Camel Caravan Crossing Salt Flats Under Clouds

Hard coastal glare illuminates a line of camels traversing a vast, white salt flat along a switchback approach near Muscat. The animals move steadily beneath a heavy stack of gray and white clouds that dominate the sky. Their coats bear patches of dried mud and frost, against the bright, blinding ground. A heat haze shimmers above the salt crust, distorting the horizon slightly. The scene is anchored by reflections on the wet salt surface, creating a mirrored composition where the sky and the caravan appear to meet at the ground line. Dust kicks up faintly around the hooves, settling on the crusty white expanse.