footsteps in the desert Photo

Photographer’s Note

We were waiting for the sun to rise in Merzouga desert , south of the Tafilalt region in Morocco. I was a bit nervous because I did not want people to walk and spoil the pretty wind patterns of the sand . Indeed there were people who did not care about keeping the sand intact and had started to walk everywhere. So I thought I could perhaps take something different, a close-up of their marks and their lond shadows at that early hour before it was too late. .Low light did the magic !

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bantonbuju (48770) 2005-07-18 4:30

merhaba izzet, what an ideal time of the day for the desert shot; so the impatient people actually made a great work for this image; very attractive picture;
have a nice week, jerzy

hayu (605) 2005-07-18 4:30

Great composition and colour and excellent capture of this play of light and shadows. The wind ripples on the sand are great and you did well making use of the disturbing footsteps of others. Regards, Huub

srabbe (1424) 2005-07-18 4:47

Bonjour Izzet,
Le desert est toujours aussi beau, ces traces dans le sable m'evoquent beaucoup de beaux souvenirs, c'est toujours un plaisir de voir ces belles couleurs chaudes et le graphisme des ombres.
J'ai l'impression de ressentir la douceur du grain tout fin.
Sophie

fayeulle (26547) 2005-07-18 5:19

Hello Izzet
Excellent graphic shot. Sand waves highly improved with the low light of the sun.
Perhaps a lttle too dark on the top.
Well done
Regards
JP

danielswalsh (13324) 2005-07-18 6:22

Nice shot Izzet;

A fresh take on a familiar subject. The shadows in the sand really does make this shot.

I hope you don't mind, I've done a workshop with a couple small suggestions.

Cheers,
- Dan

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tropicalrips (0) 2005-07-18 6:26

nice composition, the shadows are cool

Zepi (22848) 2005-07-18 11:29

Hello Izzet,
C’est bon de vous revoir parmi nous !
Très belles images, aux couleurs subtiles et merveilleuses !
C’est très graphique cette image, mais elle garde un petit côté de rêve !
Bravo Izzet
Super travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement
Sébastien

michel_r (1114) 2005-07-18 16:04

amazing... such long shadows...must have been early morning! a very good picture although not so sharp but maybe also because of the low light...
amicalement, michel.

BAKO (1683) 2005-07-18 17:00

Merhaba Hocam,
Excellent graphic shot...
long sun rise shadows are really great.
Ellerinisden operim

BAKO

cgrindahl (6109) 2005-07-18 21:18

Surely the mark of a creative photographer Izzet, to shift your intention and take what was available to you. We still get to enjoy the subtle waves of sand created by the wind together with the pock marks and attendant shadows created by passersby. Frankly, it looks like a scene from when the astronauts walked on the moon. Of course, your photograph is far superior to what was beamed down from the moon's surface. Great use of the low light. Excellent work as we've come to expect from you. Thanks for sharing.

Yamada (2309) 2005-07-19 3:50

Very nice composition. I Like the shadows that are casted by the footprints

sharkattack (268) 2005-07-19 6:23

Foot steps looks like a steps in a MARS surface......superb Hocam.....elinize saglik..

HAKAN

guliz (438) 2005-07-20 6:24

Merhaba ?zzet bey,
Bu resminizi gorunce sasirdim cunku ben de buna benzer kumda ayak izi cekmistim.

www.trekearth.com/gallery/Middle_East/Turkey/photo210455.htm gorebilirsiniz...

Eglence olsun diye yapmistim gunese bakarak yerine bastik cunku golgesiyle kabartma olsun diye.

Ama sizinki cok daha guzel, isigi, golgesi ve kum cizgisi cok hos ve dogal cikmis...
Gozlerinize ve ellerinize saglik ?zzet bey
Guliz

MichaelTrezzi (3170) 2005-08-21 11:44

Hi Izzet, the detail in th elow light was very well seen, Congratullations. I Like the small waves and the shadows of the foot prints in the sand. Cheers, Michael

skegz (453) 2006-04-13 16:59