Wadi Rum Shadows

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 2, 2009350 views18 comments

It's been a very busy period with work lately and here is my first post for quite a while.
This was taken from an ultra light above the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan (from a two-week-trip I managed to squeeze in at the end of Octobre)

A very easy picture to take once up in the air... I remember loving every minute of it but almost freezings my hands off (having forgotten to bring gloves)

Thanks for your c&c

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on December 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM

maybe easy to make (hmmm?) but awesome nevertheless! quite a majestic view.
georg

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 2, 2009 at 4:11 PM

Awesome view, landscape, and light Karsten, love it! How did you get in the air? (ie. plane, heli, hot air balloon etc?)

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on December 2, 2009 at 4:34 PM

By microlight, Floris.

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Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on December 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM

Man you kill me with this one! Super rendition of this place. I see wilderness in here, congrats

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 2, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Very cool! Looks like another planet for sure.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 2, 2009 at 7:15 PM

The light and shadow play is wonderful Karsten. Love the rich color too. Looks like you visited the moon.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on December 2, 2009 at 9:13 PM

Beautiful! I love the play of light going on here. You must have steady hands. This looks really sharp.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on December 2, 2009 at 10:37 PM

Karsten,
What a view! Good job from the air, and nice light to set this scene off.

Wayne

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on December 2, 2009 at 11:20 PM

I thought you were orbiting Mars!

Cool shot and great light!

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on December 3, 2009 at 1:23 AM

There's such a severe contrast between the bright sunlight on the foreground and the very dim (not really dark) background. Obviously the unique view of a place I'll probably never see is fun too. I also like the semi-uniform colors.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM

What an excellent shot. This does look like another planet. Wonderful shadows and detail. It is interesting to see how the sand dunes form between the rock formations. Well done!

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on December 3, 2009 at 10:40 AM

The best shot i've seen in weeks here, just amazing

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on December 3, 2009 at 11:33 AM

This is AWESOME Karsten! Nothing to critique here! I love the long shadows and warm light and the fact that the mountains in the distance are still in shadow, like you are watching the sun rise as the earth turns under you. What a great experience that must have been! I need to go check out the other shots from your trip!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on December 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM

Unique and truly beautiful capture. The shadows are fabulous.

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Comment posted by Mike Wallace on December 3, 2009 at 3:52 PM

Sweet shot

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 3, 2009 at 7:20 PM

Dunes and rocks= very ruggedly beautiful. Great shot Karsten

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Comment posted by Chip Phillips on December 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM

Nice work Karsten. I love the light. It has such a nice glow-amost even a dusty quality. Very mysterious and moody.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on December 4, 2009 at 3:41 AM

great. i like the shadows and hints of the receding landscape.

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