Dead Vlei Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Thank you all for your nice comments for my last pic.

Today I show you the "Dead Vlei" in the middle of the Namib-desert.
It is an amazing place especially short before and after sunrise/ sunset when you are for some hours absolutly alone to enjoy the peace in the desert.

Shortly after 9 o clock you need to leave because of the rising temperature (up to 70°C on the sand).

Greetings
Enrico

www.oribi.de

anducina, gelor, bostankorkulugu, Angelillo, axiotea, smash2707, timleahy has marked this note useful

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anducina (7868) 2006-10-18 13:09

Absolutely beautiful compo, colours and framing. Those trees, the red sand and the blue sky are amazing.

Andreea

yuhanna (106) 2006-10-18 13:11

hi oribi
Simple and beautiful picture

Albrecht (10754) 2006-10-18 13:13

Hi Enrico
Excelent picture;wonderful colours and contrasts and good compo and frame.A beautiful place of loneliness and emptiness
~ take care, ALBRECHT ~

Photo65Net (43078) 2006-10-18 13:14

Hi,
I really like the colours of this pic.
Just perfect, can't write anything else.
JB.

AthaPan (0) 2006-10-18 13:15

Hi Enrico

Ein wunderschönes Foto, klasse Farben und toller pov.
Dein Rahmen entspricht nicht ganz meinem Geschmack, ich hätte es lieber vom Bild mehr zu sehen; zumal die Farbauswahl jeden Grafikdesigner aufschrecken wird :-)

Weiter so!
Ciao
Sakis

Mojgan (44) 2006-10-18 13:18

These lifeless trees and the lively colours in the background and blue sky all and all has made an interesting picture worthy of watching and writing comments.
Mojgan

gelor (3224) 2006-10-18 13:35

Bonjour Enrico,
Je constate que nous avons vu les mêmes choses. Belle composition et de superbes couleurs !
Cordialement,
Gérard

Malko40000 (1328) 2006-10-18 13:59

Beatiful lighting and color composition, also surealistic. Looks like something of Salvator Dali

darrasin (2860) 2006-10-18 14:14

Hello Enrico! Brilliant image here. Great colors, composition, exposure.

Very well done!
Doug

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-10-18 15:46

Excellent, very inspiring photo with great visible layers of dofferent colors and perfect frame!!!

I just love it,

greetings from POland, A g n i e s z k a

Voltri (1717) 2006-10-18 15:46

Enrico, composition, colors, and shadows are perfect!

CLAP (606) 2006-10-18 15:52

Beautiful color, beautiful light......beautiful picture.
Claude.

gigi (2668) 2006-10-18 16:32

hi Enrico
waouw...une splendide photo
la composition et les couleurs sont superbe
un chef d'oeuvre!!!!
felicitation
tscuss
jean louis

lasscor (7619) 2006-10-18 17:28

Hi Enrico,
Wonderful colorful artistic and esthetic composition.
Amazing atmosphere in the dead valley.
TFS,
Corinne

bostankorkulugu (31273) 2006-10-18 18:05 [Comment]

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Angelillo (9051) 2006-10-18 18:52

Hi Enrico,

The dead trees are always interesting to shot. It's a sign of the finised life, one can feel the ambiguity of life, but they are too a romantic matter: thes past and green (fortunate) times. The light and the shadows are very good, and I like very much the color and the contrast. Regards,

Angel.

kurekpit (401) 2006-10-18 21:23

Hi Enrico
Short note-simple and beautiful
Regards

* Piotr *

axiotea (14905) 2006-10-19 1:37

Hi enrico,
The Namibian landscape are always special and you are showing of of its, with strong colors and contrasts. The trees with no leaves look great in your compo. A good light too...
All the best,
Marilyn

DarkoG (2284) 2006-10-19 2:19

Realy excellent photo. Composition, clarity and colours are superb.
ANd felling of emptyness is very strong.

Great work.
Regards Darko

jjcordier (21862) 2006-10-19 2:45

Une composition très sobre, des couleurs fantastiques....le résultat est une magnifique photo...une oeuvre d'art!
Amicalement
JJ

Emiel_Skyfreak (2959) 2006-10-20 3:57

Superb shot, I like it very much. Nice minimalistic. It indeed does seem dead..what can survive temperatures of 70°C on dry sand ? That's hard, allthough possible..probably.
I like those dead trunks on just away from the center of your frame. The sharpness is really splendid, I like the long shadows as well. Excellent blue sky, good polarizer??, no haze of the desert, very clear, I like that. The contrast between the 4 main colours present is very strong.
I like what you did here, great job!

Regards,
Emiel

managua (892) 2006-11-12 5:45

Amazing Enrico, these shots of the Namib Desert are always fantastic to see!
Like it very much and nice frame!
Regards
Andrea

photilus (2754) 2006-11-12 5:49

Une vue très classique mais qui fait toujours sont effet !
Beau contraste couleurs chaudes/couleurs froides, bonne composition.
Patrick

gramma (3515) 2006-11-12 5:50

Bonjour Enrico,

Très belle composition dont j'apprécie particulièrement les différents plans et les couleurs. Très bonne journée,

Christophe

smash2707 (2516) 2006-12-29 15:18

Beautiful composition, excellent colors and great light. I love teh simplicity, yet artistry of your shot. It transmits an idea of loneliness... Regards, Yvonne

timleahy (2189) 2007-09-23 13:10

Enrico,

This is a wonderful shot! The graphical forms are striking: the contrasting shapes of the three dead trees, against the backdrop of three layers of colour of sand, hill and sky. beautiful!

...tim

Orixas (429) 2007-09-23 13:52