Sunrising on Thirsty Land

This morning I went out with the dogs before sunrise as usual in Summer because of high temperatures. I took these photos (this one and the previous one) to honour World Photography Day.
Would need your help to choose which one for the group.
Both are SOOC, no processing as you can see on the EXIFs.
Thanks for your insight on this, have a nice day.

PIP above or there:
Thirsty Land Poetry

About me as photographer: I grabbed a camera for the first time I was 8 years old... a gift from a professional photographer who thought I had an eye for it.
Photography is my way of capturing beauty without taking away its freedom.
I just try to show my feelings through my photos and let everyone interpret according to what they are and how they see things.
I don't enjoy post processing, for me it has to be minimal, a photo is what I can get closer to what I see and therefore shoot manual almost always. Photoshop is more a way to give titles, reduce load... and minor corrections as crop or erase.
After over 60 years holding cameras I saw a lot of evolution but have a feeling for the essentials: photography is about light...

Christian H., * ઇଓ *, Paolo Tanino, Holger Hagen and 45 other people have particularly liked this photo

49 comments - The latest ones

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Stunningly coloured sky.

6 months ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Lovely, Isabel!

6 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Stunning sunrise! Happy World Photography Day!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

6 months ago.

Makrofan ^club

Wunderbare Aufnahme!

6 months ago.

Pam J ^club

LOVE THE SILHOUETTES !

6 months ago.

Boro

Superbe ********

6 months ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Isabel
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different and exciting composition
Fantastic colours too
Best Wishes, Happy Monday,, and stay safe!!
Peter

6 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

A lovely sunrise silhouette image and my choice of the two. Happy World Photography Day, Isabel.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Obrigada George, you are the first to answer my question !

6 months ago.

TOZ ^club

This one Isabel beautiful love it .
Have a great week.
TOZ

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Obrigada Gordon, second answer ! Think it will be this one with the other on PIP…

6 months ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Wonderful light and colours Isabel...............and the silhouettes are gorgeous. Such a beautiful shot..!!

6 months ago.

Franck Chabal ^club

WOW! Splendide!

6 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club

For me it's this one especially viewed large. It really works.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Loose_Grip/Pete ^club

Obrigada Pete !

6 months ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

wonderful!

6 months ago.

Edna Edenkoben ^club

Wow! Wow!! WOW!!!

6 months ago.

Diana Australis ^club

Thé PiP is amazing too…both are a symphonic tribute to light. Beautiful work as always, dear Isabel. Happy World Photography Day…❤️

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Diana Australis ^club

Obrigada Diana, a hard choice !

6 months ago.

Heide ^club

The mood in the morning is beautifully captured.
You can sense that it's going to be another hot day.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Very hot indeed...

6 months ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

wonderful start of the day

6 months ago.

Léopold ^club

Ce spectacle rougeâtre de Dame Nature est absolument renversant ! Wow !!!

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Léopold ^club

Obrigada Leopold, for the groups too.

6 months ago.

Chris Bowness ^club

That's a beautiful image. Very well done.

6 months ago.

Christa1004 ^club

The sunrise photo is my favorite, it looks like the sky is burning. I also like the description of your “photography career”. Happy WPD, Isabel.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

Obrigada Christa, I love the one on PIP and hesitated quite a lot choosing for WPD...

6 months ago.

klaus 040 ^club

The picture with the rising sun makes me feel the brutality of heat and drought. I would also opt for the picture above.
Thank you for the interesting description of your way into the world of photography. Continued success on this way, Isabel

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to klaus 040 ^club

Obrigada Klaus, the day was indeed hot, over 40ºC...
My best wishes for you too.

6 months ago.

Hubi ^club

Outstanding! - I fully agree on: It is about light. My favorite is the sunrise photo.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Hubi ^club

Obrigada Hubi.

