Larger then life [2004]


Picture taken in February 2004 on assignment for National Geographic, this photograph shows a unique aerial perspective of The Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert. Photographer George Steinmetz took the picture while piloting his motorized paraglider in a remote part of Oman.

Since it first appeared in National Geographic, it has been included in numerous additional publications and exhibitions.

Larger then life [2004]

Photographer: George Steinmetz
Source: nationalgeographic.com

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11 Responses
cstudent says:

It’s larger THAN life, not THEN!

Monday, August 27th, 2007 at 9:23 pm"  
anonymous says:

Why larger then life? Why not The desert feturing Funny looking camels

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 am"  
anonymous says:

Featuring

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 am"  
Alais says:

The big black camels are shadows…look closely & you can see the actual camels at the feet of the shadows.

Friday, September 21st, 2007 at 7:18 am"  
Keebo says:

All in all, a very beautiful photograph from a perspective not many of us get to see firsthand.

Monday, October 1st, 2007 at 3:58 pm"  
Anoop, India says:

Thanx Alais…
Didn’t figure out that at all!
And yeah, amazing pic.

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at 9:42 am"  
observer says:

Took me just a moment also to realize that I was looking at the TOP of the camels. Very nice photo.

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 10:28 pm"  
queenrani says:

this is such a totally awesome pic!
i didnt realize til much later that the black camels were shadows!
TOTALLY AWESOME!

Friday, December 7th, 2007 at 4:40 am"  
hastaluego says:

some other people (sorry but forgot who) published a herd of zebras running through the savanna just like this one.
both are kick ass!!!!!!

Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 11:39 pm"  
Rahul says:

Amazing photograph. Photography is truly about capturing the right moments.

Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 8:04 am"  
amy says:

This is a really cool picture. Pictures of camels aren’t shown often and to get a herd of them on an isolated desert is beautiful! Nice shot!

Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pm"  

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