Camel and his rider in Thar, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

The Thar Desert (Hindi: थार मरुधर) , also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. With an area of more than 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq. mi.), it is the world's 9th largest subtropical desert. It lies mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of Haryana and Punjab states and into northern Gujarat state. In Pakistan, the desert covers eastern Sindh province and the southeastern portion of Pakistan's Punjab province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.

I nearly missed taking this photo as I had slightly tight agenda and was planing to go to Kashmir as well. However weather forecast was not good and the constant political instability made me change my plans and stay bit longer in Rajastan - which is not a bad solution. I therefore had more time to go for sunset to Thar desert to capture one of these iconic shots. Capturing this however was not as easy as I hoped for as the amount of people, camels, sellers etc was huge (and it is nearly end of the season!!) I managed however to capture man and a camel against the sun as I was hoping for.

Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 70.00 - 200.00 mm; Focal length: 127.00 mm; Aperture: 8.0, Exposure time: 1/400 s, ISO: 250

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ciakgiak (30) 2010-05-18 12:35

hello Lucie,
this kind of photo are always impressive, expecially when are well done like this one. The silhouette of the camel and his rider are superb in this wonderful sunset.
My best congratulations.
Giorgio

manudautriche (4348) 2010-05-18 12:37

Hello Lucie,

Magnifique silhouettes en ombres chinoise devant un ciel de feu superbe,les détails sont impressionnant et l'exposition extra,belle scène de ce pays,bravo.
Bye
Manu

Jeppo (17645) 2010-05-18 12:42

ciao Lucinka,

wonderful counterlight and warm tones.
(well, Thar desert is a great hit..although I loved Moroccan Erg Chebbi more!)

tfs
silvio

Aliine (2669) 2010-05-18 13:06

Absolument sublime !
Très belles couleurs si chaudes...
Belle soirée, ALine

korbee (6619) 2010-05-18 13:11

all the ingredients,nothing can go wrong here Lucia,its just one of these perfect moments...

jan

Morac (27725) 2010-05-18 13:43

Bonsoir Lucie,
Beau travail de contre jour et excellente "ombre chinoise"
Cordialement
Marc

LOOOK13 (19046) 2010-05-18 14:25

Bonsoir Lucie.
Beautiful rather original and very coloured catch. The carage is good, a point of view managed well and especially of very beautiful colors. The character and his animal are very well placed and give a beautiful dimension to your stereotype. Very good work.
Cheer.

Estelle (2766) 2010-05-18 14:37

Hello Lucie,
You certainly get the opposite climate and landscape than me! A lovely silouhette of the camel and man in front of a stunning sunset.
Well done!
Estelle

pauloog (11751) 2010-05-18 15:02

Hello Lucie,
Beauiful profiles against the glowing sky, well done.
Regards,
Paul

faubry (35447) 2010-05-18 15:14

wonderful sunlight and composition,
congratulations
francine

Merou (4726) 2010-05-18 15:56

Hello

This is a great shoot with a perfect composition
TFS
jean-noël

Leconte (5795) 2010-05-18 16:24

hello Lucie,

a light sensitive, and beautiful sunset, a perfect gradient of this orange opaque, great sharpness of silhouettes, excellent framing,

best regards,
Valerie.

best regards,
Valerie.

tusharkmandal (3173) 2010-05-18 20:33

Fantastic shot. The colors are depicted fabulously and very well. I love the way the sun is just about to touch the horizon. The man and his camel are the best companions in desert.

Regards and Thanks for Sharing
Tushar

cbrman (21685) 2010-05-18 22:22

Hello Lucie,

Une image pleine de douceur, de calme et de lumière superbe. Le moment est bien capté et recéle tout l'ambiance de fin de journée sur ce desert.
Superbe !
A+

Dominique

CLODO (45116) 2010-05-19 5:51

Hi Lucie
An iconic image which seems to me impossible to take, but you did it!
Your patience was rewarded to get the scene you had in your mind. Nice POV, decisive moment to have the rising sun between the man and the camel, warm general ambiance.
Cheers
CLODO

peppe59 (14555) 2010-05-19 8:39

Ciao Lucie,
this photo is worth very more of the points up to here harvests, the quality is excellent, perfect the light and the details, compliment for yours 10000 points.
Bye
peppe

cherryripe (21033) 2010-05-19 14:15

Hi Lucie
Fantastic scene and you positionned the sun so perfectly under the cord. Lovely light too.
Regards
Nikki

JugnuToor (159) 2010-05-19 14:49

Hi Lucie, wonderfully captured scene. timing for the shot seems just perfect and the absence of noise makes it so smooth and warm tones in the background looks excellent.

smash2707 (3320) 2010-05-21 21:25

Beautiful silhouette and amazing composition with the low sun. Great timing! Regards, Yvonne

gut31 (144) 2010-06-01 2:15

Hello Lucie

Wonderful picture!!! Composition and colors are so.... I don t find the word. I d like to take picture like that.

TFS

grigand (20290) 2010-10-23 9:22

Hi lucie,
Wonderful shot, the light and the compo are perfect, its impact is impressive, congratulations.
ciao
andrea

syrus_persia (2270) 2011-03-10 9:04

Hi Lucie
wonderful sunlight and composition,
wonderful counterlight and warm tones.
congratulations
TFS
Cyrus

jdomingues (686) 2011-04-08 7:03

Simply wonderful.
As you said, an iconic image from the desert.
I think it is perfect from all points of view! :)

Well done,

João Domingues
http://luzesombras.pt.vu (light&shadows)