The Camels Are Going Home !!

On the beach near our hotel you could have a came ride !

Apparently the camels walked 1.5 hours to get to the beach and they stayed on the beach from about 11 am to 5 pm

This shot is of the camels going home after a long day taking tourists a ride along the dunes !

I got a few pictures of the camels but this is my fave as they trudge over the last dune and out of sight, contrasted against the big sky !

I've nearly finished posting my holiday / vacation images. I've got one more to upload. I hope I have kept them fresh for you showing a variety of images ! I did seem to spend a lot of time running around the dunes and waters edge snapping away !

[Jennifer C]

lovely lovely pic!

[Allison Williams]

Yhis is a great composition in so many ways. Love the horizontal flow, the almost silhouettes of the camels, the contrast of clouds, sand and grass, the textures of the different bands and the of course the overall image. Markng this a fav.

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenrobcarr Jennifer, a double lovely :) .......lovely :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 Allison, thanks for the fave and I'm glad you saw the 'layer / bands' flowing horizontally. It's nice when someone sees the same things as yourself :)

[patsyj]

a favorite of mine too, Phil! The big sky only adds to the great capture of the camels and wonderful compostion of the shot..well done again!

[Phil Howcroft]

@patsyjphillips Thanks for the fave Patsy , I think I was spoiled a bit last week for photo opportunities , now I'm back home it's 'struggling time' again as I hunt around for things to post !

[Meredith Butterfield]

Phil, this is an enjoyable photo and I love your description, as usual! Beautiful composition! Fave for me. :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@meredithwb Meredith, thanks for the fave and many thanks for your kind comments too :)

[Kerri]

Fantastic! Fav

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens Kerri, many thanks, I'm worried now, five comments and all five have fave'd it !!! This looks like being my most fave'd pic of my 365 :), thanks again :)

[Kerri]

It deserves the fav's! This is a fantastic photo and hopefully it gets more favs!

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens thanks again kerri :)~

[Pat Knowles]

This is a beautiful photo Phil ! I love the camels on the horizon against the sky & the tufty grass in the foreground ! Thanks for your suggestion re camera club & it has crossed my mind to join Garstang camera club ! Will do the course first then probably join.

[Constance Brinkley]

Now this is picture post card perfect. Great shot. A fav.

[Phil Howcroft]

@seattle Constance, glad you like this and even better that you clicked the fave button :)...I'd never have though a bunch of Camels could be so popular :)

[Tashy]

A Gorgeous photo Phil. Viewed large it is even more amazing. Those camels are so cool....

[Brenda G]

Phil I just love those camels and the composition is awesome! Have to mark this a fav!! Great job!

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy Tashy , they are indeed cool camels :) thanks for commenting :)

[Robin Mersh]

Beats Donkeys on Blackpool Beach! - Good exposure to get the camels against the sky, but keep the detail.

[Phil Howcroft]

@guifam Brenda, many thanks for your fave and your comments, it's the light that makes the picture :)

[Catherine]

Fantastic shot of camels on the skyline! I love how you have composed this shot

[Judith Greenwood]

Love this Phil - a fave for me - so atmospheric.

[Gill]

This is a fav for me too! I love the composition - the camels against those amazing clouds really look fantastic! This is a superb photo!!

[Sue Beatty]

What a great shot Phil.

[Jennifer]

Really really cool! Love the angle, composition...everything!

[Phil Howcroft]

@cath Thanks Catherine, my camera did all the hard work :) I just chased after them before the went down the other side

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg Judith thanks for the kind words and an even bigger thanks for the fave too :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@gill Thanks Gill, you do get fantastic skies in Fuerteventura, especially in the north when the clouds hang around the mountains

[Phil Howcroft]

@sueb Many thanks Sue and thanks for all your recent comments too :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenlyn999 Jennifer, thank you, i took about 6 images of the camels as they walked home :)

[Anita]

They seem to have lost 2 wise men.
Very nice photo. I used to quite like taking pics of the wild camels when I lived overseas. They're surprisingly photogenic :)

[Frances Chaloner]

Beautiful shot! My grandma was always very proud of the fact that she first got on a camel in the Canaries when she was 75 - I presume it was also the last time! I tried it once in Kenya and it decided to throw me off into a thorn bush - I held on for grim death - riding a bucking camel is no joke and that thorn bush was evil I'd have been torn to ribbons if I had been unceremoniously deposited into it - so it was a battle I was determined to win! Thanks for stirring some stirring memories of family camel encounters!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@whippeteer Ha Ha, although I should not laugh Frances, because your 'camel experience' did sound a little scary !! Funny how an image can stir memories in us :) Thanks again :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@anron Good spot Anita, although there is another 'wise man' a few metres behind , collecting the camel poo in a fishing net !!! Once they leave the popular bit of the dunes he stops pooper scooping !!!

[Juliette Packham]

great composiiton Phil. uncomfortable things to ride that's for sure!

[Frances Chaloner]

@sparkle You have to totally relax and go with the rocking motion I found it quite relaxing till the thornbush incident! Turned into a white knuckle ride - LOL!

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle thanks juliette :) well i did not have the pleasure of having a ride on a camel this time, but I did do on a previous visit a few years ago :)

[Sue Wilde]

Great situational pic. Love the fact that it actually isn't a silhouette (would have been too easy) and also that this could be anywhere in the world.