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 'Sand Dunes'
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]