Oryx in the dunes

This is fantastic, love the background and the environmental feel of the image!

Stunning background, such rich colors and patterns. Really like the composition- the tree is a nice offset tot he oryx.

this is so on the money. You are a huge talent Kiran... each image shows so..

david fletcher wrote:this is so on the money.  You are a huge talent Kiran... each image shows so..

John and Cindy, Thanks a lot !!


Dave,
Thank you so much ! You have been a major source of inspiration and also a motivational force for me over the years, I remember it all !!! 

Glad to hear you liked the photo !

Kiran

This is spectacular, Kiran.
What a great feeling the wet sand has given this.

The colours of the background are fantastic. Excelente photo

The Oryx, low in the frame, provides a great sense of scale in this image. Beautiful.

This is fantastic. I love the small in the frame but big in impact effect.

Unusual and exceptional- an amazing picture all around with those intense colors and the contrasting oryx.

Morkel, Paulo, Ron, Malcolm and Cynthia,

Appreciate all the nice comments and compliments from you all !

Regards,
Kiran

I have enjoyed your amazing images for many years now Kiran, and this is another wonderful shot!  Your use of the available elements in composing your work is always spot on and the final picture - amazing.  What a treat to see this outstanding shot, and I wonder if the other visitors you met at this location realised THEY were in the company of such a talented photographer.   Love it!

Carol Clarke wrote:I have enjoyed your amazing images for many years now Kiran, and this is another wonderful shot!  Your use of the available elements in composing your work is always spot on and the final picture - amazing.  What a treat to see this outstanding shot, and I wonder if the other visitors you met at this location realised THEY were in the company of such a talented photographer.   Love it!

Carol, this is a huge endorsement from you ! Thank you so much for your kind words.

Like I said to Dave earlier, you, Carol, are also one of those that has motivated me throughout the years, especially in my early days on NSN.
I sincerely appreciate the encouragement and inspiration you have provided to me over the years !!

Regards,
Kiran
 

Namibia feels like my second home, so I always enjoy seeing images from there. I really like the background here - the tree on the left and the patterns on the right, all pointing to that tree. Pose of the oryx is classic.

My only nit concerns the color balance/saturation that look a bit unnatural to me - the sand is too red and the oryx over saturated. But that's just my view - fel free to completely ignore

This year I will visit this place for the 50th time, hope to get some cooperative oryx again too!

Thanks for sharing.

Hey, Marsel, long time no see !!! So glad to get your comments and critique on the image.

Your images from Namibia is what inspired me to go to Namibia in the first place !!!  I have said this before, you are a master photographer of my generation and have really inspired a new breed of photographers !

As for the colors, I accept your critique humbly. I do want to mention that I haven't done much to this image at all. It was taken right after a rainstorm and the dune colors were muted, it was magical that morning, especially on some dunes which already vary in colors from the other dunes (not the usual orangee-red). I shamelessly took an image from the internet that shows the color variations (dune in the back) in the Namib dunes:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73 ... 2da704.jpg

Anyway, your constructive critique is always welcome and has made me better over the years.

Happy travels

Kiran

Kiran - thanks! And you're welcome

The picture in that link also looks unnatural to me, so now I understand That said, there is no law that dictates how something should look, and you're free to create whatever look you want. The only reason I mentioned it, is that most people want their images to look true to real thing. But I strongly believe that photography is an art form, and in art there are no rules - you make your own.

Will you be in Namibia again this year?

Marsel wrote: Will you be in Namibia again this year?

No, not in 2017. But in 2018, I will. I will buy you a beer whenever/wherever we meet ! 

Kiran

Congrats Kiran, great image!

kiran wrote:

david fletcher wrote:this is so on the money.  You are a huge talent Kiran... each image shows so..

John and Cindy, Thanks a lot !!


Dave,
Thank you so much ! You have been a major source of inspiration and also a motivational force for me over the years, I remember it all !!! 

Glad to hear you liked the photo !

Kiran

Kiran... just have to say that your images are on a different level.  Not wanting to over stoke your ego, (take it while you can),,,, lol... but you are also an inspiration