The sand dunes of Northern Namibia, while inhospitable, can produce some very spectacular imagery. As a photographer, I had to work very hard to capture in digits, what my eyes could seen. While the advances of modern digital cameras have been nothing short of spectacular, they are still a long way from the dynamic range [...]
Tag Archive 'Namibia'
Photo of the Week
Posted in Africa, Photo of the Week, Safari, Travel on Oct 25th, 2009
Nikon D300, 17-55 @ 17mm, ISO 200, f10 at 1/160 sec Deep in the sand dunes of Namibia, I was presented with a rolling light show of highlights and shadows as the sun rose from my left. With the camera having significantly less dynamic range than the human eye, it is always a challenge to [...]
Nikon D300, 17-55 @55mm; ISO 320, f 7.1 @ 1/640 sec
May 2009 – Nikon D300, 17-55 @17mm, ISO 200, f 10 at 1/250 sec Windy Ridge Sunset, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, looking toward the ocean.
Nikon D300, 70-200VR @130mm; ISO 400, F7.1 @ 1/320 sec Traveling through a river bed in Namibia inland from the Wilderness Safari Skeleton Coast campsite, three photographers grab the best seats in the house while taking in the wonderful scenery.
Photo of the Week
Posted in Africa, Photo of the Week, Safari, Travel on Sep 25th, 2009
May 2009, Nikon D300, 17-55mm f2.8@ 55, ISO 500, f11 at 1/50 sec, -1/2 EV Metered slightly below the horizon in spot metering mode As sunlight started across the distance mountain range, I hiked up a nearby rock outcroping some 500 feet above the valley floor to get this image. The clouds were simply spectactular [...]
Photo of the Week
Posted in Africa, Photo of the Week, Safari, Travel on Jul 11th, 2009
Nikon D300, 70-200VR, 95mm @ f9 1/640 sec, -2EV While shooting in the sand dunes of Namibia, I found myself in an environment that was largely reds and blues. After looking at the large histogram for general exposure, I always shifted to the RGB histograms for evaluation. More often than not, I found that I [...]
The journey homeward started with a four hour flight from Serra Cafema to a dirt strip outside of Sossuvlei. During a three day lay over at Sossuvlei area, we took advantage of shooting Deadvlei. Four brave soles hit the dunes beyond Deadvlei for a long and strenuous hike deep into the dunes. This last hike [...]
After flying for nearly 18 hours, I finally arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the beginning of the flight, I thought I had really scored big time by landing a seat in the exit row with nearly five feet of foot room. What I soon learned was that the exit row seats were somewhat smaller [...]
I’m off for a couple of weeks to photograph a wonderful and inhospitable place known as the Namib and Kalahari Deserts. Namibia has been on my bucket list for several years and only recently have I been afforded the opportunity to take this journey. During this trip I will be visiting such places as the [...]