While driving back on the Dead Sea highway road from the port city of Aqaba back to my home in Amman, my friend and the driver wanted to take a small break from the 3hr drive to stretch their legs. I walked out with my camera hoping to capture some scenic scenes of the Dead Sea with some mountains, however, I noticed this van parked on the cliff. I walked closer to see if there was anyone inside but there wasn’t. I immediately had the idea of framing the van in the middle of my composition to attract the viewers eye into the centre, and this is the result.

Canon 7D with EF 24-105mm | Exposure 1/3200 @ f/9 | ISO 800 | 70mm
A Van by the Edge, by Bashar Alaeddin

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 01
Award Score: 68 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Black & White Photography
Photograph Location: Dead Sea Highway, Jordan

Photographer: Bashar Alaeddin (Amman, Jordan) Registered
Born in Kuwait City, lived between Jordan and Lebanon most of his life, Bashar has over 9yrs experience in digital photography since he picked it up as a hobby for a course during his university years. Starting from a 2mp Samsung, he is now the founder of a photography & video studio based in Amman, Jordan where his time is split between his commercial day job photographing food, interior, products and portraits; and his night-time job traveling around the middle-east region capturing landscapes, the culture and his favorite genre, long-exposures of the night-sky. He is an amateur astronomer and tried to combine that with his love of photographs showcasing the beauty of the Arabian landscapes under starry nights.

Website: http://adasat.co/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34413965@N02
500px: http://500px.com/balaeddin