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• benkrut (3383)
• [2006-03-02 18:11]

Great sandy scennery!
I like the shadows caused by late afternoon's light.
That's good you included here the walking person in the corner - thanks to that the scene is alive. The person is correctly placed in the righ corner - it seems he/she has a long way to walk.
Great colours
Take care
Henryk

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• babri (422)
• [2006-03-02 18:14]

Beautiful shot!
Nice title!
Good luck

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• MountainGoat (480)
• [2006-03-02 18:14]

Hi Henk,
This is a truly beautiful photograph. Perfect lighting and texture and the colours could not work any better.If the man was wearing anything but sky blue the shot would not work as well. Just fantastic.
Regards,
Paul

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• jammer79 (2555)
• [2006-03-02 18:32]

Hi Henk,

simply wonderful picture. Excellent composition and beautiful colours.
Well done!! Hope she had enough water...;)

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• armilio (304)
• [2006-03-02 18:33]

Great shot.
Nice view.
Good eye.
Congratulations.
Armilio

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• beijokense (498)
• [2006-03-02 18:57]

Very good (and lucky :) compo. Light, shadows and sand colour are great, very pleasant.
TFS,
Beijo

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• Tayon (1671)
• [2006-03-02 18:59]

Hi Henk
Whow ! This is a very piece of art!
Everything is perfect here, well done.
Fantastic colours and DOF and POV, thanks also to the man in the picture.
Tayon

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• mewot (67)
• [2006-03-02 19:22]

like the endlessness it projects but not too fond of the bordering though ..

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• smash2707 (2559)
• [2006-03-02 19:30]

The small person in midst of the vast dessert looks great. Nixe textures and color. I would just change the color of the frame to black. Regards, Yvonne

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• wolfy75 (446)
• [2006-03-02 19:58]
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• AMZINCHIA (1082)
• [2006-03-02 20:09]

Pretty neat job, Henk.
You got it all right: light, textures, colours, ... The blue silhouette acts as a fantastic signature of the picture.
I do not like - at all - tough the added framing and and the location printed on the bottom right side.
Your picture is wonderful, you should keep it as simple, pure, and perfect as it is.
Congratulations for a great shot, --amz

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• Guto (1544)
• [2006-03-02 21:43]

Wow, incredible shot and place. You got marvellous colors here. The human dressed in blue paasing by this empty place makes the scene simply amazing. Well done.

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• jjcordier (16941)
• [2006-03-03 0:40]

Very beautiful photo, Henk!I like this smal blue man in the midle of desert. Very good light. Its the sky veritably necessary?
Best regards
JJ

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• ckuan (258)
• [2006-03-03 1:53]

You captured the colour and shading of the sand dunes beautifully. Altogether, the lone traveller and the contrasting colours of her clothes make this an excellent photo. Qudos!

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• Svillegas (1165)
• [2006-03-03 3:04]

Hi Henk
Lovely colours and composition. Wonderful light textures. Really, really nice shot.
Sonia

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• raybam (373)
• [2006-03-03 5:04]
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• kumbarov (210)
• [2006-03-03 8:38]

Hi Henk,
Very beautiful landscape. I like the colour of the sand and the blue clothe of the man. The frame is also in tone with the image.

Thanks for sharing,
Atanas Kumbarov

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• AthaPan (0)
• [2006-03-03 8:38]

Hello Henk

amazing shot, well done.
Ta leme (speak to you or see you soon)
Sakis

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• Emmie76 (2009)
• [2006-03-03 10:12]

Hi Henk,
You captured an amazing scene and lanscape. I love the curves of the dunes and the man that is walking through them.
Congratulations for this wonderful picture.
Emma

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• Tweety (2301)
• [2006-03-03 10:30]

Magnifique photo Henk !!! Des couleurs sublimes, un côté graphique très agréables, et le personnage perdu dans l'immensité du désert ... Un grand bravo !

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• jognaw (369)
• [2006-03-04 19:00]

Great shot !Perfect colours !!
Where is that man going???????????

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• Stepan (26999)
• [2006-03-05 4:08]

You have found the magic of the Sahara, understood it and captured it in the best way.
The colors, the framing, the guide for the contrast... everything is perfect here. Well done.
Stéphane

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• RADEEH (2704)
• [2006-03-05 10:02]

Have a good camera and money to travel you get pictures like this.
Great view of a dessert.
TFS

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• just4iris (792)
• [2006-03-05 15:17]

Well captured Henk!
A great desert landscape, beautiful colours, light and shadows, and pleasant curves of the dunes.
The man adds one beautiful note of color.
Really nice.
daniela

(a black frame would perhaps exalt even more the beauty of the pics)

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• alego (277)
• [2006-03-05 15:24]

Hi Henk,
Excellent composition. There is just right amount of sky in the image. Contrast is great. Light and colors are superb. Scene looks very serene and peacefull.

