this is a dry pan known as debt flight the scattering of camel thorn trees now
the scattering of camel thorn trees now
the scattering of camel thorn trees now harder stone many photographers have
harder stone many photographers have
harder stone many photographers have been here and my challenge was of course
been here and my challenge was of course
been here and my challenge was of course to show it in a new way
to show it in a new way
to show it in a new way so I looked for different ways to
so I looked for different ways to
so I looked for different ways to juxtapose the trees with the dunes using
juxtapose the trees with the dunes using
juxtapose the trees with the dunes using a telephoto lens to compress the scene
a telephoto lens to compress the scene
a telephoto lens to compress the scene experimenting with a wide-angle lens
experimenting with a wide-angle lens
experimenting with a wide-angle lens that would create more space now once
that would create more space now once
that would create more space now once the Sun is up the contrast between the
the Sun is up the contrast between the
the Sun is up the contrast between the dunes lit by the Morning Sun and the
dunes lit by the Morning Sun and the
dunes lit by the Morning Sun and the clay pan still in shade became so great
clay pan still in shade became so great
clay pan still in shade became so great that I needed to apply a special
that I needed to apply a special
that I needed to apply a special graduated neutral density filter to
graduated neutral density filter to
graduated neutral density filter to expose the image properly and as the
expose the image properly and as the
expose the image properly and as the sunlight moved across the pan the scene
sunlight moved across the pan the scene
sunlight moved across the pan the scene literally changes by the minute so it
literally changes by the minute so it
literally changes by the minute so it really helps to have an idea in mind
really helps to have an idea in mind
really helps to have an idea in mind before you go out there and I did I’d
before you go out there and I did I’d
before you go out there and I did I’d scoped out a particularly interesting
scoped out a particularly interesting
scoped out a particularly interesting set of trees and then it became a matter
set of trees and then it became a matter
set of trees and then it became a matter to finesse the details executing the
to finesse the details executing the
to finesse the details executing the image in different ways less depth of
image in different ways less depth of
image in different ways less depth of field blurs out the background as you
field blurs out the background as you
field blurs out the background as you can see here but then I closed my
can see here but then I closed my
can see here but then I closed my aperture down all the way I could render
aperture down all the way I could render
aperture down all the way I could render the grasses on the dunes in the
the grasses on the dunes in the
the grasses on the dunes in the background more crisply by the time I’d
background more crisply by the time I’d
background more crisply by the time I’d figured out all these technical details
figured out all these technical details
figured out all these technical details the Sun had almost reached a pan and
the Sun had almost reached a pan and
the Sun had almost reached a pan and this is the magical moment when this
this is the magical moment when this
this is the magical moment when this image was published in a geographic even
image was published in a geographic even
image was published in a geographic even viral on the internet I think something
viral on the internet I think something
viral on the internet I think something like half a million people looked at it
like half a million people looked at it
like half a million people looked at it in the course of two days and many of
in the course of two days and many of
in the course of two days and many of them wondered whether it was a painting
them wondered whether it was a painting
them wondered whether it was a painting and others thought it was heavily
and others thought it was heavily
and others thought it was heavily altered in Photoshop but it wasn’t it
altered in Photoshop but it wasn’t it
altered in Photoshop but it wasn’t it was purely a matter of being in the
was purely a matter of being in the
was purely a matter of being in the right place at the right time with an
right place at the right time with an
right place at the right time with an idea in mind now you do need serendipity
idea in mind now you do need serendipity
idea in mind now you do need serendipity from time to time sometimes things just
from time to time sometimes things just
from time to time sometimes things just happen like after I composed this image
happen like after I composed this image
happen like after I composed this image subtly these early morning hikers walked
subtly these early morning hikers walked
subtly these early morning hikers walked into the scenes and I said thank you
into the scenes and I said thank you
into the scenes and I said thank you very much
very much
very much but five minutes later when the stun
but five minutes later when the stun
but five minutes later when the stun started creeping across the pan the
started creeping across the pan the
started creeping across the pan the magic is gone because now it no longer
magic is gone because now it no longer
magic is gone because now it no longer looks quite as surreal as it did in that
looks quite as surreal as it did in that
looks quite as surreal as it did in that earlier image and ten minutes later it
earlier image and ten minutes later it
earlier image and ten minutes later it is a totally different scene by the time
is a totally different scene by the time
is a totally different scene by the time the first tourists arrived we were done
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