Gobi Chrysanthemums at Ocean Doorway in on a wind-scoured ridge in the Gobi Desert

Gobi Chrysanthemums at Ocean Doorway

by Matthew Bradley

Golden light washes over a ridge of wind-scoured Gobi sand where chrysanthemums with round pompom heads and spindly spider forms stand in rigid rows. The air hangs thick with low dust, catching the last rays of sunset. Behind the flowers, a vertical stone wall should block the horizon, but a rectangular doorway cuts through the earth, revealing a churning open ocean with whitecaps. The water meets the desert floor at the threshold, creating a sharp line where salt spray would mix with dry grit. Shadows from the spider blooms stretch long and thin across the sand, pointing toward the impossible sea. The pompom heads glow amber against the deepening blue of the water beyond the frame.

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Camera Sony Alpha 900*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Sony Alpha 900 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 140mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/1000
ISO 200
Film processed in Photoshop
Location on a wind-scoured ridge in the Gobi Desert
Date 2020-01-24
Credit VEETER
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