Pinnacles Desert by Romain Baluteaud

Tuesday, 1st September 2009

Pinnacles Desert

by Romain Baluteaud

The Pinnacles Desert is located in the Nambung National Park, near to the town of Cervantes in Western Australia. The Pinnacles are limestone formations. The view of the Pinnacles is absolutely amazing, especially during sunrise and sunset.

Equipment: Pentax K200D with Sigma 10-20

Romain Baluteaud

I started photography around 18 months ago when I was living in India. Still a beginner in photography I try to improve my knowledge and techniques. I have the opportunity to travel a lot in several places around the world. My travels are all the time a good opportunity to realise new photos.

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15 Comments

Leslie Parsley Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 3:08 am
So unlike anything I’ve seen here in the deserts of the U.S. Is your sand kind of yellowish like that? I viewed your other photos as well. Good eye all around.
Anurag Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 6:53 am
Mustard color of the sand is unique.
su Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:34 am
What an unusual place, I have never seen shots of this before, love the colours you have captured.
Pauline Jones Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:05 am
What size are the pinnacles? There is no sense of scale.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
The golden sand looks striking against that beautiful sky.
wanda krack Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 1:14 pm
What an interestening sounding place. The colors of the sky and the contrasting desert are nice. Good luck to you with your photographs.
Renee Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:07 pm
very neat shot!
Rajib Singha Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Congrats!
Kirk Jordan Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I too, am looking for some sense of scale; Are these just a few meters high, or the size of a multistory building? They look like the Easter Islands heads, after thousands of years more erosion.
Mesquite Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Is the sand really that yellow? I have been to many deserts but never seen a large area of exclusively bright yellow sand.
mike Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Nice sky background also there.
justjack Says:
September 1st, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Great shot. For those who haven’t been there, this desert is not too far from the ocean and yes the sand is that colour. The sandstone formations are roughly about 1.5 metres high with some bigger and some smaller. It is a very surreal place especially at dawn and dusk with long shadows being cast across the sand.
Laurie Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 am
Excellent shot of a mysterious place!
Wonderful contrast in colors, textures, and shapes.
Malta Photography Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
great natural image. Its very well balanced the heat of the land with the cold air of the skies in blue.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 pm
This is a lovely shot, but your commentary leaves me wanting more. Where’s the sunrise/sunset shot? I’d like to see this with really dramatic lighting.
I LOVE deserts–born in Las Vegas…….