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Photographer Joggie van Staden  Joggie van Staden {Karma:41700}
Project #36 Magic Light Camera Model Nikon D70
Categories Landscape
Nature
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio Landscapes
The natural world
African
Lens Nikon  28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF
Uploaded 10/24/2006 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
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Critiques 24 Rating
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Location City -  Deadvlei
State -  SOUTHERN NAMIBIA
Country - Namibia   Namibia
About The first rays of sunlight bathe the dunes and camelthorn skeletons in a warm, golden glow. The hardpan (calcerous floor), normally blinding white in colour also reflects the warmth of a desert sunrise.

Deadvlei, once part of Sossusvlei, according to scientific theory was cut off by moving (windblown) sanddunes from the rest of Sossusvlei about 900 years ago. The big camelthorn trees was approximately 600 - 700 years of age at that stage. Cut off from the regular water supply of the main wetland the trees all died. Due to the lack of moisture and the extreme temparatures the hardwood cores of the big trees were preserved and many of them are still standing - skeletons of their former glory though. I spent a whole day from before sunrise until late afternoon in this magical place - it was like stepping back into time. While taking photos of the many shapes and textures, I was trying to see this place as it was 900 years ago. Every here and there, along the edges and bottomslopes of the dunes, the water of the extraordinary rainy season of 2006 brought some bright green growth - small pieces of evidence of the former glory of this place! I stood in awe and did not want to go. One sure thing - I'm going back!
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There are 24 Comments in 1 Pages
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Jen van Wijn Jen van Wijn   {K:24075} 2/24/2008
Wonderful to see you've also been in Namibia! Perfect shot, getting excited now:) Sossusvlei was great, couldnt believe my eyes to see this scenery, txs for sharing, regards Jen

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Wes Schoch Wes Schoch   {K:361} 12/9/2006
Hi Joggie what a wonderful photo you really captured the sprite and beauty of the place.
Wes
Amanzimtoti :)

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Susan Cropper   {K:2166} 11/2/2006
What a beautiful country you live in. Great composition, and thanks for giving us the story. This is the stuff of nightmares. Surreal.

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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen   {K:55244} 11/2/2006
What a photo! The colours are astonishing as always and so is the composition. I particularly like the aboutsection though:-) It´s incredible how nature can change due to erosion, moving sanddunes, floods etc. This place looks almost like a museum of nature although the little signs of green that you talk about shows that parts of nature might be dwelling some where, but always fighting to come back when the opportunity is there.
You´re very fortunate being able to have such experiences of nature. Sigh!
Best wishes,
Annemette

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kike Calvo kike Calvo   {K:11291} 10/29/2006
Una escena fantástica, que parece haber sido tomada en otro planeta.
Me gusta la composición, y como la corteza seca del árbol nos muestra a los que un día fueron sus amigos.
Un saludo
kike

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Nick Karagiaouroglou Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127263} 10/29/2006
A great capture of nature in its most vivid colors, but also a very intense source of brainstorming. The dead trees are almost sculptures from yesterday that remain standing as silent witnesses of what has been!

Enhanced by the textures on the wood and the details on the ground, the photo continues to the depth, where some more dead trees stand, and then to that reddish/orange hill with the games of light and shadow. The blue sky is the perfect cintinuation of the hills in the upper part of the photo.

All elements seem to converge to a single mental picture: Nature creates life and death, but is does it in grace! Even death can appear in beauty out there.

Great work, Joggie!

Nick

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Jimmy  Piper Jimmy  Piper   {K:5742} 10/26/2006
awesome.. great comp and great tones, well done...

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Giuseppe Guadagno Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:34002} 10/25/2006
Prehistorical gigantic animals dwell in this place out of the time. The shape of the biggest animal lays on the dune in the background. Joggie, I am bewitched by this enchanting nature, thanks also to your beautiful photos.

Giuseppe

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174058} 10/25/2006
Wow...the foreground tree on the left looks like some alien creature...looming...Another wonderful composition, dear Joggie!:)

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Dave Stacey Dave Stacey   {K:150877} 10/25/2006
A superb capture of the skeletons, as well as the colours of foreground, midground and background! Well done, Joggie!
Dave.

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Bhabesh Chakrabarti Bhabesh Chakrabarti   {K:11394} 10/25/2006
I think there was a photograph of the similar location posted few days back. This is a great composition with stunning colors, great POV and th artistic presence of the woods. Very nice landscape done.

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Violetta  Tarnowska   {K:24497} 10/25/2006
This dead nature looks as living! Splendid work. I am congratulating.
Cordialities:)
Viola

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Ann  Van Breemen   {K:13399} 10/24/2006
The landscape is pretty amazing, Joggie. Almost like another planet. I like your composition of the dead trees and the colours and clarity are superb. Cheers, Ann.

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Don Loseke Don Loseke   {K:32503} 10/24/2006
Wow Joggie, this is a winner. Looks like it could be from another world. Don.

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jacques brisebois   {K:73883} 10/24/2006
wonderful colors, contrast and composition, another very great capture Joggie

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B A B A   {K:-642} 10/24/2006
Wow! And I've seen some terrific shots from here.

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 10/24/2006
wow!!! awesome!!!!!
excellent composition!!!!!the colors here are amazing!!! well done dear Joggie!!!
all the best
Marian

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chris d   {K:3046} 10/24/2006
Wow! Another beaut Joggie. prefer this one. Exceptional landscape - well done.

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Mattia L. Mattia L.   {K:7625} 10/24/2006
Amazing composition, I really like that camelthorn skeleton emerging from the left and framig the scene. Great work, this must be a very special place! Keep up the good work and congratulations! :)

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Simone Tagliaferri Simone Tagliaferri   {K:28180} 10/24/2006
Bella e spettacolare.

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Randy Lorance Randy Lorance   {K:24769} 10/24/2006
What a wonderful surreal scene, really striking. Awsome color combinations. As a "Critiquer's Corner" submission, I guess I'd say it could benifit by a little more sharness on foreground tree.

Randy

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Mahdy Charafeddin   {K:1998} 10/24/2006
extremely gorgeous
mysterious mood
well done

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Peter De Rycke Peter De Rycke   {K:41212} 10/24/2006
I think this is pretty well composed, with the overhanging branch and the 'joyful' trees under it .. the landscape in the back acts as a very good setting .. Peter

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txules                                . txules  .   {K:62768} 10/24/2006
I've been there but i did not get a capture like this; excellent compo and ligt...txules

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