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gys


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Canon
Location: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Date: Jan 23, 2009
Aperture: F8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2009

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Comments: 11
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 This is a sand dune that sits sort of alone in the middle of a large salt flats area. I walked up the dune and down in the same footprints to create the trail.
Converted from raw by adding lots of contrast, desaturating and playing with the channel mixer (mostly green) to get the BW tones that I liked. Resized, sharpened, add border.

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 02/23/2009 07:51:24 AM
Very mesmerizing! That must have been a real feat.. walking back down in the same footprints you made going up.. you're lucky you didn't lose your balance and make a body print too, lol.

The textures in this are exceptional, I also like your grey tones.

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 02/23/2009 01:07:06 AM
This is cool, the footsteps really add so much to this shot.
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 02/01/2009 08:25:15 AM
Awesome! I would have liked to see a bit more contrast between the dune and sky but it's just awesome as is.
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 02/01/2009 07:28:39 AM
Excellent shot!
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 01/29/2009 04:02:37 AM
Wonderful image, great composition and the flowing lines. The tone strikes me as a bit soft...a bit more contrast might make this really sing. I would have been proud to have taken this image.
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 01/28/2009 08:24:42 PM
Originally posted by Ja-9:
...must have been a trick to walk backwards in the sand....

No, I didn't walk backwards down the dune. I'd have fallen down and gotten sand in my camera :-)

I walked to the top to take a photo from there. I didn't look nice and I could see that it would be better from below, but I didn't want two rows of footprints. So I just walked down in the same footprints. Only Davy Crockett could tell the difference.
 01/28/2009 05:58:26 AM
really like the composition...a little dark although, must have been a trick to walk backwards in the sand....
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 01/28/2009 03:59:52 AM
hi gys,

i like it! i found this composition very nice and the footprints are perfect!

i'd like to see more contrast, more whites and deeper blacks...
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 01/28/2009 01:24:49 AM
the curve of the sand dune, the footprints leading us back, the rich gray tones - very nice
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 01/27/2009 09:13:36 PM
just stunning i love the tones and the footprints really lead you into the image
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 01/27/2009 07:56:06 PM
Wonderful shot! Great how your eye is led from the bottom right by the water tracks into the footprints, through the shot to the top left. Very good composition and set up.
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