Dead vlei forest Photo

Photographer’s Note

One of the dead acacia of Dead vlei in Sossussvlei in the Namib desert. Those trees died 500 years ago but as there is pretty no humidy in this place, they did not go rotten and so are still present.
They are many of them in this dry lake and so they are forming a dead forest.

patdeph, wautersw, giorgimer, padeg, jean11-3, Lynette, leiju, raphaelhcm has marked this note useful

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cyrrhus (2878) 2007-05-18 7:17

Bonjour Yves,
Voici un lieu que je ne connais que par les images sur TE. Mais quelle magie. Ce qui me fascine c'est le contraste entre le sable blanc et les collines ocres. Tu as ici en plus un ciel majestueux et un arbre mort très bien positionné.
Je crois que tu peux te permettre de renforcer encore le contraste pour accentuer le caractère dramatique
Amicalement
Eric /.

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wautersw (3603) 2007-05-18 7:33

Hi Yves,

Just perfect minimalistic composition: great colors (ocre and sky), and excellent photo quality. Congratulations. I agree with Eric about the contrast for an even more dramatic view. TFS

Wolf

bhima (724) 2007-05-18 7:33

Bonjour Yves,

Une chromatique douce et minimaliste et pas mal de mouvement malgré la désolation du paysage font que ta compa est fort réussie. J'aime le ciel et bien sur l'ombre portée de ces branches dégénérées ...

Bravo.

Thomas

gabrielpat (6517) 2007-05-18 8:06

salut Yves,
un endroit magique que nous présente là.De très belles couleurs.

giorgimer (20884) 2007-05-18 8:07

Hi Yves,

a perfectly composed image, nice colors and sharpness.

TFS!

Giorgio

padeg (423) 2007-05-18 8:31

Bonjour Yves,
Un sol qui est plus clair que le ciel. Et cette ombre dure dessus qui donne l'impression que le soleil tape fort à cet endroit.
La simplicité de la composition n'empêche pas de sentir l'ambiance du lieu.
Excellent contrôle de la lumière aussi. Il ne devait pas être si facile de gérer l'écart de luminosité entre le sable et le bas du tronc.
Bravo.
Pascal.

vero07 (1747) 2007-05-18 10:46

Hi Yves,
Nice composition of soft colours. I like very much this black tree and his shadows over the white sand.
Good work.
Congratulations.

partha (13655) 2007-05-18 14:33

Hi ,
a top class shot.. i like the dacing tree at the foreground. wonderful sky and the land, great colour.Great .
Partha

jean11-3 (2799) 2007-05-18 16:59

Hello Yves, a beautiful picture.I like everything about it.Composition, colours , light, and shadows are all excellent imo.
TFS, regards Jean.

jjcordier (24356) 2007-05-19 2:43

Un lieu magique!Fantastiques bandes de couleurs et cet arbre aux branches dénudées est un brin inquiétant. As-tu tenté de diminuer un peu la luminosité de l'ensemble...celà rendrait peut-être l'atmosphère un poil plus inquiétante encore?
Amicalement
JJ

barni (14451) 2007-05-21 14:57

Salut Yves
Superbe composition.
J'aime beaucoup l'effet des nuages dans le ciel.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

chrislo (336) 2007-05-22 14:51 [Comment]

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Lynette (1615) 2007-05-30 11:34

Hi Yves, something hauntingly peaceful in your composition. The starkness of the tree blends well with the sand dunes against the filtered white clouds. The colours muted and neutral adds to your pov and perspective. TFS and visiting.
regards
Lynette

mfonda (889) 2007-06-01 3:19

Hi Yves,

The composition here is very amazing, and you capture the mood here perfectly.
The color does seem like it could be better, so I attempted a workshop, I hope it helps.
Nice work, thanks for sharing!

-Matt

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vero_mx (63) 2007-06-16 21:17

hermoso espectaculo la vista del cielo

abanibi (747) 2007-08-16 10:21

Hello Yves. Like the next photo (in Algeria), this has a very strong composition with the three bands of colours. It's an impressive photo, with an excellent POV, a very interesting sky, and that acacia balancing everything. I like the "washed" colour because it represents the sandy wind of the desert. I guess the luminosity is a problem when taking shots here, but it's perfectly solved.
Take care

magiqa (1262) 2007-11-02 15:45

A very artistic photo and a very artistic nature, dry and dead, yes, but still beautiful.

cymerman (75) 2008-03-02 2:18

beautiful photo
simple composition but very joyfull

nbj (1871) 2008-07-27 13:22

very special combination of colors, form, shapes...namibia is high on my list of places to go, hope it won't be too long. it looks so beautiful.

nana