L/G,

Finally I have finished processing some images I took in the Jebel Akhdar - Sayq Plateau area of the Oman Mountains. These were taken during a camping trip:

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1111&t=30

(at full zoom, to focus on this traditional omani cap that was drying in the sun, in one of the villages).

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1110&t=30

(try taking this one in JPG without blowing out the whites in the sheets and pavement. I need RAW to preserve the detail. Good resistance to flare with lateral lighting).

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1109&t=30

(this one was handheld at 1/13 second, I believe. Moonrise in the camping site. This is the juniper tree forest in the Sayq Plateau. The ISO is 100, I have the same shot at ISO 400, which becomes very acceptable after a bit of Neat Image).

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1108&t=30

(I like to compose trees in the landscape, and the trees in this area have fantastic shapes, all twisted).

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1107&t=30

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1104&t=30

(More trees).

http://www.paulobizarro.com/foto.asp?id=1103&t=30

(The mountains at sunrise. The sun was right in front of me, above the frame. Again, this shot was saved by RAW and a bit of histogram monitoring. I managed not to blow out the sky, recovering the highlights in ACR. And still preserve some detail in the shadows. The preview image in the camera - from the JPG - had the sky totally blown out).

Nice pictures, Paulo. This must be the most photographed washing in Oman :

http://www.autresdirections.co.uk/PHOTOS/2...n/large-22.html

A question - where did you buy your camera?

cheers,

Jeremy (in sunny Rijswijk).

Indeed!

I bought the camera from Adorama in USA, using UPS to Oman.