Rain arriving, a photo from Boa Vista, Barlavento

Photographer's Note

In the Desierto do Viana, near the city of Rabil on the island of Boa Vista, rain is scarce and usually comes only once a year during a period between august and october. In some years there hasn't been any rainfall, in some other years they received the rainfall of several years combined. This is the curse of this island, never knowing if and how much rain there will be.

However, in 2011, there was so much rain that for a time there were lakes inside the desert. While taking this photo, only a few small drops came down, almost not noticable. But two weeks later heavy rainfalls ended the dry season.

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siudzi (34141) 2011-10-24 6:58

Hi Franz,

Very interesting landscape post with excellent layers and different textures. Great image. Well done and tfs!

Best wishes,
Malgorzata

schumanng (0) 2011-10-24 7:07

Hi,
I love graphics, I like very much this composition in three parts.
Have a nice day,
Giorgio

Grumps (146) 2011-10-24 8:32

Hi Franz,
I very much like the almost minimumlist design of this image. The sand I feel is slightly over exposed, but the shot works nonetheless. TFS.
Best regards
Iain.

mjdundee (4663) 2011-10-24 13:23

Hallo Franz Xaver,
ein interessantes Motiv. Erinnert mich sehr an Moreton Island vor der Metropole von Queensland, Brisbane.
Mal abgesehen von den dunklen Wolken - was sind das für dunkle Brocken? Sieht irgendwie symetrisch aus.
Auf jeden Fall passen die nicht ganz in die Dünenlandschaft.
Gruß aus Südhessen,
Thomas

Photo Information

Copyright: Franz Xaver Huber (frunchy) (1800)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2011-08-07
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D 5000, 18-105 mm f3.5-5.6 DX VR Nikkor, 67 B-W MRC Circular Polarizing
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2011-10-24 6:53