6 months ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A wonderful start to your WPD Isabel Like you I only do the very minimum to a photo on the computer may be crop it and perhaps remove something that it was impossible to avoid, I use manual because I like being involved, I take photos for me I'm not trying to impress anyone

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

We think alike then…

6 months ago.

Steve Paxton ^club

We can swap the rains at the moment they never seem to let up.. love the shot one I would take as well.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Steve Paxton ^club

Obrigada Steve !

6 months ago.

FarbFormFreude ^club

stunning contribution to WPD, and a subject that drives you again and again

6 months ago.

Eric Desjours ^club

Une intéressante définition de ton approche photographique, Isabel, qui éclaire tes clichés - qui peuvent parfois paraître "étrangers" à certains - de ta singulière personnalité qu'ils nous aident à connaître et apprécier au fil des ans.
Ce n'est pas le cas de tout le monde car comme tout art la photo peut aussi servir de camouflage. Tout comme la parole ou l'écrit...
Quant à t'aider à sélectionner l'une ou l'autre pour la journée de la photographie... Elles ont chacune un symbolisme, une beauté et une personnalité marquée, bien sûr divergentes, et honorent de superbe façon le 3ème art (parmi ses comparses des "arts visuels"). Personnellement je ne peux me prononcer, contrairement à certains ci-dessus :)
En tout cas merci pour cette enrichissante contribution, si propice à la réflexion, autant qu'à cette journée mondiale.

6 months ago. Edited 6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Eric Desjours ^club

Obrigada Eric pour ton comprehension et appreciation de ce que j essaye de transmettre. Comme disent les Anglais avec moi “what you see is what you get”, pas de masque, ce qui fait que, étant une personne qui “doesn’t fit in” (je ne sais comment cela se dirait en Français), je ne suis pas toujours très appréciée, mais cela m’est égal.
Pour le choix j ai mis les deux photos, j ai choisi en principal la plus appreciee ici car vraiment je ne pouvais choisir, aimant les deux pareil.

6 months ago. Edited 6 months ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

ja, liebe Isabel: ohne Licht keine Fotografie, mit Licht gute und schlechte Fotos. Für die guten braucht man auch den guten Blick, die gute Technik und die gute Idee, wie hier in deinem Foto!

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Obrigada… lots of practice too, but sometimes I fail !

6 months ago.

raingirl ^club

Ah to pick. It is one of the hardest things for me in general, and for your two photos? They both have such delights about them, it really doesn't matter which. Personally I'm more drawn to the PiP image, but that's probably because I would take that type of photo. The sunrise gives us hope for the new day and is wonderfully composed.

Thank you for sharing your photography story. You and I have both been photographing for about the same amount of time starting about the same age. It's a wonderful thing to live with. Do you have images from when you were little?

Happy World Photography Day!

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to raingirl ^club

Obrigada Laura. My first photographs as almost all taken before Africa in the mid eighties was lost in a flood, with some of Africa’s photos too, and all original editions of Tintin, some very ancient medicine books…

6 months ago.

raingirl ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you have some to hold onto in your memories.

6 months ago.

Ecobird ^club

Both images are beautiful Isabel but I am drawn to the amazing sunrise with the colours like warm honey and the wonderful silhouettes.

A belated World Photography Day.

6 months ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

The thumbnail really stands out for this one and it is even more impressive when viewed large I say :-) For me the other photo would be a close runner-up but this one has the edge. Particularly for the light and exquisite colour.
A belated Happy World Photography Day, Isabel.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Obrigada Roger !

6 months ago.

Annaig56 ^club

jolie

6 months ago.

* ઇଓ * ^club

I love both , 'Sunrising on Thirsty Land', and "Thirsty Land Poetry'. Both pictures are very evocative and just dreamlike. But 'Thirsty Land Poetry' is an exceptional subject and a masterpiece in the play of light, structure, and depth of field.

6 months ago.

Xata ^club has replied to * ઇଓ * ^club

The magic of full frame camera and telelens…

6 months ago.

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