Photographer's Note
The desert is like our life.
You can stand at the edges and dig up around, on boring ways, but safe.
Or you can choose to cross it.
You will risk to be shelved or remain blocked between high dunes as mountains;
you will suffer the violence of the storms,
hardly you will find the wood to warm you in the evenings
and you will have to use carefully your water.
You will have to challenge accepting accepting the challenge,
with a few certainties to rely on.
In exchange, however, such as life, the desert will offer you everything of itself, surprising you every moment.
It will show you the strength of the sun
and it will give you nights of full moon that and will paint all blue;
it will show you the most beautiful stars before you will go to sleep
and will made you a protagonist of the infinite.
Then it will be just for you the choice
of whether to ignore and go straight on your way
or allow you to be loved of its strange love,
that will know how to conquer you and bind thee,
for the rest of your days.
-.-
Il deserto è come la vita.
Puoi restare ai bordi e girargli intorno, su vie noiose, ma sicure.
O puoi scegliere di attraversarlo.
Rischierai allora di insabbiarti o rimanere bloccato tra dune alte come montagne;
subirai la violenza delle tempeste, faticherai a trovare la legna per scaldarti la sera
e dovrai consumare con intelligenza la tua acqua.
Dovrai sfidarlo accettandone la sfida, con poche certezze su cui fare affidamento.
In cambio però, come la vita, il deserto saprà offrirti tutto sé stesso,
sorprendendoti ogni istante.
Ti mostrerà la forza del sole
e ti regalerà notti di luna piena in cui dipingerà tutto d’azzurro;
ti darà le stelle più belle come compagnia prima di andare a dormire
e saprà renderti protagonista dell’infinito.
Allora sarà solo tua la scelta
se ignorarlo e tirare dritto sulla tua strada
o lasciarti amare del suo strano amore,
che saprà conquistarti e legarti a sé,
per il resto dei tuoi giorni.
worldcitizen, papera, annjackman, ourania has marked this note useful
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dale54
(17750) 2012-01-05 11:45
well done! hi luca.love this,great contrast,light just right.very artfull too! tfs! have a great day! dr
worldcitizen
(15956) 2012-01-05 12:39
Ciao Luca,
This photo is magical, sensual, and like a dream. I feel like I am looking into another world. Your note is also great, and very true. I need to cross more deserts...
divail
(8334) 2012-01-05 19:09
Bonsoir Luca,
C'est une photo vraiment superbe. De belles vagues de sable, un merveilleux jeu d'ombres et de lumière. J'aime beaucoup.
Diane
prasun984
(5590) 2012-01-05 23:24
Hi Luca,
like the play of light & shadow over the sand dunes of the golden tone desert...like the patterns of the desert with nice textures...
nice color contrast & sharpness...good abstract type image...
Prasun
annjackman
(23019) 2012-01-06 0:11
Hello Luca,
There is a soft beauty about this picture with a dream-like quality. I like the play of light and shadows and the gentle textures.
Beautiful!
Regards, Ann
lousat
(138585) 2012-01-06 2:25
Ciao Luca,dopo essere stato a Merzouga capisco il valore di questo tipo di foto e la sensazione che possono trasmettere a chi le osserva,composizione strepitosa con i dettagli delle dune spazzate dal vento che creano un effetto fotografico che altrimenti si otterrebbe solo con particolari effetti che i programmi di PP offrono,l'immagine perfetta da sposare con le parole nelle tue note.Complimenti e buona giornata,Luciano
SnapRJW
(31631) 2012-01-06 6:28
Hello Luca - A wonderfully fluid and sensuous composition, quite abstract but still retaining the quality of light and shade across the dune field. Beautiful work. Best regards Rosemary
rychem
(72187) 2012-01-06 8:22
Beautiful abstract photo, I like this graphical effect and different orange tones
regards
Ryszard
ourania
(51103) 2012-01-09 12:01
Hello Luka,
this picture draws you inside it and invites you to meditate, it's almost hypnotizing. If you read the note first and then look at the picture you're gone. The composition of these sensual shapes and the harmony of the colours are lovely.
All the best
Ourania
Photo Information
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Copyright: Luca Belis (Mistral)
(15416)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-12-04
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 f2.8D ED
- Exposure: f/13.0, 1/320 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2012-01-05 11:32