Namibia 2005

Quiver tree in Naukluft park

Minor dune in evening light near Sesriem camp

Dune crest footprints

Dune 45 at dawn - ridge walking with a difference!

Dune ridges at dawn. Namib desert, Namibia.

Dawn light near Dune 45

Detail of pan floor near Sossusvlei

Deadvlei in the Namib desert Namibia. Minimal post-processing so these really are the colours.

Deadvlei

To me these trees seem a little like they are doing a spot of Tai Chi or perhaps dancing. I was going for a deliberately flat look here, to try and convey a little of how it felt to be out there under the harsh sun. So I went for a wall of orange sand behind the trees standing on a strip of pale pan floor. It wasn't too hard to avoid shadows! Looking again I am wondering if it might benefit from a slight crop on the right and top.

Dead Vlei, Namibia. These Acacias are hundreds of years old when presumably there was some water here. Fly to this location (Requires Google Earth ) +++ replaced with a larger version +++

Sossusvlei

Sossusvlei

Sesriem gorge at sunset

Moonset at Sesriem camp

Sunset at Sesriem camp

Greater flamingo at Walvis Bay