr and start making a job from it in a few years. You are really good, you have a perfect eye in seeing and composing things. When i was at your age (a very long time ago) i did not even know how to hold a camera, so invest, and over 20 years you are standing in the National Geographic because your eye looks like magic..!!!
Have a nice weekend, Henk

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JCG (35153) 2008-03-29 6:40

Hi Jonas,

I like much the texture and the color of the sand which creates a marvellous background where this solitary dromedary is detached agreeably. Very pretty framing. A beautiful photograph, cheer and thank you for these superb memories for holidays !!!

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

lasscor (7640) 2008-03-29 12:28

Hi Jonaz,
Lovely minimalist composition.
Wonderful monochrome tones, great shadow.
TFS,
Corinne

Morac (27725) 2008-03-29 16:43

Hello Jonas
Is this photograph the Moroccan version of your label?

Simple but beautiful composition.

Marc

Angshu (56760) 2008-03-30 0:51

Hello Jonas
I can only say one thing...you have a fantastic photographic eye Jonas & at this age! Looking at the composition I cannot but wonder, how beautiful your composition idea you have. The baby camel is absolutely in the right position & the colour striations on the dune makes this all the more appealing. Bravo Jonas!
Regards
Angshu

PixelTerror (0) 2008-03-30 1:56

Hallo Jonas,
He he a state of the art empty framing focusing the eye to the only element. With a horizontal symetry, you could get the camel running forward after its shade, thus matching our reading direction and adding fluidity.
Have a nice day JY

danyy (0) 2008-03-30 14:09

Bonjour Jonas,
composition minimaliste dans de belles couleurs et avec un cadrage avantageux, tu as placé beaucoup d'espace devant l'animal.
On dirait que le désert est dur , même pour lui.
Regards.
Daniel.

Tobias__Ortmann (2638) 2008-03-31 6:03

Hamma bild jonas echt super
perfektes Licht guter Blickwinkel mit komposition
schöne warme farben
echt gut
Toba

cepekdong (3676) 2008-03-31 23:04

ja das bild ist echt richtig guta lane, schoen platziert und die verschiedenen farben des sandes sind klasse

daniel

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-04-01 3:09

Fast wie ein Gemälde in der Wüste, wunderbar getroffen. Die Position des Kamels ist perfekt platziert, die warmen Farben toll.
Viele Grüße,
Achim

markstaples (15670) 2008-04-04 2:31

Hello Jonas
This camel is perfectly placed in the frame to add impact. Love also the textures of the sand that are visible thanks to a fine sharpness of the shot. Well done.
Best wishes
Mark

riclopes (35577) 2008-04-05 3:06

Superb capture, Jonas. Excellent isolation of the subject in the corner with a marvellous painting in the background. I love the fact that the patterns of the sand dune are perpendicular to the movement of the camel. Beautiful sandy minimalist one.
ric

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2008-04-05 19:06

This is a great picture, my friend! The composition is perfect and the colours are superb. Very well done.
Antonio

macjake (98256) 2009-09-01 20:43

Hi Jonas
This picture is certainly going into my favorite list.

I love the solidarity and sense of lonliness depicted here. Also, great idea to set the Camel on the one side as you did.
Lovely photograph!
Craig