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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: shadowblade on April 17, 2012, 09:02:30 pm

Title: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: shadowblade on April 17, 2012, 09:02:30 pm
Impending sunset and an approaching storm front converge to give the Namib Desert an eerie, almost surreal, glow.

Taking this shot itself was almost a surreal experience. There it was, an immense line of black thunderheads looming overhead, lightning bolts exploding in the distance, the occasional funnel cloud forming and dissipating. Ostriches, impalas and people alike were all running or driving in the other direction, getting away as quickly as possible. And there I was, a lone, idiot photographer getting out of the car, perching myself beneath a dune, setting up a tripod...

2-shot panorama taken near Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and a 5-stop hard-edged graduated neutral density filter.
Title: Re: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: Tony Jay on April 17, 2012, 11:02:11 pm
Man you are killing me with your images.

My stomach is churning with all sorts of emotions seeing this.
Six years since I last visited Namibia and you show these images.
Man you are better than any travel agent - all I want to do is go and book an airline ticket.

For you: this is a great image - again.

Congratulations

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 18, 2012, 12:00:04 am
Man you are killing me with your images.

...

For you: this is a great image - again.

Congratulations
Tony said it! Wow again!

Eric
Title: Re: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: sdwilsonsct on April 18, 2012, 02:28:11 pm
One of the most interesting skies I've seen in a long while. Great stuff.
Scott
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Post by: framah on April 18, 2012, 03:37:52 pm
Yeah, but he didn't get the one with the Mother Ship landing!!
Title: Re: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: armand on April 18, 2012, 10:20:06 pm
Quote
Man you are killing me with your images.
What he said
Title: Re: Desert Storm - Namib Desert
Post by: francois on April 19, 2012, 06:33:45 am
Great sky, vibrant colors, wow!

Bravo