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Sossusvlei is a region of tall sand dunes in the Southern Namib Desert in Namibia. The iron-rich sand renders the dunes there reddish. In some areas, the reddish colors are beautifully intense, and they are definitely different than what is normally associated with dune colors elsewhere. As arid as the climate in that region is, there is still wildlife, which mostly consists of grazing animals.
The most common wildlife in that region is oryx. They stand at their shoulder about 4-5 feet tall and therefore quite large. Oryxes are well-adapted to desert life and they feel quite home there. They do climb high up on some sand dunes in search of food. The remaining wildlife, like springbok, ostrich, etc. stay pretty much in the lower elevation. Jackals are seen in that area, too but I didn’t get to see, let alone, photograph any. FYI, in addition to images that were captured from the ground there are some in the set were photographed from a helicopter. Some of the images include quite a bit of the environment they live in.
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Joshua
What a gorgeous set Joshua! Amazing light and refreshingly different from most of the other wildlife we see posted.
Images 4 & 5 have some very funky artifacts in the oof areas. I've not seen that before.
Dave
lighthound wrote:
What a gorgeous set Joshua! Amazing light and refreshingly different from most of the other wildlife we see posted.
Images 4 & 5 have some very funky artifacts in the oof areas. I've not seen that before.
Dave
Thank you very much, Dave! I first thought that you were referring to heat shimmer or heat haze from the far away OOF areas due to atmospheric conditions. But later on, after your tip, I realized that those are artifacts that somehow introduced along the editing process or due to JPG conversion or cropping or all factors above. At any rate, I edited the two files and posted the revision in the original thread. Thanks again, Dave!
Warm colors are usually crowd pleasers. Add interesting subjects and great composition as you have produced and your photos are a delight to view Joshua
Incredible scenery Joshua. I feel I'm being treated to landscapes with careful inclusion of wildlife and each compliments the other. You visions and compositions here are outstanding my friend. I think the zooms were the correct choice for this outing, you covered it all in great detail. YGMV
morris wrote:
Warm colors are usually crowd pleasers. Add interesting subjects and great composition as you have produced and your photos are a delight to view Joshua
Morris
Thank you very much for your kind words, Morris!
MorrieC wrote:
Amazing colors and photos. Thank you for sharing with us.
Morrie
Thank you for stopping by and for leaving your kind comment, Morrie!
Ted ellis wrote:
Great series Joshua. Image quality is fantastic.
Thank you for posting sights rarely scene.