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Looks like a giant lizard!!
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EOS 350D 1/400s, F/11, 18mm Location: Dhana Sand dunes, Saudi Arabia
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lancelot_milano says:

I love this shot!
Compliments!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

SyN+H says:

WOW.. this is amazing. love this shot of yours mate.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

trocar [deleted] says:

Wow! I like this one!
Score 11.5/13 (from the Judgement Day
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

zathros2354 says:

Amazing.

12/13
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

This is brilliant, the colour, the detail in the sand - texture and shadows, the overall composition and contrast between sand and sky. Well done.

Score 12/13 (from the Judgement Day
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

AvantgardeHedonist says:

really god job 11/13
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Zenith Phuong says:

Score _12_/13 (from the Judgement Day
group)

wow... perfect!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Chicago Wedding Photographer, Laurie Peacock says:

Love this. Score 12/13 (from the Judgement Day
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Wontolla65 says:

good picture. Not a place I want to go too though
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Fundamentals [deleted] says:

great dunes! Score 7/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

globalindex says:

Nice one!
Score 6.5/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

X uan says:

vivant photo!
Score 7/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

charlie81 says:

fantastic definition and color.
Score 7.5/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Fabulous sand dune scene.
The sun is almost intrusive - did you think of cropping to that amazing sand dune?

1on1
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanda's Pictures says:

Lovely shot, great colours.
3-2-1
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

OrangeSmell says:

Algo: I did indeed, but I thought that then the scene was lacking someting... I agree that the sun is intrusive, but I am pretty surprised on how little it is, knowing that I was facing it and that we're talking saudi sun
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

alonsodr says:

Beautiful sand texture! 321
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Twin Peaks says:

very good shot.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Nelo Esteves ~ As Seen Through Hazel Eyes says:

i love the colors, very mars like. beautiful shot!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Kalabird says:

Absolutely wonderful. The colors are exquisite and I can definitely feel the heat! (3-2-1)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

exon says:

Very nice - I love the winding line of the dune top.

Score 8/10 (from the Score Me!
group). My apologies for the late scoring.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel (d'Soleil) says:

Good contrasting colours. Looks like a very nice screensaver! Great work.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Jun Gil []wanderlust[] says:

Wow! Fantastic!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

EssjayNZ says:

Thank you for rating and posting in the 100 Points pool.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

lakshmi.prabhala says:

I can understand why this is a personal favourite. Exposure is perfect and so is the comp. Love the warm yellow and cool blue contrast(Altho I am sure it can hardly be called cool). To top it you have great textures. Paw marks?? are a lovely add.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

the näyrde von göbbels [deleted] says:

Sun touches very nicely the sand. Great tones + very beautiful. Too much blue sky though, but impossible to crop, i like the sun included.

Rating #1:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Digital Trav says:

I love the colors, the glaring sun, and the composition (though cropped a bit too tight on the left).

Rating #2:

Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

fussy tassy says:

very nice colors...fantastic place and love the composition as well.
Rating #3:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

daskar says:

Rating #4:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

Nice colouring, looks like dune 45 in Namibia...
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

bluebus says:

Rating #5:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

The colours are nice in this but the white sun really makes it.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Sir Isaac Lime says:

The shadow along the ridge is great. Agree with #2 that it needs more space on the left.

Rating #6

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gennie catastrophe says:

beautiful picture but it seems a bit unbalanced.

Rating #7:

Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

lukasd2009 [deleted] says:

Love it!

Rating #8:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

MJ Mac [deleted] says:

Grat picture, like the pawprints. It looks almost like a giant lizard crawling over a cliff! The lens flare spoils it a little - can you clone this out? Perhaps a slightly wider crop on the left would improve a little.

Rating #9:

Rated 09 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Milliron Photography says:

Very nice. Very hot pic.

Rating #10:

Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Sonny says:

Final rating in the 100 Points group is 80 Points.

Well done!

Please publish this photograph in the 80-89 Points Group and thank you very much for participating in the 100 points Group.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

OrangeSmell says:

Thanks to all 100 Points group voters.

@Mark Maclean : the pawprints are probably those of a lizard. They are quite common here.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

MJ Mac [deleted] says:

Hi Orange. When I was referring to the lizard, I was talking about the spine of the sand dune which I think looks like a giant lizard's back. It never occurred to me that the paw prints may be from a lizard. :-)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

OrangeSmell says:

Well, there is one specy of lizard here in the desert that are big enough to make this kind of prints. Not sure though
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

katydaly says:

Please add this great hot shot to the heat waves.frost bites pool.

www.flickr.com/groups/heatandfrost/

We alternate extreme hot and cold photos, so please either wait for a cold shot before yours, or post one of your own.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

OrangeSmell says:

Katydaly : Thanks, done.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Kristen | www.lanierstar.com says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Colorful World~ Today is CUZ IT'S HOT in ORANGE Wednesday!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Found in a search. (?)
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Left Blue says:

Beautiful shot!
Please consider entering this or another of your beautiful natural landscapes

In the Colorful World Natural Landscape Contest.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

LeszekZadlo says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 100 + Viewed Best of Geology (Add 1, Award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

~ Braden ~ says:

Beautiful
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

tonygil says:

hey orangesmell,

I loved some of your photos and, under the Common License, would like to use it on a short piece (non commercial) for a documentary that i am filming on the World Food Crisis.

Is it OK? How would you like your name to appear?

thanx,
tg
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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