Well, i was going to do some writing -- it has been awhile since i have written... but i got home too late (i was having a most excellent discussion with a taxi driver) and ended up sitting in the taxi cab after i had arrived home for another 40 minutes!!! so sorry, no writing tonight... will see if i can get to it tomorrow then!!! ;)
this here is a mystical view from the top of a huge red sand dune, out and across a dry, salty lakebed... the sands in this area were magnificently red and orange... in the distance a gigantic dust storm was brewing... it would eventually cover most of Jordan and Israel!! luckily our driver kept us just in front of the approaching storm... so we always had clean, fresh air and wonderful visibility for picture taking!!
more to come!!!
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Such a beautiful but hostile looking place. Love the colors.
10 Nov 2008 5:28am
if it wasn't for the very sharp shaped hills, this could also be a dry lake in Nevada or even California, At Edwards AFB, this landscape is gorgeous, your photo marvelous
10 Nov 2008 6:00am
Ces terres rouges sont de toute beauté! très beau panorama
10 Nov 2008 6:19am
Stunning colours and landscape, bravo Dj...maybe tomorrow you can share your conversation with the taxi driver ;)
10 Nov 2008 6:24am
Jordania seems to be a fantastic country for taking pictures.
10 Nov 2008 6:52am
wow Jaycee, this is just amazing!! the places you have been, the things you have seen , just wow!!!
10 Nov 2008 7:06am
Breathtaking! The vehicle tracks show that many others have been here to experience the view.
10 Nov 2008 7:50am
Ah, I love those unexpected things like getting into a discussion with a cab driver! Hope you had fun!
This is a lovely view, love the red color of the desert and the mysterious mountains in the background.
I notice there isn't a official road into the desert, there are different tracks all over so I guess you'll
need a GPS to find your way around :)
10 Nov 2008 9:12am
Beautiful point of view on this red ground and misty mountains. May be a little bit too much white sky...
10 Nov 2008 9:27am
Colours are so beautiful there, but living in those conditions is not easy.
We have here frosts and snow and darkness, they have aridity.
I suppose, you have photos also about those family tents, where they live and which I saw there.
We had as a chauffeur during our safari very good driver, he was lived there always and knew every stone on his way. But the trip was not quite flat :)
Your new journey is near now !
10 Nov 2008 9:39am
@LeenaM: hey Leena! yes 3 weeks to go til Scandinavia!! :) yes in Jordan i too had a chauffeur -- in a 4x4 jeep... some of those tracks were ours!!! it was very steep!
Whenever I see the Wadi Rum I dream... I come back in 2004 and I forget this marvelous desert, his colours, his sky... thanks a lot !
10 Nov 2008 10:15am
That is a pretty amazing view across the lake bed.
10 Nov 2008 12:03pm
Awesome shot DJ. The compisiton is classic with the red dune at the bottom, the dry lake bed and diffuse mountains in the middle and the sky at the top.
10 Nov 2008 12:46pm
ces tons chauds sont magnifiques, une belle terre rouge, un panorama absolument magique !!!
un peu de brume donne une ambiance un peu inquiétante, j'aime beaucoup cette photo !
bravo !
10 Nov 2008 1:05pm
Nice view! I like the orange colors in the picture! Greetings Daisy
10 Nov 2008 1:18pm
Lovely light.
The ground looks as if you marked it, it would be there for ever.
10 Nov 2008 2:33pm
Lovely shot, like how you are pulled into this landscape. nice one.
10 Nov 2008 3:24pm
i like everything thing about it, but those roads are out of this world!
10 Nov 2008 3:54pm
An impressive place… For red dreams…
10 Nov 2008 4:58pm
Marvellous landscape, and what a colour. I envy you having seen that for real.
10 Nov 2008 5:17pm
Fabulous, DJ. I would have loved to eavesdropped on that 40 minute taxi conversation. This image is fabulous and I've missed you. Forgive me. My schedule of late has had me paying less attention than I'd like to be giving our community. Hope all is well in your world.
10 Nov 2008 6:36pm
Wonderful landscape, glad you kept away from the storm !!
10 Nov 2008 6:37pm
Beautiful shot DJ I am pleased that you didn't get wiped out by the storm. I can just imagine you talking to a taxi driver for 40 minutes I am curious though did he charge you for that time?
10 Nov 2008 8:03pm
Yeah, glad you got away from that storm... what a great shot... seeing this shot makes me want to go to Death Vally on our next trip to Vegas... (during late winter, early spring of course)... ummm better check out flights... hehe
10 Nov 2008 8:03pm
I love the almost graphical feel of this one!
10 Nov 2008 8:37pm
Wow, great shot. You get a really good sense of the expansiveness of the land.
10 Nov 2008 8:45pm
So incredibly empty, you are always so aware of the space in your photos, very nice!
10 Nov 2008 9:12pm
Amazing and unhospitable and with a beauty that is addictive. Cool shot Jay.
10 Nov 2008 10:20pm
wow such an alien lanscape to me but very beautiful! The interest for me is in the random tyre tracks. That dust storm sounds huge - i am glad you out ran it!
10 Nov 2008 10:38pm
Beautiful image. Sound like quite an adventure. I hope the taxi driver turned the meter off while you were chatting.
11 Nov 2008 12:06am
Beautiful view on the desert. A feeling of immensity...
11 Nov 2008 12:45am
amazing scenery - so desolate and remote and yet so wonderful! you have got a good wide view here and it is so hostile and rugged as far as the eye can see...
11 Nov 2008 1:51am
what a breathtaking view, so beautiful, the size of the sandstorms there can be amazing, must have been a great conversation to keep the cab driver there for 40 minutes
11 Nov 2008 2:01am
Another very impressive picture, very beautiful landscape.
11 Nov 2008 2:19am
A superb landscape image. Love the lighting and tones. Perfect exposure and stunning background.
11 Nov 2008 2:43am
Really so amazing! Beautiful shot, DJ! You're really showing the beauty that can be found even in a desert.
11 Nov 2008 3:41am
Trust you DJ! talk the hind leg off a donkey eh? I look forward to tomorrows discourse knowing that you really didnt have to say much about this shot as it stood on its own beautifully! Love the colors and feel of this place, also its name sounds like someone lost the bottle!
11 Nov 2008 4:34am
Wow, lovely shot, great landscape to visit (not so sure I would like living there as much as visiting). Like the tire tracks leading in. Great... looking forward to pictures from my homeland after youre done visiting :)
11 Nov 2008 4:37am
@Ivar: Hey Ivar! Are you from Norway? Any suggestions on what to see? I only have 8 days and have a good timeline -- but if you can recommend something, i would be more than happy to try and squeeze it in!!! :)
another stunning shot man! next time i go to the jordan i'll be sure to check this place out!
11 Nov 2008 4:08pm
that is what I like about all your pictures. It brings me so far, and shows me wonderful places.
11 Nov 2008 4:32pm
This is so vast! Amazing feeling of freedom, of being able to do anything you set your mind to. I love the energy that is felt, absolutely exuberant!
12 Nov 2008 5:19am
Love the calmness and vastness of this beautifully shot and presented scene. Very subtle lighting effect.
13 Nov 2008 9:34am
I guess it's the movie and TV imagery, but I half expect to see an alien spacecraft come in for a landing.
14 Nov 2008 4:42pm
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