Braving a sandstorm, a photo from Hardap, South

Photographer's Note

Do you remember this picture showing the sandstorm that was blowing on the Namib desert ?

Well, on this one, you can see the man who is on its way to the top of the dune, no matter how strong the wind is blowing.

He was courageous, I was not... But at the same time, I would not have taken those pictures if I had followed him. I am sure my camera approved my decision...

Robbienight, xavshot, tjanze, tcht, jafadabret, bibiweb, banyanman, rtome, OT12, ephemere33, balatrek has marked this note useful

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Robbienight (621) 2006-01-15 10:56

Good shot. Wise idea not to follow the man!!
I like the contrast between th only 2 coloues existing... sand and sky. Great.

sebautourdumond (3108) 2006-01-15 10:56

Salut Emmanuelle,
superbe cette photo, j'en ai profit� pour revoir la pr嶰嶮ente. Je me suis ainsi rendu compte que tu cherchais � savoir ce qui m'avait motiv� � faire le tour du monde... En fait, c'est la m瘱e chose qui te motive � voyager pendant 1 mois sauf que je suis parti 1 an!!! D嶰ouverte, partir � la d嶰ouverte de paysages merveilleux, faire des rencontres au fil des jours et surtout prendre le temps de faire tout cela, ce que tu ne fais pas quand tu pars seulement 1 mois... Quels sont tes projets de voyage � long terme? Es tu 彋udiante ou dans la vie active?
a+
Seb

andtine (71) 2006-01-15 11:00

Incredible colours and a grand scale (judging by the size of the person on the way up).

Nice, colours, nice crop, dramatic image - a good combination

Andrew

tcht (7565) 2006-01-15 11:00

Hello Emmanuelle,
I've seen both of the pictures and I like 'em both. They're really impressive. The vast expanse of sand and blowing dust contrastin the only person is unbelievable. You've made a very good decision indeed and produced an extremely entertaining and great photograph!
TFS.
Cheukhin Tsang

nbj (2097) 2006-01-15 11:00

Wow. Love the colors, the composition and that tiny little person that looks pretty vulnerable .

tjanze (5674) 2006-01-15 11:18

Hi Emmanuele!
Both photos are 1.st class.Very sharp and good colours.I think you take this photo with high speed shooter.Very lovely sand colour and beautiful blur efekt where the sand is in the air.Well done.

misterB (2250) 2006-01-15 11:25

A great shot, one that really shows the vast size of the sand dunes to it's max, and how the dunes can shift as quickly - shown by the amount of sand in the air to the right of the dune. Lovely contrasting colours between the sand and the sky, and the man's jacket.
Alex.

jafadabret (56501) 2006-01-15 11:31

Emmanuelle, cette photo est encore mieux que la pr嶰嶮ente � cause de la place du grimpeur. Comme l'homme est petit en face de la nature ! Pour l'appareil, tu as bien fait de le tenir � l'abri.

recepyuksel (18640) 2006-01-15 12:09

kesinlikle 蔞k etkileyici
bravo

sleon (9402) 2006-01-15 12:47

Hi Emmanuelle
Fabulous image! I love its simplicity and minimalism which really makes it so visually striking. The colours are incredible, the man gives us something to focus on and the blurring of the sand gives a wonderful feel.
Susanna

Paolo (41258) 2006-01-15 12:56

Hi Emmanuelle, wonderful image!
the strom is perfectly captured with a great effect.
fantastic colours, light and a great point of view!
a really excellent image.
thanks, ciao

andante (7092) 2006-01-15 17:38

Sometimes is your role as photographer to be the observer... sometimes you have you follow... sometimes lead... the end result of your work will tell you if it was a good or bad desicion. Both images are great. The human element add a sense of scale, otherwise lost. Great capture!

