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Location
This photo was taken in the Libyan desert, during a fantastic trip around the new year of 2009.Time
The photo was taken at 9:58 on January 1, 2009. In January in the Libyan desert even at 10 am the shadows are still very long.Lighting
The low sun on the horizon creates long shadows, highlighting the ripples of sand created by the windEquipment
Camera: Canon EOS 40D; Lens: EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Without tripod, without flash.Inspiration
The inspiration for the shot came by observing the puffs of fine sand that the guide, walking, was lifting at every step.Editing
I only used Photoshop to eliminate the characteristic circular traces left by the dust on the sensor of the digital SLR: despite all the attention, in the desert, changing the lens is always risky.In my camera bag
I currently have three "little girls" so I call the cameras: For serious jobs: Canon EOS 7D Mark II; Canon EF 70-200mm f1:4 L USM (Very fast in the focus and very sharp); Canon EF 28-70mm f1:2.8 L USM (the one I'm most fond of: MY 2000 (!!)); Canon EF 17-40mm F1:4 L USM; Canon Speedlite 430EX (I don't like to use the flash); Giottos tripod MH-1003 (with his bag, compact and light); New Lowepro Fastpack BP 250 AW II perfect for flying, the older Lowepro Computrekker AW; Lowepro EX180 (very compact but very strong). For backup: a body Canon EOS 40D and Canon EOS 300D Digital with standard lens 18-55.Feedback
I had finished photographing the passage of the cars and I was going down the dune with the Berber guide when I realized that my feet were sinking more and more because of the soft sand. At that moment I stopped and waited for the guide to pass me to photograph the deep footprints of his steps and the sand that he raised. His black coat made his figure even more suggestive. Keeping this subject respecting the "rule of the third" allowed me to give greater depth to the image with the cars and people made small by the distance, taking advantage of the wide angle.
