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Bedouin Offering Camel Rides, Wadi Rum, Jordan
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 3 June 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
never processed or posted this -- essentially a new pic!! :)
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callemie from Belgium
hahah from the freezing cold to the hot sand?????
he is very "photogénique"!
3 Jun 2009 5:24am
Leena from Joensuu, Finland
Beutifully come lights and shadows out in this B&W photo,
and yes, he is handsome!!
3 Jun 2009 6:38am
Mirko Herzner from Germany
Great perspective here, DJ. Makes those animals appear even bigger than they already are...
3 Jun 2009 6:43am
@zOOm: hehe -- and YES!!! :) have you seen the movie yet? i have not, but need to do so -- to remind me of my magical time there!!!
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Oh, he could offer me anything, he looks very handsome! ;) Wonderful photo and the color toning and lighting are really great!
3 Jun 2009 8:53am
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
AN excellent shot. I was once in a desert with a camel and a bedouin and I found the light extraordinarily difficult to work with; my old film SLR came back with some useless and disappointing shots.. so I can truly admire this shot in many ways. I do like the fact that the man is looking back at you - it makes it a great shot! Were you (meant to be) on the other camel?
3 Jun 2009 9:35am
@MrsAmber: thanks Amber!! :) no i had had quite a few rides in other places so i was just content to get this shot without a horde of people standing by... i am sure he would have wished that i had bought a camel ride... i just wanted this pic instead!! lol.
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Beautiful photo, great document and b/w. Bravo.
3 Jun 2009 9:52am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Can't understand why it's taken so long to post - it's a superb image!
3 Jun 2009 9:54am
@dobbino: thanks Rob!! :) i still have so many to process and post -- from all my trips!!! glad i waited, my processing skills are lights year ahead of where i was at 1 year ago when i started am3!! i have also begun reprocessing of many of my older pics... now that i have more control over lighting and color an exposure in photoshop!!!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Oh heavens, it's beautiful, what a lovely, lovely moment to have photographed, it's a fantastic portrait!
3 Jun 2009 10:49am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Absolutely stunning frame! The detail in the sand, the subtle and obvious shadows and your point of view are just fantastic! Love this one Jaycee!
3 Jun 2009 12:50pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Feels like Lawrence of Arabia - great shot! I really enjoy your roller coaster ride between the very cold and the very hot! :-)
3 Jun 2009 1:11pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
nice shot dj: as noted above nicely composed with the rider looking back at you. for some reason the thing that grabs me most about this shot is the juxtaposition of the camels, a truly ancient form of transport, with the tyre tracks of modern man.
3 Jun 2009 1:34pm
k@ from Paris, France
Oooooooh ! Wondrous photo, my dear ! Love the mood, the B&W, the frame, the subject (ad.lib)
3 Jun 2009 1:35pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
This is such a classic portraiture! The landscape, the subjects, the lighting, the textures and the expression you've captured are all so beautiful! Enjoy this alot Jaycee!:-)
3 Jun 2009 1:53pm
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
They must be more comfortable than a car on the washboard of a road that they stand on...
3 Jun 2009 3:13pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
B+w is certainly the perfect choice here. This is wonderful.
3 Jun 2009 3:34pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
This is a fabulous image and exotic too. Great light, composition and processing. I like this a lot.
3 Jun 2009 3:52pm
Yvonne Simons from Tilburg, Netherlands
i'd like to meet that guy in the desert also, great photo!
3 Jun 2009 4:33pm
Bogdan from Brasov, Romania
i like how the camels are walknig above the car tracks in the sand! nice picture
3 Jun 2009 5:05pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Love the B & W treatment as it brings out the detail in the boulders of the background. Were you the rider for the other camel? ;-)
3 Jun 2009 5:17pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
What a great shot, love the expression on the rider's face.
3 Jun 2009 6:00pm
grant from kansas city, United States
not another camel photo on am3... just kidding, of course. this scene has such an exotic feel to it. the tones, light are great, too.
3 Jun 2009 6:27pm
Laurent from Lyon, France
great travel picture.
A beautiful landscape and when looking at the foreground I just want to take this camel and visit the place
3 Jun 2009 6:52pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Wonderful capture. SOmething you would expect to see in a travel mag.
3 Jun 2009 7:13pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Nice tone and contrast, great shot.
3 Jun 2009 11:17pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Superb capture and composition. Love the monochrome.
3 Jun 2009 11:59pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
Great lighting. I like all the different textures of the sand and stones and fur and...
4 Jun 2009 12:17am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Definitely an outstanding image. The lighting, contrasts, tones and details are perfect. The image itself is amazing to look at, each element is fascinating. Excellent work and your world travels are truly captivating.
4 Jun 2009 1:09am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
A wonderful travel documentary style of photo DJ. Great stuff.
4 Jun 2009 4:52am
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
Absolutely outstanding B&W photograph. Great light, tones, composition, angle of view. You really have captured some of the nicest places on earth with a very special "touch". Congratulations.
4 Jun 2009 3:39pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
You haven`t found this in NYC? Well, give it a time... :)
4 Jun 2009 5:31pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Excellent picture. Beautiful portrait of this bedouin with the surroundings. I love it in BW and the cars and trucks trails on the road with all the ondulations make nice textures.
5 Jun 2009 2:14am
Karthik from Chennai, India
Great Capture! Love the shadows and the effect of the B/W
5 Jun 2009 4:19am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Wow. you are indeed lucky to travel like this.
8 Jun 2009 4:15pm
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/60 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
28 mm