Fossils Ages

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 5, 2012748 views11 comments

This area is known as chain of mountains which sorted as sedimentary series containing fossils of marine organisms since the Cretaceous ages.
I'm not an expert in geology, but this is what I know about this region from our grand fathers and it is said that it was covered with water. By the time, the whole area became sandy
I have taken 13 photos to reach this result .. The purpose of this is to highlight the multiple shots full details in a scene from the beginning till the end.
Note : you might notice from the compressed file that I covered the sun with my hand, just to avoid the lens flare and get clear scene
www.abinali.com/uploads/zip/fossils_ages.zip

Don't forget to check out the LARGER VERSION

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Canon 1Ds Mark III, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II
Al Faya Desert, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 5, 2012 at 6:49 AM

That is a very beautiful and extremely realistic looking result. Excellent especially the large version.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Gorgeous lines and light Abdullaziz! Perfect exposure control. The large version looks like I can walk right into the scene.

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on March 5, 2012 at 1:58 PM

Nicely done! Must be hard going hiking across these endless dunes?

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 5, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Wonderful scene with all of the long leading lines and warm colors. You're handling of the sun is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 6, 2012 at 2:11 AM

This is fabulous Aziz! Great job with the technical execution here. The gradient of light from left to right - from harsh to rich is beautifully crafted and presented. Like Ian, I think this is a very realistic result. Congrats on a wonderful desert image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on March 6, 2012 at 8:30 AM

Thank you all for your words
appreciation

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on March 6, 2012 at 8:51 AM

This is a wonderful image. Very well controlled and composed to make it look so inviting.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 7, 2012 at 9:54 PM

What a fascinating landscape and great job with the processing, looks very natural to my eye.

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Comment posted by Arild Heitmann on March 8, 2012 at 4:25 AM

perfect!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 8, 2012 at 3:48 PM

Nice lines and very nicely managed light. What always impresses me in the desert images from this region is how many have clouds in them. For such a dry place, there sure seems to be lots of clouds. Certainly a great element to include in the frame.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 11, 2012 at 5:14 PM

With the good composition and soft light, nice shot. TFS.

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