One of the amazing things about this shot is that it is not a fake. Though it reminds me of a painting you might get if Gauguin were crossed with Matisse and the resulting artist decided to paint a landscape, this is a straight-up, brilliantly composed, photo. Plus, it's trees!
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| Camel Thorn Trees, Franz Lanting, National Geographic (June 2011) |
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* Is "circulating around" a redundant phrase?
I don't understand how it can be a photo? What's the yellow floaty stuff? Why is the sky orange? why are the trees twisty? IT'S NOT REAAALLLLLL!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a cartoon, right? Or a painting? Well, the orange stuff is the sun shining on a sand dune, and the floaty stuff are rocks in the dune. The camel thorn trees (look them up) are still in the shade in this shot. It's reaaaallll. :-)
ReplyDeleteAmazing, right?
I absolutely do not believe this. I can't wrap my head around it!- Maddie
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