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A touch of Magic
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A touch of Magic

by Hamed Musharbak

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 23, 2010302 views12 comments
hi everyone

here is another shot of desert .. hope this will be better than my previous post.

Olympus E620
9-18mm Zouiko
ISO 100

processing done by CS3 & Nik color efex

waiting for your valuable comments

many thanks

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on December 23, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Both posts are amazing and full of drama. It's hard to decide which I like better... :toast:
Registered on August 6, 2008, 194 Posts, 1315 Comments
Comment posted by Fran Gallogly on December 23, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Beautiful dreamy feel. Love the soft tones of golds, browns and orange.
Registered on January 11, 2010, 3 Posts, 19 Comments
Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on December 23, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Very dramatic shot Hamed, but I'd go with the first post. They are both nice, but the light is wonderful in the first. :smile:
Registered on June 15, 2010, 29 Posts, 605 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 23, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Yes, even better! Love the glow on the dunes.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on December 23, 2010 at 7:10 PM
prefer this one much more :smile: :toast:
Registered on October 14, 2008, 122 Posts, 836 Comments
Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on December 23, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Nice dramatic image , i like the quality of the light in both, but still the second image stands out for me.
Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on December 23, 2010 at 8:57 PM
I have to say that I like the composition in your previous image better, but the lighting and color balance here look better. I think you need a warmer color balance in the sand in your previous post to match the conditions in the sky.

Having said all of that I do like this image a lot. I really like the way that the clouds mimic the peak of the sand dune. The lines and detail in the sand are fantastic and lead my eye throughout the image. I do find myself wishing that there was less blur in the clouds.

Anyway, I hope you find this helpful. I am a relatively novice photographer so I don't feel too qualified to offer a critique.
Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 23, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Both are very good. I like the warm glow that permeates them.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Yan Zhang on December 23, 2010 at 11:55 PM
I like he glow on the top of sand dunes, interesting!
Registered on April 10, 2010, 28 Posts, 292 Comments
Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 24, 2010 at 12:52 AM
Very nice angle and light.
Registered on November 23, 2010, 57 Posts, 396 Comments
Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on December 24, 2010 at 2:33 AM
Both are awesome. A bit more contrast in the sand might help here.
Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments
Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on December 24, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Love the sand pattern, the sweeping ridge line, and of course the light. For the clouds I would prefer either more motion or none. As is they feel out of focus to me.
Registered on March 13, 2006, 65 Posts, 1119 Comments