Landscape Photo Competition 2014 No 4 : Entry Number 217

As is so often the case the best photos look so simple but you don’t get pictures like this by snapping out of the land-rover window. This is just perfect. You found a recipe for a nice image and went on to take that to a very high level of artistic creation. I imagine you looked for this composition for some time. You have used a telephoto lens to press the foreground and background together, drawing that powerful dune line and dividing your picture into those famous thirds. You positioned yourself to place the tree perfectly within the darker sand, boosting its presence and making a strong anchor point for the viewer’s eye to settle. You have used the natural lines and curves to great effect, the detail and emptiness too. Fantastic work, well done.

Thanks! The photo was made almost exactly as you described it! Lens used was indeed a long telephoto lens and the photo was made at 300mm. I am a South African photographer and the photo was made on a very recent photographic journey to Namibia. More of my photos, (plus technique & the equipment) of this remarkable place called Namib Naukluft can be seen at the link below Regards, Ivan Muller