Compliments,
Goran

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• Amandine (1024)
• [2006-03-06 5:50]

Wonderfull landscape, so deep and so sharp ! courbs seems to be alive. Colors are very beautifull. The man at the first plan make us realise tghe immensity an d the lonelyness of the place. Well done

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• saharafree (0)
• [2006-03-06 18:07]

The picture is spectacular , i don't have anything to add but my deep admiration , i'm still with my mouth open , astonished ...Surely i won't miss this visit in other trips through Morocco

Regards

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• att (957)
• [2006-03-08 11:07]
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wow this one is absolutely amazing... I love the contrasting colour of the dress to the surrounding sand texture...

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• marieaude (1196)
• [2006-03-09 11:48]

Great photo of this great place. I loved this place and had really good time there. Your photo is really beautiful and the dunes have a great color. Good composition. Thanks

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• pastadog (10967)
• [2006-03-09 13:00]

Hi Henk, wonderful sand colors in this superb composition! Shine on you crazy dunes!! Regards, Daniel

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• olopez (4870)
• [2006-03-09 14:59]

WOW, excellent shot Henk.
I like very much your compo, the lost person is perfectly placed on the frame, and of course, the dunes and colors are great.
Well done,
Oscar

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• highman (1167)
• [2006-03-09 16:58]

Mistic place. Great composition colours and DOF.

Regards,

Wojtek

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• koray (605)
• [2006-03-11 10:02]

one word wonderfuly. harika

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• dHitman (0)
• [2006-03-12 8:52]

Hi Henk,
Simply awesome! Magnificent shot with all the right elements at the right place at the right time! TFS.
Regards, Jino

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• lucinka (9392)
• [2006-03-14 11:03]

Henk, this photo truly deserves all the attention it already got. Merzouga is a great place for photography for its stunning dunes as well as local people wearing that beautifully blue dress that so well contrast with color of sand. Being on TE and posting some desert photos myself has taught me that we all want to dream of distant and exotic place. Desert in particular evokes greatly our imagination. Escellent work. L.

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• colinbrenchley (6096)
• [2006-03-18 11:44]

Wow - i just love desert photoes and this one with the figure is great!
Regards Colin

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• stiberiu50 (187)
• [2006-03-19 14:29]

Nice picture. It explain better the essence of desert: endless

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• centurion (0)
• [2006-03-20 10:43]

Great capture, the man walking give a useful scale here.

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• Edu71 (119)
• [2006-03-20 18:55]

Fabulous! It's all there: colour, shape, scale...and even the title fits the picture perfectly. well done, Henk.
Eduardo

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• lakshmi (571)
• [2006-03-21 4:18]

Lovely comp. The human is placed very well in your frame and adds just a small dash to an otehrwise brown image. It also tell us how alone he is in the whole vast desert. Excellent!!

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• Albrecht (10746)
• [2006-03-22 9:30]

Hoi Henk
Deze is absoluut mijn favoriet;de sfeer, de kleuren , de compo en POV zijn perfect.Die ene vrouw in het blauw is een prachtig detail in de ruimte.

< groetjes Albrecht >

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• lasscor (7613)
• [2006-04-03 15:14]

Wonderful shot, well framed. Beautiful colors, curves, light and sharpness. The man in the right corner gives the final touch to this artistic composition.
Congratulations,
Corinne

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• tinamunk3 (6309)
• [2006-04-24 15:50]

Hi Henk,

Looking at you latest upload from the Sahara brought me to this one which I think is your best from the desert. Those sand waves look smooth as silk and I think you couldn't me more lucky than to have this man dressed in blue walking into your image....such a good contrast. So good.

:) Tina

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• lmazneh (0)
• [2006-05-28 19:53]

I like the sand waves.

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• marietom (22774)
• [2006-05-29 13:43]

une autre merveille... seul dans l'immensité.
Très beau !
Marie

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• arnoud1976 (1191)
• [2006-05-30 7:50]

hallo henk, werkelijk wonderbaarlijk mooie kleuren en zachte schaduw. geweldig! tfs arnoud

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• Cuba-Junky (2787)
• [2006-05-31 2:29]

Geweldige plaat Henk, what a view ...
Een hoop zand en 1 local ... toeristen zouden het plaatje alleen maar kunnen bederven ;)

Groetjes
An

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• saeedabbasi (280)
• [2006-09-13 1:18]
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• gramma (3487)
• [2006-09-14 12:10]

Hi Henk,

One of the most beautiful desert landscape I have seen on TREKEARTH. The presence of the person is there for much. Cheer !

