photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography | all galleries >> MOROCCO 2010 & 2011 >> MOROCCO - LANDSCAPE > Erg Chebbi
previous | next
12-NOV-2010 Tomasz Dziubinski

Erg Chebbi

Sahara, Morocco

Erg Chebbi (Arabic: عرق الشبي‎), in southeastern Morocco, is one of two Saharan ergs in the northwest African nation (the other is Erg Chigaga near M'hamid). Its distinctive ergs — large dunes formed by wind-blown sand — reach up to 150 meters high, and form a composite erg 22 km long (north-south) and 5 km wide. The village of Merzouga, about ten hours from Marrakesh or Fez, is located near the edge of the dunes. The dunes are a popular tourist destination.

The erg is located roughly 40 kilometers southeast of Erfoud. The local center for tourists is the village of Merzouga. The locals believe that these dunes were sent as punishment for turning away a weary traveler from the desert. They say that shortly thereafter, the gods made the dunes pile up outside their town as a lesson never to send away another needy wanderer.

Nikon D3S ,AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
1/1000s f/8.0 at 180.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
share
Marco Valk21-Dec-2011 18:57
Wonderful image with amazing clarity.
Chris Morton01-Dec-2011 14:27
gives scale and meaning to all the tales of caravans across the desert
Sam_C17-Nov-2011 10:25
Superb shot and composition! V++
Guest 14-Nov-2011 11:18
fantastic shot !!! V !
FrankB15-Dec-2010 13:28
incredible scene with all those tracks...V
Jola Dziubinska05-Dec-2010 21:45
Great perspective and composition, excellent light. V.
Anna Pagnacco05-Dec-2010 02:24
Wonderful light!
Milan Vogrin04-Dec-2010 17:14
Nice image.
Buz Kiefer04-Dec-2010 13:28
Wonderful light and beautifully composed. The footprints add much to the image. Big vote.
CM Kwan04-Dec-2010 11:57
This is a masterpiece, Tomasz! V
Graeme04-Dec-2010 10:55
Beautiful dessert and palm tree scene Tomasz. A million miles from a snow of England!BV
Jola Dziubinska04-Dec-2010 09:59
Terrific capture, beautiful. V.
lou_rozensteins04-Dec-2010 09:30
Great light to bring out the shapes of the hills! Well done.
regi olbrechts04-Dec-2010 07:20
Nice, great warm compo.
(While there' a ton of snow overhere at the moment ;-))
Guest 04-Dec-2010 05:46
Wonderful image ........I love the composition and lighting...
Cindi Smith04-Dec-2010 05:46
Wow, spectacular!
Paco López04-Dec-2010 05:06
Wonderful place!! V!
Gerard Koehl04-Dec-2010 04:27
Splendide.... V
Jim Coffman04-Dec-2010 04:04
Wow, this is fantastic! BV
Guest 04-Dec-2010 03:46
Excellent work. V .
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad04-Dec-2010 03:43
Too many footprints but otherwise a great shot.