Enrique

AmiBe (6042) 2006-01-15 18:13

Hello Emmanuelle,
magnifique image, je pr嶨鋨e les couleurs de cette photo plut矌 que la pr嶰嶮ente.
Je pr鋙鋨e aussi celle-ci car l'homme semble avancer, c'est moins statique.
L'effet du vent est grandiose, a+

Wahclellaspirit (4125) 2006-01-15 19:04

Roulette....
Great color and image.
It shows how small we are in the world of all that is natural...

vapours (8264) 2006-01-15 21:22

Quite an amazing image, without the man I think I would have passed on it, but with the man in the shot we really see how dramatic this situation is and how much sand really is being blown about.

xavshot (69835) 2006-01-16 8:10

Bonsoir Emmanuelle
superbe cette photo et bravo de l'avoir post�. J'aime beaucoup la pr廥ence de cet homme qui donne l'嶰helle de grandeur de cette dune. Pour ton appareil, tu as bien fait de ne pas le suivre.
Grandiose l'effet du vent. J'aime beaucoup
Bravo
Xavier

bibiweb (8) 2006-01-16 10:23

Bonjour Emma,
Les deux photos sont belles, mais j'ai une pr嶨廨ence pour celle-ci o� l'on voit le personnage en action. Dans les deux cas, sa pr廥ence permet de donner une id嶪 pr嶰ise de la grandeur de cette dune... elle est immense! L'effet de la temp皻e de sable est bien rendue, il ne manque plus que le bruit du vent!
Amicalement, Brigitte

donluicu (24741) 2006-01-16 12:24

wow
excellent photo, on a une sacr嶪 notion de taile avec ce gars qui brave la dune..
bravo
super post!

loic

jbweasle (9393) 2006-01-16 14:55

Hi Emmanuelle, I like this as much as your previous shot. The blue of the man's clothing makes him stand out well against the rich orange of the dune. And the strong wind is evident from all the sand blowing from the ridge.

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2006-01-18 6:31

Salut Emma! Wow! That dune is enormous! Great to show the man so we can understand how big it is. The colours and drama are stunning. Excellent! I hope you are fine :)
Chris

Stepan (27210) 2006-01-19 0:36

L'嶰helle 彋onne, puis on comprend l'immensit� de l'endroit, du "p廨il" et la fragilit� du petit bonhomme. Seul contre les 幨幦ents...
C'est tr鋊 bien compos� et la cr皻e que l'on discerne mal est belle.
Bravo.
St廧hane

banyanman (7797) 2006-01-20 4:13

An amazing photograph, Emmanuelle. The sharpness of the man walking is such a contrast to the movement of the sand, which in itself is such a contrast in colour to the clear blue sky. This is National Geographic material. Perfect exposure and saturation. I have added this to my favourites. Cheers . . . David

olopez (4959) 2006-02-06 15:26

Preciosa imagen, es increible ver la arena volando.
Bonitos contraste de colores.
Buen trabajo,
OScar

Norok (200) 2006-03-17 16:17

Merci pour tes renseignements sur les liens.

Au fait "the courageous", on l'a retrouv� ?

A+
Marius

ephemere33 (9743) 2006-04-02 6:07

coucou emmie, contente de ton passage sur ma galerie...elles sont superbes tes photos sur la Namibie...une photo presque en 3D ici, les couleurs sont superbes , le d彋ail magnifique,le cadrage bien vu pour mettre la scene bien en evidence...bien vu et merci du partage...amicalement BI

yesterday (9833) 2006-04-25 16:08 [Comment]

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rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-05-08 8:06

Salut Emmie
Cette photo est vraiment superne, je me demande si l'homme n'aviat pas danger en marcant dans ces conditions.
Cest vraiment bien fait.
A+
Daniel

deneye (97) 2006-05-18 13:19

salut Emma,
lumi鋨e et couleurs superbement nuanc嶪s
et une juste dimension de l'homme sur cette plan鋈e...
vraiment tr鋊 r徼ssi
Den

balatrek (7455) 2006-07-02 17:18

Hola Emmanuelle,

Impresionante momento, produce hasta miedo, si comparamos la inmensa duna con el min𢃼culo hombre y el viento que sopla, nos podemos hacer una idea del valor de este se隳r, interesante composici鏮 y bellos contrastes y colores, muy buena fotograf燰.

Saludos, Jos�

ebayrakci (244) 2006-07-16 14:29

Perfect timing, perfect colours. A people object shows that the how big the waves. TFS.
Best Regards.
Ertugrul.

napdsp (744) 2006-08-26 6:34

Very stunning. The subject itself is interesting. You captured it beautifully. I like that I can get a sense of scale in sizes from a person in the photo. TFS.

powerlolo (0) 2007-01-05 15:07

salut Ema,
dur dur la marche dans les dunes... belle photo en tout cas!
je voulais savoir si vous vous rencontriez souvent entre TE � Lyon?!?
� plouch