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Namibian Landscape

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Posted by Craig Nash on March 17, 2008 at 5:27 AM
Namibian Landscape
This is Deadvlei the famous dried lake with dead Acacia trees that have been preserved in the dry desert air.Some are estimated to be 800 years old!!
A very impressive place even if it was just shy of 40'C 1d2n 17-40
Posted by Tim Munsey on March 17, 2008 at 5:33 AM
Where's the melting clocks? Looks like Dali's landscape, very fascinating. The slight slope concerns me but I guess it is just the way of the land.
Lovely shot.

Tim
Posted by Craig Nash on March 17, 2008 at 5:47 AM
I think you may be right Tim about slope!!
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 17, 2008 at 5:58 AM
Hi Craig,

Very interesting landscape! Love your composition and use of the trees in the foreground. The only thing I'd do is either crop or clone out the half tree on the right hand side of the frame! Superb capture though!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 17, 2008 at 6:01 AM
Tim has just beaten me to it - very 'The Persistence of Memory' - just without the melting clocks!
I take it with that heat they had actually evaporated totally :biggrin:

Superb thought-provoking image Craig :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on March 17, 2008 at 7:42 AM
Amazing, seems a place in another world, like Mars!
Posted by Jeremy on March 17, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Super shot, and certainly does look unearthly. Agree with my Inglis namesake of trimming the tree on the right edge.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 17, 2008 at 8:22 AM
Surreal landscape, I love it Craig - seems like you had a productive trip :cool:
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 17, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Well you definately are not going to get a landscape like that round here.
It kind of looks very moden and arty. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Paul Gibbs on March 17, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Very nice, i like the stark colours and lighting.
Posted by John Robinson on March 17, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Excellent exposure.
JohnR
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 17, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Great looking image :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 17, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Fantastic textures, bands of colour and foreground trees. Must go one day!


Magnus