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Dunes at Sossusvlei
Image Title:  Dunes at Sossusvlei
 
 By: Joggie van Staden  
  Copyright ©2007



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Photographer Joggie van Staden {K:41275}
Project #20 Classic Landscape Camera Model Nikon D70
Categories Landscape
Nature
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio Landscapes
The natural world
Lens Nikon  28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF
Uploaded 2/13/2007 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 234 Shutter 1/15
Favorites Aperture f/22
Critiques 17 Rating
6.57
/ 7 Ratings
Location City -  Sossusvlei
State -  SOUTHERN NAMIBIA
Country - Namibia   Namibia
About Here I tried to include the different dune lines and offset it against the Camelthorn tree in the forground and background. Taken about 10 minutes before sunset.
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There are 17 Comments in 1 Pages
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Joe Brown   {K:22242} 2/13/2007
Excellent dramatic landscape Joggie, You certainly have achieved your objective. Great light, very well exposed. Excellent composition. A very interesting, attractive and beautiful image.

All the best,
Joe


NN     {K:26787} 2/13/2007
Hi Joggie! What a spectacular combination of colours & textures! Very well composed, as always ... superb work!


Mattia L.   {K:7622} 2/13/2007
Amazig tones and composition dear friend! Great work, congratulations!


AJ Miller   {K:45206} 2/13/2007
Whoa, this is spectacular! Those different coloured dunes, both angular and curved, contrasting with the deep blue sky and the trees - amazing stuff.

AJ


Dave Arnold   {K:55613} 2/13/2007
Nice warm colors, Joggie. I do like the thought you had of showing the three geometric lines of the dunes in this. And they are highlighted by the three different colors as well. Good foreground framing with the camelthorn roots, too.

Best wishes,
Dave


Gary Dyck   {K:11982} 2/13/2007
Beautiful shot, Joggie! Remarkable colours in those dunes and (as always) a great crop and interesting photo to view. Cheers, Gary


Larry Fosse   {K:65815} 2/13/2007
What wonderful colors & detail...excellent POV and superb composition Joggie


Giuseppe Guadagno   {K:33980} 2/13/2007
The "dune" of wood in the foreground creats harmony for the composition and increases dinamism and depth. Impressive the colour contrast against the sky. Beautiful as usual, Joggie.
Take care.

Giuseppe


Ettore Cosini   {K:267} 2/13/2007
The geometry and the colours work very well in my opinion. Lighting is good, and plays very well with the tree trunk in the foreground.

I like the DOF and composition.

A really African feel to it...


Leonie Fitzpatrick   {K:40299} 2/13/2007
The vibrancy in this is superb Joggie... :)

The lines of the dunes... and love the way the eye is drawn through the scene by the textures, from the bark and roots in foreground, across the earth and grasses to the tree, and then climb the middle dune skywards... Great composition Joggie...:)

The strong colours and light of Africa are shared by Australia... :)

Excellent as always Sir...:)

Onie...


Dave Stacey   {K:117693} 2/14/2007
Wonderful colours here, Joggie! This is certainly a beautiful area to photograph, and you've really done it justice. I like the way you've layered the colours and textures throughout the shot.
Dave.


Shirley D. Cross   {K:141852} 2/14/2007
A great deal of depth and wonderful layers, Joggie!:)


Walter Scarella   {K:17720} 2/15/2007
I like the POV and the composition, stunning chromatisms and warm light. Great shot Joggie !!! Congrats......Walter


Ann  Van Breemen   {K:11828} 2/16/2007
Fantastic colours and lines Joggie. Nice presentation also. Cheers, Ann.


Peter De Rycke   {K:39471} 2/18/2007
Lovely point of vue !!
Peter


Eb Mueller   {K:22993} 2/22/2007
Great combination of compositional elements with all lines leading to the solitary tree. Joggie, it is a masterful photograph, but allow me to nit pick. The depth of field appears slightly limited and the softening becomes evident in the midground tree. It may also be possible that the softening is due to diffraction which may be more evident in the fine branch detail. For that reason the print quality does not work quite as well as in your latest posting (past and future.)
Eb


Nicole Besch   {K:52981} 4/14/2007
Excellent picture dear Joggie!!!Amazing tones and composition and of course the wonderful colors!!I was there some years ago and your shot bring me back a lot of beautiful memories.I have some in my portfolio too.
I wish you a nice evening,Nicole
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