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Red Sand Dune Dreaming, Wadi Rum, Jordan
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 12 May 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
view from atop an extraordinarily high red sand dune... as a reference, that chain of boulders in the middle ground are simply gigantic... possibly 30 feet tall. i was lucky to capture this before the sandstorm we were outrunning blanketed this entire area.
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Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands
The colors of the sand is amazing! ands so is this picture!!
12 May 2009 5:11am
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
That's heavenly ... what a great color red and the composition of the total photo is perfect! Must be great to experience this with your own eyes!
12 May 2009 5:36am
Bill Jennings from Bay Area Northern Calif, United States
the play on colors is sublime. I've never been to Jordan, and you've added one more reason for me to go. Well captured and shared. Some call it luck, I call it being prepared.
12 May 2009 5:39am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
WOW!!! I can feel it burning my feet it looks sooo hot!!!! Amazing contrasts!!! Superb shot dj:-)
12 May 2009 6:00am
Aurore from Paris, France
Woh, these war colours, love them a lot as i like desert for the space and solitude we can expect. Sand's tone is amazing, get sunburned i think ;) great shot dj !!!!
12 May 2009 6:22am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Love the colour of the sand and the texture, great shot!
12 May 2009 7:27am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
This is gorgeous! Just breathtaking. The composition, clarity and tones are superb!!!! LOVE IT!! Nice work!
12 May 2009 7:29am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Magical, magical colours! Not the place you would want to get stuck in without some form of protection, though.
12 May 2009 7:38am
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Whoa, this is simply stunning! What a phantastic landscape, and how well it is captured!
12 May 2009 7:51am
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Tu ne pouvais me faire plus plaisir qu'en montrant le Wadi Rum, un lieu que j'aime particulièrement, notamment comme tu l'as bien montré ici à cause de la couleur variée de ses sables qui passent du beige rosé au rouge feu. Très beau shot !
12 May 2009 7:59am
@Marie LC: thanks very much Marie!!! yes i fell in love with all the different shades of sand too -- so amazing!! ;)
k@ from Paris, France
Ah ! Oh ! Ho ! Is it a real red sand ? Never heard of it (except on Mars), it's breathtaking !!!
Bravo, your compo too is wonderful !
12 May 2009 8:04am
@k@: thanks K@! yes, real red sand -- and yellow and orange... in Jordan!!! :)
Stefan from Thiersee, Austria
Wow, magical photo, fantastic colors and composition!
12 May 2009 8:15am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
This red is incredible... a beautiful composition, Jay.
12 May 2009 9:44am
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
A dramatic landscape, great angle!
12 May 2009 12:23pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
Brings back (pleasant) memories of your earlier series from Wadi Rum. Amazing colors and such vast expanses of space!
12 May 2009 12:48pm
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
Sensational shot, colours are just fabulous. What a landscape..
12 May 2009 12:48pm
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Love the distinct bands of colours across the image. And that lone wind-battered tree really makes it. Crackin' shot.
12 May 2009 2:10pm
callemie from Belgium
pfew what amazing colors jaycee
it gives me a warm feeling!!!!!!
en you gave me a bright idea I'm gonne take some shots of my figues!!!!
the flowers now were "nectarines " it's between the peach and the prune!!!!
12 May 2009 2:37pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful warm colors in a great composition. The contrast between the red sand and the brown in the background is striking.
12 May 2009 3:05pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Yes, Jaycee, this is extraordinary... and your capture is just remarkable!!!! What beautiful framing and interplay of tonalities!
12 May 2009 3:28pm
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
amazing colours & view....reminds me of the movie Lawrence of Arabia.
12 May 2009 4:18pm
@sawsengee: wow! incredible!! :) this is where Lawrence of Arabia hung out and ran his intelligence operations!! :) faaabulously spotted mate! cheers!
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
wonderful shot JC - colors are amazing and comp is great
12 May 2009 4:29pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
You are a great traveller, Jaycee, every new photo is a surprise.
Great composition combining lights and colors of the sand. From Alaska to Jordany, wow.
12 May 2009 4:52pm
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
beautiful image here; i love the deep red and the lone tree in the foreground...
12 May 2009 4:56pm
grant from kansas city, United States
it's remarkable, all of it. i particularly like that little tree hanging on against the elements.
12 May 2009 6:00pm
ManuelaR from Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Vibrant reds and this little tree seems so odd!!
12 May 2009 6:44pm
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
Wow, fantastic shot, i love the light on the sand in the forground
12 May 2009 7:12pm
peter from new york, United States
that reddish orange is simply breathtaking mate!
12 May 2009 8:04pm
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
I have been there and seen this landscape, I can feel a special atmosphere and I like both colors and composition of this fine photo.
12 May 2009 8:05pm
observing from North West, United Kingdom
A truly captivating image that holds the viewer. An amazing result !
12 May 2009 10:31pm
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
amazing colour transition from the top of the shot - from the muted and distant colours to the vivid red sand below...
13 May 2009 2:42am
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Excellent. Jaycee - those foreground trees just do everything here. Very special.
13 May 2009 4:26am
One from Açores, Portugal
A truly wonderful place that I would like to visit ! Very beautiful colors , magnificent shot !!
13 May 2009 4:29am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The shades of red are mind boggling! Such beautiful textures and variations in the landscape. The lone tree is poignant.
13 May 2009 4:31am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Damn incredible landscape. That shrub feels like has stood for eternity and it is the still alive while everything else has passed.
13 May 2009 9:35pm
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
amazing composition! and the colors are great! cheers! :)
13 May 2009 10:42pm
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
so spectacular. I remeber this fantastic colour from shots you posted earlier
14 May 2009 6:56am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Beautiful picture. That red-orange sand is amazing.
15 May 2009 11:07pm
JamesC from portland, United States
Fantastic landscape, love the red adobe clayish color and the lines are just perfect, esp. with the tree anchoring the image.
17 May 2009 8:01pm
Denis from the Moon, or elsewhere ?, Nauru
These colours are realy incredible ! Thank you to bring them to us !
21 May 2009 8:44am
Canon EOS REBEL XT
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