The Desert, a photo from Xinjiang, West

Photographer's Note

This is Kumtag desert near Turpan, one of the old silkroad cities in China that continues as far as Mingshashan near Tunhuang. The sand dune here is very wide and higher than the one of Taklamakan. Unlike touristic places this desert is very quiet and unspoiled. Nearby the desert one can visit some traditional villages of Uygur people with their winery, which is also worth to see.

ciec, delic, HIRAKZ, sam224, besnard, sleon, daddo, CHInCu_TTHP, flory, smash2707 has marked this note useful

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delic (6735) 2007-02-26 3:49

Another fantastic desert composition. You have mastered the color and texture of the sand very well. Don't mind the long shadow on the lower right corner.
Best wishes,
Hakan

yanm (1485) 2007-02-26 3:53

good texture but pixellated

partha (14023) 2007-02-26 3:55

Hi JS,
Its a gem. I see much like this shot but I never tired.
Very good rich tonality of colour and wonderful composition. I like the 3D effect also.
Regards.
Partha

dumanica (5071) 2007-02-26 3:55

Very nice composition, great sharpnes and very nice shadow and light. Well DONE Duman:)

HIRAKZ (168) 2007-02-26 3:55

Hi JS,

I really like the colors and the pov in your photograph. The man moving with his hands raised adds real time movement in the photograph.
TFS
Hirak

JVS (556) 2007-02-26 3:57

Classical composition of dunes with shepes and shadows.
I'm wondering about quality of image. JPEG compression "have eaten" many interesting details and texture, as well have added unnecessary "square" artefact around edges of shapes. I suggest to prepare this pictire with less compression and re-post. Then it will be excellent (N/R)
BR, Jurij

sam224 (6215) 2007-02-26 3:59

That's a great composition indeed: the lovely light enhances the orange and yelow colours of the dunes. Lovely lines formed by the top of the dunes. The camels at the bottom add life and dynamism to the image.
Thanks for sharing

doris (481) 2007-02-26 4:04

Just wonderful.
Beautiful and rich, well composed. I am jealous of you being in this place. I agree with JVS about the quality, probably due to the technics of resizing and posting.
Bravo
Karen

shirgold (2485) 2007-02-26 4:12

Hello,
Very beautiful capture. The composition is excellent as are the dunes with the shadows.
Good positioning of the camels.
About the image quality - you can post images that are 6 times bigger (200Kb) - then the quality will be better
TFS - Shir

besnard (59196) 2007-02-26 4:19

Bonjour Js
Très belle composition avec cette caravane qui va s'attaquer aux dunes de sable. C'est du très bon travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

marianita (3455) 2007-02-26 4:31

Js beautiful composiiton adn image!
marianna

sleon (9402) 2007-02-26 4:42

Hi JS
This is a visually stunning shot. The curves of the sand are fantastic and it's good that you didn't includ the horizon. The camels are perfectly positioned to enter the scen on their slow journey across the dunes. A truly wonderful capture.
Regards, Susanna

Julian_K (1055) 2007-02-26 4:46

Another great photo JS - Thanks for the interesting note as well, I never knew scenes like this existed in China. The colour, lighting and composition are terrific. Thanks for sharing,
Jules

marioana (2256) 2007-02-26 4:49

Hi JS.
Fantastic composition. Those dunes are enormous. Puting the figure and camels gives the shot it's unique scale. Well done.
Regards, Steve.

marjan (7) 2007-02-26 5:31

very nice and interesting. I like this motives, TFS
Marjan

daddo (28728) 2007-02-26 7:07

Great work, makes one stand in awe at the greatness of nature and the smallness of humans. The dunes seem to be overwhelming in size and extent. beautiful richness of colour and light. You seem to have an afinity for the desert scapes. Well done. Regards. Klaudio.

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-02-26 8:16

hello
great framing, excellent composition, wonderful colors !!! i like the proportions of shadows and lightened parts...
very good job !!!
regards
jo

CHInCu_TTHP (34) 2007-02-26 9:01

Magnificent view!
The extraordinary sand dune formation, so artistic!
TFS.

KostasKon (0) 2007-02-26 11:03

Don't compress your photos so much. Why only 33kb? The limit is 200kb. The composition is perfect but you destroyed the sharpness. It's pixelated.

ibhm (322) 2007-02-26 14:36 [Comment]

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mjunge (123) 2007-03-02 13:42

Good contrast and point of view seems as they would walk along the thin line between sun and shadow!

rleclercq (630) 2007-03-02 14:44

Bonjour JS,

Le cadrage et la composition sont excellent,dommage que l'image ne soit pas de bonne qualité.Je me suis permis un petit WS dont je m'étonne moi même du résultat.

Bon week end.

Rodrigue

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flory (4848) 2007-03-10 11:49

ciao JS,
I missed this one..here the tonality of the colors are incredible,looks like a painting..and including the man with the camels give life ..
flory

smash2707 (3320) 2007-03-16 21:46

Good composition. Beautiful shot of the desert, full of textures. The curves formed by the dunes are amazing. Regards, Yvonne

audevan (157) 2007-06-07 4:28

Very beautiful curves and light! Right place at the right moment! Well done.
I wish I had seen it without pixels :-)

iren_k (141) 2008-10-23 12:06

It is so surreal.... magnificent shot!!!! i have couple of friends who are Uygur... pity they never told me about the nature beauty they have.... i think it's very usual for them.Thanks for sharing such a wonderful picture
Best regards,
Ira

yquem46 (38752) 2008-12-22 6:53

Now that I browse your gallery a little bit I find this one! Gosh what a good one. OK, I decide to go to Morocco next month!!
Patrick