KSA desert scenes

[Swifty]

From last month's visit to Saudi Arabia. Nice time of the year - perfect weather. Would have liked a few clouds though.


Late afternoon light on granite hill, Najran


Lone acacia, Tabuk, red sea coast


More acaciae, Tabuk


Dunes and rocks, Tabuk, red sea coast

Cheers!

[HitchHiking]

Neat shots. What a beautiful and bleak landscape.

[DaveGwy]

Amazing photos. You're shooting with film right? Are you using an IR filter as well?

[Swifty]

Yes Dave they are film shots, medium format taken with my Voigtlander Perkeo II 6x6 (vintage 1953 or thereabouts). Scanned b&w negatives - just learning to do this (too much dust...)
Filters? I used a heavy yellow filter for some and orange for the others - can't remember which. Thus the vignetting, but the filters darkened the sky a lot, so the pictures aren't too contrasty. Don't know where the stripe on the right hand side of the first two came from.
And here is a colour photo (scanned slide) from an Agfa Record III 6x9 (about the same age) of the first shot. Cheers!

[DaveGwy]

I think it needs to be said... Film >>>>> Digital.
Brilliant photos Swifty.

[Swifty]

I think it needs to be said... Film >>>>> Digital.

Thanks Dave, but don't go there! I love my digital too. Film is fun but a PITA!
Cheers

[donktec]

Thanks for posting!