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just had a second look and was wondering where you managed to shoot the Himba women in the dunes? was this a privately organised arangement? these and the chameleon shot are amongst my fav's. did you manage to shoot san tribespeople? many thanks, Andrew.

Apr 26, 2006 at 10:53 PM

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p.2 #2 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Hello Andy,

Great series and very interesting text to go with them. All are tremendous, I wouldn't want to pick a favourite.

Apr 26, 2006 at 11:01 PM

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p.2 #3 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Andy,
Always look forward to seeing your trip photos...just went through the whole gallery... awsome stuff bud.

Apr 26, 2006 at 11:27 PM

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aspence111 wrote:
just had a second look and was wondering where you managed to shoot the Himba women in the dunes? was this a privately organised arangement? these and the chameleon shot are amongst my fav's. did you manage to shoot san tribespeople? many thanks, Andrew.

I actually arranged for a more organized pro photo shoot with the Himba. So after a long afternoon of conversation with a translator, and some wonderful cultural exchanges with polaroids that we gave to them, they loved the idea of being subjects out on the open dunes for us. They really had a great time, and we made a generous donation of some maize, sugar and tobacco for their time. We really did have a great time with these ladies, and based on their smiles, comments and overall attitude, I have to say that they enjoyed it as well.

We didn't make it to the San people, as we were many hundreds of kilometers away from where they are based. We didn't make it to the eastern part of the country where the Kalahari starts and the Namib ends. Perhaps next time.

Apr 27, 2006 at 12:25 AM

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p.2 #5 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Wow, fantastic series Andy!!

Apr 27, 2006 at 04:33 AM

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p.2 #6 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Gorgeous! I look forward to seeing more!

Apr 28, 2006 at 04:18 PM

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p.2 #7 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Well, Andy - those are truly magnificient! Although I know that Namibia is quite different from Tanzania, my expectations for our September trip just got bigger

Apr 29, 2006 at 03:22 AM

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p.2 #8 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

doh!

Apr 29, 2006 at 03:24 AM

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p.2 #9 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Wow. Just beautiful. There was a big article in either Outside or Nat'l Geographic on Namibia in the last month or two, and all your photos are much better than what they got!

They really show us how otherwordly it is, and how beautiful.

So your un-weather sealed bodies survived in good working order? Did you take any special precautions with them? I'm curious how much punishment they can take

Apr 29, 2006 at 03:41 AM

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DawnTreader wrote:
There was a big article in either Outside or Nat'l Geographic on Namibia in the last month or two, and all your photos are much better than what they got!

Blushing.

DawnTreader wrote:
So your un-weather sealed bodies survived in good working order? Did you take any special precautions with them? I'm curious how much punishment they can take

I had to send in my 400mm DO, 70-200mm and 24-105mm lenses to Canon this week, due to sand in the focusing rings. Every time I turned the focusing ring, I would hear crunch crunch crunch crunch. Not good, but par for the territory. My 16-35mm and 2 TSE lenses didn't need any cleaning at all.

Apr 29, 2006 at 03:45 AM

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p.2 #11 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Did the 20D or 5D need cleaning?

Also, after looking at the rest of the series, I have to say that the interior shots of the sand-filled homes are fantastically surreal. Do you know the history behind them? edit: I'm assuming those are the town of Kolmanskop?

Apr 29, 2006 at 04:08 AM

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DawnTreader wrote:
Did the 20D or 5D need cleaning?

Also, after looking at the rest of the series, I have to say that the interior shots of the sand-filled homes are fantastically surreal. Do you know the history behind them? edit: I'm assuming those are the town of Kolmanskop?

My 2 cameras didn't need any additional cleaning that I couldn't already do myself. Took a while, but all is clean again. It felt weird to be without a 1 series camera on the safari, but for landscapes I didn't need the extra bulk.

Yes, the sand in the houses are at Kolmanskop. What a fantastic place to photograph!!!

Apr 29, 2006 at 04:12 AM

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p.2 #13 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Andy,

Rub it in!!!

Seriously, you have some magnificent images here. "Deadvlei 1" would be my favorite but now I have to bop over to your site and check out more. I'm glad you folks had a wonderful time. What more can I say?

jack

Apr 29, 2006 at 09:05 PM

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p.2 #14 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Well, Jack. We certainly missed you on this trip. Sorry you couldn't make it, but I am sure we will get out shooting together at some point. Perhaps Tanzania!

:-)

Thanks for the very kind comments, Jack.

Apr 29, 2006 at 09:14 PM

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p.2 #15 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Superb.

Apr 29, 2006 at 09:15 PM

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p.2 #16 · Namibia Landscapes (large post)

Deadvlei I is just fabulous. One of the best landscapes I have seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing.

May 01, 2006 at 03:18 AM

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