Christophe

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• adalfons (281)
• [2006-10-06 7:13]

It's the perfect shot... nothing to say except congrats!!

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• marknunnerley (2766)
• [2006-11-01 7:58]

Hi Henk,
thanks for your comments today.
This is a wonderful image. You waited for the right light and just as you are ready to shoot in comes the person in a fantastic blue costume. As the saying goes, the more one shoots the luckier one gets.
Memorable.
Mark

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• Viera (840)
• [2007-02-09 12:43]

Hi Henk,
perfect shot,I like the view on these dunes.
Their warm colour is very beautiful and the presence of the person is very suitable.
Viera

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• Ertan (2977)
• [2007-05-14 5:48]

Hello Henk
Lovely colours and composition.I love this picture is very great.The colors, the framing, the guide for the contrast... everything is perfect here. Well done.
Regards
Ertan

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• rubisheikh (77)
• [2007-05-31 17:45]

Hi Henk,
Excellent peace of work,Perfect colours and DOF and POV, Light and shadow pretty nice, Well done Thank for sharing. Best regards rubi.

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• kmarscher (2885)
• [2007-06-22 7:54]

Where haven't you been? Again, superb composition, color, detail, form and subject. There is a engaging flow of the eye throughout the frame.

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• Zepter (2)
• [2007-06-23 12:00]

Great picture!Amazing!The landscape looks great and it´s very sharp.good border and great contrast between the person and the desert!TFS!!!!!!
zepter

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• KKar (486)
• [2007-08-07 1:23]

Amazing shot
Addition to favorits imediately
Well done
Kostas

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• Emile (16832)
• [2007-08-30 9:17]

Thank you for bringing me to this shot Henk, I was looking your last post and your link brought me to this magnificent picture.
The light and shadows produces an amazing contrast, the presence of Mohammed passing by really add scale to your shot, good POV and PP work. Beautiful colors.
Well done. TFS.
best regards.

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• plimrn (16842)
• [2007-09-02 10:19]

Yikes!! This is one of your first!! Looks like you came to TE already fully-formed unlike most of us whose first photos are a bit of an embarassment.
I love the velvety detail and color of the dunes; as you note, Mohammed is the perfect counterpoint!!
HLJ, Pat

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• dilane (9843)
• [2007-09-26 6:33]

C'est absolument magnifique - que dire de plus - tout a été dit - bravo

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• xavshot (50900)
• [2007-12-09 5:46]

Re bonjour Henk
cette photo est superbe et les couleurs du sable sont magnifiques. Bon cadrage du personnage. J'aurai peut-être enlevé la partie du ciel pour renforcer le côté "lost" du personnage. Beau travail.
Xavier

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• cepekdong (3608)
• [2008-05-04 2:07]

hehehe, nice to see the fake touareg ! people told me that they just wear blue clothes and that they werent real touaregs ! the picture is great, i ddnt have the chance to get a sunset one, cause it was raining !

daniel

p.s. i didnt walk to todra, because we didnt have time ... too bad

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• kiks (4410)
• [2008-05-11 14:16]

Hallo Henk, ik heb er geen woorden voor!!!
Dit is ongelooflijk mooi gedaan. Zo zacht van kleur en texture en zo hard om in te overleven!
Prachtig contrast
KIKs

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• thea0211 (3619)
• [2008-08-05 13:43]

;o),
sand-'scapes' are fascinating, indeed. just think, what any other 'soil' (or alike) doesn't keep trace of your steps? water? but that's no soil ... you walk but the wind makes sure there's nothing left in the end, no sign of you passing by, no sign that you were ever there - just in your head ... and since we're lucky also in front of our eyes.
maybe if you have waited a little more you would have met "The Little Prince" too ... who knows ;o) (... or was that in another desert?)
beautiful shapes of sand or maybe caramel cream? ;o) - i'm sure it's just a matter of perception - beautiful light ... impressive sight.
dora

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• pticaruh (274)
• [2008-09-13 8:09]

Hello, Henk

Beautiful composition, clasic for this environment. I may determine some differences with the Tunisian desert photo of mine - more vegetation, lower elevation of the dunes, and absence of local people due to the remoteness of the place. What is your oppinion on comparision?

Regards,

Asparuh

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• silverhead (836)
• [2008-11-30 2:01]

Hi Henk, This is a beautifull composition full of the colors of Sahara. The placement of the model is perfect. I like this picture
Well done
Köksal