This is probably the last of the shots I'll be posting from my recent trip to the desert near Dubai and while it doesn't portray the same sense of scale as my previous two 'desert tracks' images, I am pleased with it. Like desert tracks #2, this one was also processed almost entirely in Camera Raw (with just some minor cloning and sharpening in CS4).
On a totally different matter: as many of you know, Libby (my wife) has been away for almost the last eight weeks – she returned to the UK to give birth to our latest daughter – but she'll be home again tomorrow. We're driving to the airport in a little over 24 hours to pick her up, and I'll be taking some shots of Tegan (our newborn) over the next few days. It's been a long time since I photographed a newborn baby :)
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
comment byThe Obvious at 06:25 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Very unique. I think I prefer this to all the other ones.
comment by keith at 06:27 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
but you've had some previous experience with baby photos
yea like the dunes here
comment byEugene at 06:28 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Great shot. I love the contrast here. The composition had me scanning my eyes from bottom to top right. This is nature's serpentine, to be sure.
comment byDelisha at 07:42 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Very unique. I love it.
comment byTero at 07:55 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
The shapes and lines are incredible. Abstract, but not too abstract for my taste.
comment by Marcello at 08:44 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Always the same taste...
comment byMegha at 08:55 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Perfect...
comment byMirko Herzner at 09:05 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Wonderful shot. I really like those waves and the toning. Congrats on your baby...
comment by Stephen at 09:11 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
I love the way the high contrast bottom left moving to the lower contrast top right leads you through the frame in addition to the ridge itself. Can't tell if it is noise or the texture of the sand in the darker areas - but either way it works.
comment bysilfver at 11:07 AM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
This one is in my opition definitely the best one of your desert track shots. Incredible! I love the little waves crossing the image plane diagonally. Then there's small waves in the top as well. And the toning is perfect. Great work david!
comment byAndy at 12:20 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Love the photograph! Nothing else meaningful to say. Well done.
Congratulations on Tegan. Also well done. :)
comment byDan Kaufman at 03:05 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
comment byJason at 03:48 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Fantastic shot! + Very Original.... :)
comment byMichael Rawluk at 04:24 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
That is stunning. I love the composition and gorgeous tones.
comment by Al at 04:51 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Just the right amount of sharpening on this one David. Did you convert to B&W and tone it all in Camera Raw?
comment byRoy at 05:20 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Beautiful dunes Dave, just right.
I love the lack of a real sense of scale actually.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 08:11 PM (GMT) on 2 December, 2009
Love the processing of light and shadow... beautiful. Can't wait to see Tegan on chromasia :)
comment byNicolas Beaumont at 12:06 PM (GMT) on 4 December, 2009
Excellent shot, the softness become a reality.
comment byRob at 03:44 PM (GMT) on 6 December, 2009
Super shot and lovely.
comment byThomas at 10:34 PM (GMT) on 6 December, 2009
Like the diagonal and the gradients in this image. Great!
comment bydjn1 at 07:57 AM (GMT) on 7 December, 2009
Thanks everyone.
comment bychiara at 05:55 PM (GMT) on 7 December, 2009
Beautiful!!!!
comment bycatherine at 09:45 PM (GMT) on 7 December, 2009
lovely texture ; could almost feel the sand through my fingers...
comment byJennifer at 10:33 PM (GMT) on 7 December, 2009
Fab - a huge canvas is called for!
comment byBeau Mitchell at 12:05 AM (GMT) on 11 December, 2009
I'm not usually a fan of abstract type photos, but this one really grabs me. In fact, I thought, "Wow!", when I first saw it. The way the light is hitting the dune is fantastic and the composition you have used draws my eye through the scene wonderfully. I could imagine this would look great printed out nice and large.
comment bydesfocado at 04:05 PM (GMT) on 12 December, 2009
To remind us how ephemeral life is.
comment byCJaM at 12:32 AM (GMT) on 13 December, 2009
Very good texture / arty / B&W treatment. Would be a nice large print.
comment by Mrs Trellis at 02:25 PM (GMT) on 14 December, 2009
You have great patience, it must have taken ages for the donkeys to get out of the shot.
This is probably the last of the shots I'll be posting from my recent trip to the desert near Dubai and while it doesn't portray the same sense of scale as my previous two 'desert tracks' images, I am pleased with it. Like desert tracks #2, this one was also processed almost entirely in Camera Raw (with just some minor cloning and sharpening in CS4).
On a totally different matter: as many of you know, Libby (my wife) has been away for almost the last eight weeks – she returned to the UK to give birth to our latest daughter – but she'll be home again tomorrow. We're driving to the airport in a little over 24 hours to pick her up, and I'll be taking some shots of Tegan (our newborn) over the next few days. It's been a long time since I photographed a newborn baby :)
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aperture
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exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
57mm
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1/80
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+1/3
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100
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Very unique. I think I prefer this to all the other ones.
but you've had some previous experience with baby photos
yea like the dunes here
Great shot. I love the contrast here. The composition had me scanning my eyes from bottom to top right. This is nature's serpentine, to be sure.
Very unique. I love it.
The shapes and lines are incredible. Abstract, but not too abstract for my taste.
Always the same taste...
Perfect...
Wonderful shot. I really like those waves and the toning. Congrats on your baby...
I love the way the high contrast bottom left moving to the lower contrast top right leads you through the frame in addition to the ridge itself. Can't tell if it is noise or the texture of the sand in the darker areas - but either way it works.
This one is in my opition definitely the best one of your desert track shots. Incredible! I love the little waves crossing the image plane diagonally. Then there's small waves in the top as well. And the toning is perfect. Great work david!
Love the photograph! Nothing else meaningful to say. Well done.
Congratulations on Tegan. Also well done. :)
very sculptural
(remember to re-read that famous book on Baby Photography (as a re-fresher tutorial)
http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Photography-NOW-Shooting-Portraits/dp/1600592112 )
Fantastic shot! + Very Original.... :)
That is stunning. I love the composition and gorgeous tones.
Just the right amount of sharpening on this one David. Did you convert to B&W and tone it all in Camera Raw?
Beautiful dunes Dave, just right.
I love the lack of a real sense of scale actually.
Love the processing of light and shadow... beautiful. Can't wait to see Tegan on chromasia :)
Excellent shot, the softness become a reality.
Super shot and lovely.
Like the diagonal and the gradients in this image. Great!
Thanks everyone.
Beautiful!!!!
lovely texture ; could almost feel the sand through my fingers...
Fab - a huge canvas is called for!
I'm not usually a fan of abstract type photos, but this one really grabs me. In fact, I thought, "Wow!", when I first saw it. The way the light is hitting the dune is fantastic and the composition you have used draws my eye through the scene wonderfully. I could imagine this would look great printed out nice and large.
To remind us how ephemeral life is.
Very good texture / arty / B&W treatment. Would be a nice large print.
You have great patience, it must have taken ages for the donkeys to get out of the shot.