On the Edge
From a well known British stone monument, Stonehenge uploaded yesterday, to a lesser known Saudi earthwork. Affectionately known as “Edge of the World”, this collosal natural stone monument stands proud along the Tuwaiq Escarpment in the desert north of Riyadh, providing breathtaking views across the old Darb al Hijaz. Darb, meaning ‘way’ was a route used for centuries by travellers moving east-west across Arabia and many of the camel trails can still be seen today.
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Mel Brackstone
What fabulous DOF you’ve used here Paul. Love the story to go with it too, being surrounded by such ancient and fascinating civilisation must be awesome.
Naomi Frost
WOW….what a view. Adore the framing and perspective and I also like how the clouds meet the horizon. This is just stunning, Paul. Love the title too.
Paul Tupman
Thank you both Mel and Naomi for your comments.. and yes Mel, it is fascinating being surrounded by all this.. the desert is my playground!
pmistric
Great DOF. Beautiful details in the stone. Perfect lighting.
Paul Tupman
Thank you Trish… :-)
Graham Dean
Fantastic, makes me feel like the earth is being reformed, or I’m on some other planet.
Heather Davies
Wonderful image with such great depth drawing you into this amazing desert landscape. Beautiful colours and texture!! :D
Paul Tupman
Thank you both Graham and Heather… :-)
Paul Vanzella
This is so amazing… how inspirational this is! Great piece of work!
Paul Tupman
Thanks so much Paul for that comment.. very much appreciated! :-)
Deborah Parkin
this is such a fantastic shot Paul – the perspective and framing is spot on – i love the detail in the rock in the forefront and the sense of scale it gives to the rest of the image. just brilliant.
Paul Tupman
Thank you Deb!... :-)
shawhouse
wow, stunning work, Paul. bravo!
Paul Tupman
Thank you Phil.. really appreciate that! :-)
Helene Kippert
Awesome shot
Paul Tupman
Thank you Helene… :-)
Halcyon007
I really like the detail in the foreground stone. The textures have been captured very well and the tones and light on it are also spot on.
The background looks nice and soft and is lit perfectly by the soft blue sky, the formation of clouds really top it all off too.
The description is also informative – It’s great to learn about places like this that have a history that aren’t so well known – so thanks for that too
Paul Tupman
Thank you for that Stuart.. really appreciated! :-)
Dakolina
you really are pretty special
Birgitta
I simply love the desert. (well, and the jungle)
Good depth here..it’s crisp too.
:-)
shanghaiwu
wonderful and appreciate the history
Darlene Marrya...
What a fantastic perspective! Breathtaking1
paulevelin
beautiful soft image…fantastic DOF
outstanding
Jennifer Vickers
Absolutely fantastic. Love the rock formation and texture.
Jeremy Harrington
fantastic shot :)
blamo
very nice good work…......
merloz
Bravo, i like it a lot !
KristaLynn1807
GREAT JOB LOVE THE BLUE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH VERY GOOD JOB
Zaldy Infante
brilliant.
Sanne Thijs 6 days ago
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CapturedByKylie 6 days ago
Congratulations on being featured on the Asian-inspired Red Bubble Home Page.
December 23rd 2009.
Fiona Christensen 5 days ago
Congratulations on your stunning homepage feature in my selection of Continental Layouts!. :)
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Stunning view! Congrats on your well desersed home page feature!
Anthony DiMichele 5 days ago
I wish I was right there scanning the vistas!