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A journey to the sun II
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A journey to the sun II

by Mohsen Al-Dajani

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 28, 2010433 views20 comments
Crossing in front of me, I had to follow this trail of camels until I was rewarded by a beautiful and dramatic sunset.

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on October 28, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Stunning sky Mohsen, exceptional control on the exposure
did u blend exposures??
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on October 28, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Krunal,

No blending the great latitude you see is the result of the Nikon D3 ability to reveal details in both highlight & shadow.

Thanks
Registered on August 23, 2007, 160 Posts, 432 Comments
Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 28, 2010 at 11:14 AM
What a beautiful image, Mohsen! The sky provides such a fantastic background! Great work!! :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Nichols on October 28, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Beautiful animalscape Mohsen. The sun rays seem to be lighting the way for the camel caravan. Very nice. I might only consider a little more room at the bottom.
Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 28, 2010 at 11:58 AM
A fantastic scene. After my initial look I got the impression that the foreground was lightened a bit, so if this is more or less straight from the camera I'm really impressed. I could see a need for a bit more room at the bottom, but there isn't much that detracts from this image.

Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 28, 2010 at 1:14 PM
This is stunning Mohsen! Very well processed as well. My only nit is that you did not include a large version. Animalscapes like this come to live so much more when viewed larger. :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 28, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Wonderful scene to showcase the environment, I too would of liked to see just a little more room on the bottom but still a stunning image, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 28, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Awesome Scene Mohsen :eek:

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 28, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Fantastic image Moshen! The sky and the animal scape is wonderful!

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM
I agree 100% with what Vincent said! :toast:
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Would like to see a large version of this terrific capture to appreciate this animal scape fully!
Agree about more room at the bottom.
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on October 30, 2010 at 5:54 AM
after the request from you guys to post a large version I tried to include a large one but this cannot be done if I choose the edit option, Sorry.

I cropped tightly from the bottom to exclude some man made hill of sand, you can see similar one on the right lower corner.

Thanks all for your comments.
Registered on August 23, 2007, 160 Posts, 432 Comments
Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on October 30, 2010 at 11:33 PM
This HAS to be framed LARGE and hung up on a prominent wall! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 1, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Hi Mohsen,

Very, very nice. I totally fine with the placement of the camels in the frame (in fact I quite like their positioning). I have two very minor nits...the first is the same as the others - being deprived of the pleasure of seeing this in a larger version. Second...on my monitor the camels (and the line on the horizon) have a very light, thin halo around them, which is normally a result of over-sharpening.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this very fine image...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 2, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Congrats on a wonderful WP!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Austin Thomas on November 2, 2010 at 6:42 PM
That is a fabulous sky and composition.

Excellent.

Austin
Registered on March 7, 2008, 45 Posts, 207 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Congratulations Moshen!
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Mohsen Al-Dajani on November 2, 2010 at 10:38 PM
You always bring the good news Sandy, thank you all so much. What a great feeling to begin your day with such wonderful gift :jump:
Registered on August 23, 2007, 160 Posts, 432 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 3, 2010 at 1:31 AM
Way to go! What a stunning shot. Congratulations. :toast:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on November 4, 2010 at 2:55 AM
Wow, what a fantastic image. Congratulations on the EP. Well deserved. :smile: :smile:
Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments