Mongolia - Gobi Desert - Shapes and Shadows of Khongor Sand Dunes - Singing Dunes

    Khongor Sand Dunes are the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Also known as the ‘singing dunes’, they are up to 800 m high, 20 km wide and about 100 km long. Top of the dunes can be climbed and the views of the desert from the top are indescribable.

    Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Photo Focal length: 17.00 mm; Aperture: 13; Exposure time: 1/80 s; ISO: 100

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    1. mr.alsultan, La.soares, Jassim Muqeem, jazzman37, and 278 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. DanielEwert (20 months ago | reply)

      That rippled sand is really wonderful. What a marvelous place this is!

    3. mr.alsultan (20 months ago | reply)

      WOW, Awesome shot!! ;-D

    4. La.soares (20 months ago | reply)

      Land of dreams!

    5. Lisa-S (20 months ago | reply)

      Glorious colours.

    6. Tru-man (20 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful composition and colours.

    7. F H Mira (20 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful combinatiobn of sand and sky.

    8. jaegemt1 (20 months ago | reply)

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    12. Ralph Combs (20 months ago | reply)

      Great comp, feeling, texture, sharpness, everything...makes one want to be exploring mongolia.

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    14. mjmalone54 (20 months ago | reply)

      Great texture and color.

    15. Carlos D. Ramirez (20 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful composition!

    16. Danny Yao (20 months ago | reply)

      beautiful

    17. Pete Carroll (20 months ago | reply)

      Love the way you reduced the composition to the essence of the scene. Lovely!

    18. LiatNjoo (20 months ago | reply)

      beautiful low pov composition - great detail on the sands and lovely sky.

    19. Beachmite (20 months ago | reply)

      Awesome!!

    20. GMills31 (20 months ago | reply)

      Lovely lines.

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    21. Jessica Kirste (20 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic image!
      Congrats on EXPLORE!

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    22. KR-Waleed (20 months ago | reply)

      Crisp Shot. Great detail.

    23. Manu% (20 months ago | reply)

      amazing place, great shot!

    24. hillsee (20 months ago | reply)

      Great perspective and texture. The upper corners, especially upper right, seems overly dark...? due to filters?

    25. Slavin@ (catching up) (20 months ago | reply)

      beautiful composition and colors

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    26. Arild Heitmann Photography (20 months ago | reply)

      The comp and textures are simply amazing!

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    27. scott masterton (20 months ago | reply)

      I like the beautiful rich colors throughout this shot. the lines in the sand are lovely too

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    28. Katie-Rose (20 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful!

    29. farbspiel (20 months ago | reply)

      Awesome shot, Lucie! I love the perspective and the colors!

    30. Adriana Dascal (20 months ago | reply)

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    31. turbatn (20 months ago | reply)

      Excellent work. Congrats on Explore. Greetings from Mongolia...

    32. A.Alwosaibie (20 months ago | reply)

      amazing work

    33. FZ 7 (20 months ago | reply)

      superb !

    34. RuskaPhotographer (20 months ago | reply)

      wonderful point of view and great tones...!

    35. atlantex (20 months ago | reply)

      great shot, amazing landscape

    36. Randi Ang (20 months ago | reply)

      absolutely great!

    37. Siuloon (20 months ago | reply)

      Awesome pic....
      so much interesting.......
      congrats on explore.....

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    38. HD Photographie (20 months ago | reply)

      Superb landscape !

    39. Ostholländer (20 months ago | reply)

      A great shot of a beautiful landscape.

    40. MattSherman (20 months ago | reply)

      Awesome, love the landscape!

    41. Kevin Wedgworth (catching up just a bit) (20 months ago | reply)

      Terrific capture! Love the composition and colors.

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    42. susa_ (20 months ago | reply)

      Great!
      Your gallery's impressive.

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