SEA SAND SKY Erg Chebbi Maroc, a photo from Meknes, North

Photographer's Note

Erg Chebbi (Arabic: عرج شبّي‎) is the sole Saharan erg in Morocco.

The erg is 22 km long (North-South) and 5 km wide. Its dunes reach a maximum height of 150 meters. It is located roughly 40 kilometers south-east of Erfoud. The local center for tourists is the village of Merzouga. Supposedly, the locals believe that these dunes were sent as a punishment for turning away a weary traveller from the desert. They say that after they sent away this traveller, the gods made the dunes pile up right outside their town; to teach them a lesson and to never send away weary men and women ever again.

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Gierlinski (948) 2008-11-18 12:14

Hi Kevin,
Interesting composition, I like the colours, though would use a grad filter from the top. Another what strikes my eyes is that waterline. Just as it wanted to pour out of the monitor... would work on that. Remember, it's the water taht makes the horizon, not always the top of the mountain or a dune like here, especially when dunes are in constant motion and change their morphology.
Apart from that I like it, as your other works too...
Kind regards,
Michal

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