Dust Storm in the Gobi

Great wall of China during a Gobi dust storm. Not quite fog... but close.

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Jim Skea, Ackshrn, yongfeng, genesis, and 40 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Jim Skea (82 months ago | reply)

    I love the mood you created in this shot - there are a couple of small techincal points but not enough to detract from the overall feeling this image puts over.

    I think the unusual composition works very well - the emphasis on the path and decay on the right presents us with an aspect of the Great Wall which is not often included in photos. For that reason the photo tells a story, not focussing on the immensity of the Wall like 99.9% of photos, but rather on the effect the elements (for example this sandstorm) have over time on even the most ambitious of human constructions. It's a great shot.

    Voted saveme (from Delete Me! group)

  3. Chris & Lara Pawluk (82 months ago | reply)

    Yea, I've heard that comment before, but I do like it. no accounting for taste I guess :-)

  4. Ed Siasoco (aka SC Fiasco) (82 months ago | reply)

    I know the hike you had to take for this shot & I commend you for it. I haven't posted any of my GW shots - and looking at the quality of this - I probably never will . The composition is good on the left, but the right detracts the viewer even though the statement of it's condition is obvious. Good lighting and effects and the sand storm capture adds a definite layer.

    I'm going to abstain cause I can't put my finger on whether I like or dislike...

  5. Ackshrn (82 months ago | reply)

    I simply love the composition & colour - an instant fave.

    Voted saveme2

  6. Nur2005 (82 months ago | reply)

    i luv this pic, i don't agree to crop it , i like the contrast of the land with the desert, is super cool

  7. katuki (82 months ago | reply)

    i don't like this angle

    -voted as "deleteme2" (from Delete me! group)

  8. |5ubst@nc3| (82 months ago | reply)

    The angle is just wrong...

    - voted as "deleteme3"

  9. kswanson (82 months ago | reply)

    the angle is nice. the crop would help out though

    deleteme

  10. idg (82 months ago | reply)

    I don't agree with the crop suggestion - but cannot vote this as a save - there is something missing in this composition - I am just not sure what.

    voted as "deleteme5" (from Delete me! group)

  11. Gespür für Licht (82 months ago | reply)

    very nice colors, not opimal lines, no opinion on the vote. skip

  12. ahsup (82 months ago | reply)

    bottom right is too incongruous to the whole picture. incongruous is sometimes good but not in this case. otherwise this would be good.

    deleteme7

  13. Kristina J. [deleted] (82 months ago | reply)

    I love the muted colours and the mood of the shot.

    -voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)

  14. RichardLowkes (82 months ago | reply)

    it's a striking, moody shot. maybe a crop would help, but i love it anyway

    jim has a point

    -saveme

  15. bleekers (82 months ago | reply)

    nice shot. with the crop i would have saved it

  16. the mtl dude (82 months ago | reply)

    great as it is , no crop. wonderful colors and wonderful composition.

  17. DoubleGrande (82 months ago | reply)

    I love the color and the lines. The "dead space" the crop suggests removing somehow works for me, and I'm not sure why. The crumbling wall works for me too in making it feel closer and more real and not just a simple line perspective shot. I feel like there's an annoyng tilt, but that's not enough to make me want to delete it.

    -voted as "saveme" (from the Delete Me! group)

  18. Intertwined (82 months ago | reply)

    I would make the suggested crop, but otherwise I really like the picture :D

    saveme

  19. powerbook.blog (82 months ago | reply)

    lacking sharpness.

    -voted as "deleteme9" (from Delete me! group)

  20. Orlando Furioso (82 months ago | reply)

    Lack of DoF

    -voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)

  21. genesis (82 months ago | reply)

    9/10

    Beautiful !

  22. Inversion (80 months ago | reply)

    I've blogged this photo at chinaadoptionnews.com.

  23. Jon Haynes Photography (77 months ago | reply)

    you should just go black and white on this shot

  24. Incognita Nom de Plume (73 months ago | reply)

    Please consider putting this picture in the Dust group www.flickr.com/groups/museumofdust/ . Dust is a new group that collects pictures of -- yes, you guessed it -- dust and dusty things to showcase also on my blog Museum of Dust museumofdust.blogspot.com

  25. Kellen Parker (69 months ago | reply)

    i love it as it is.i wouldnt have noticed/cared to look if it were cropped.

  26. viola_617 (66 months ago | reply)

    oh,China is soooo beautiful!

  27. João Morgado [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)

    Hi,

    You photo was published in a Portuguese Architecture Forum.
    It ilustrates a news about Great Wall of China:

    Here's the link:
    www.arquitectura.pt/forum/f29/muralha-da-chin a-risco-forc...

    Regards,

  28. LeszekZadlo (57 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fortresses, forts & fortifications of the World (photo guide), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    You have amazing photos from Great Wall.
    Add them to group.

  29. Davo77 (51 months ago | reply)

    Great shot

  30. dsrphotography (50 months ago | reply)

    Hi,
    I'm an admin for a group called I love the desert! We'd love to have this photo added to the group.

  31. LeszekZadlo (48 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 100 + Viewed Best Archaeology, Old Art & Ruins (add 1, award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  32. TimKooren (48 months ago | reply)

    This is a very nice photo, beautiful colours, and a good composition !(H)

    check some of my photo's on: flickr.com/photos/tim-kooren

  33. foturist (43 months ago | reply)

    This photo has been used in the article about Great Wall of China at russian non-commercial travel blog community.livejournal.com/foturist_ru
    Thank you for sharing!
    We are also pleased to invite you to our Foturist group at Flickr.

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