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Sossusvlei Dunes (Namibia)

Sossusvlei is an incredibly beautiful part of the Namib Desert. The dunes here are about 50 km inland from the sea, and are shaped by a combination of the West wind blowing in from the sea, and an East wind the blows across Africa. Some of the dunes are over 1,000 feet high, and in the "dune corridor" each of the really large dunes is numbered. Many have names such a Big Daddy, and Big Mama.

 

The early morning and late afternoon light paints yellow, pink, orange and red  shades on one side of the dune, highlighting the shapes and curves. It is almost impossible to get a bad photograph here.

Our thanks to Rich of Little Kulala Lodge and the Wilderness Group for their amazing hospitality.

 

Click below for

Aerial Photos of the Dunes.

 

 
COMMENTS
Chiloedream said at 7:53 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
SUBLISSIME, BRAVO DAVID, du grand art.
LatentE said at 7:56 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
Those dunes are massive. Like gigantic tsunamis of sand. Magnificent photography.
Charlespop said at 8:00 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
Simply amazing images.....thanks !
Engelgrafik said at 8:21 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
Favorited.... David, these photos are fantastic. I want to see this photos in a gallery really huge! David, did you hear any German spoken there? Namibia was once a German colony but I don't know how much influence South Africa has been... I do hear many speak Dutch or Afrikaans....but I'm not sure what the common language there is.
Eschurr said at 9:01 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
David,
ever since our trip to Africa we've been wanting to return and visit Namibia -- you beat us to it! These photos are, as always, excellent. I'm sure you had a lot of fun shooting them. i especially like the ones where you can see a person or a tree as a reference point to get some sense of scale.

Fantastic.
Kw said at 11:10 p.m. on Mar 30, 2008:
breathtaking! and great perspective, i'd love to see it one day myself
Debdog said at 12:18 a.m. on Mar 31, 2008:
WOWEEEEE ! are these shots unaltered???????
Debdog said at 12:19 a.m. on Mar 31, 2008:
STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABichara@***.com said at 7:28 a.m. on Mar 31, 2008:
Wow - amazing pictures!!!
Saulblum said at 11:38 a.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
Wow, amazing photographs and scenery. I love the sense of scale on the fourth one, and the orange and shadows. I agree with Jeff, these should be printed huge!
Live2Run said at 12:12 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
Absolutely beautiful!
Northof40 said at 1:36 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
All I can say is Great eye and outstanding scenes
AdSR said at 3:18 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
The size of these things is amazing!
Candlepower said at 3:42 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
Huge and gorgeous! Love the shapes and colors! A Favorite!
Snooway said at 7:32 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
Amazing dunes, wonderful tabblo
Panthertrack said at 8:43 p.m. on Apr 1, 2008:
WOW!!! You better get a few of those printed. nice work.
Brian_Doyle said at 5:08 a.m. on Apr 2, 2008:
I can only agree with the comments above. Great pictures, i love it when you see a huuman or game in the shots it give you a impression of size and scope. thank you for sharing
Notsosaintly said at 11:01 a.m. on Apr 2, 2008:
Awesome David! Another addition on my list of must-go locations... Just spectacular!!
Magedimages said at 3:54 p.m. on Apr 2, 2008:
Des photos magnifiques ! Bravo !
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