The lone Shepard

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 15, 2010138 views7 comments

The Kalahari is known for the most incredible skies, especially in the rainy season in summer these are are at their most spectacular. These skies will show you colors you have never seen before, each time again.
The stark silhouette of a lone Shepard tree atop a dune ridge provided a nice foreground for one of these amazing skies,.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa / Botswana

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shutter Speed 1/125 Sec.
Aperture Value f/4.0
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Full frame width, copped from top & bottom

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on April 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM

Very nice Vincent. I like how the sky folds around the lone tree. I know we often crave shadow detail, but silhouettes definitely have their place.

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Comment posted by Will Campbell on April 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Fantastic sky and like the positioning of the tree as well as the silouhette. I might be tempted to crop just a little more off the top.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Great looking cloud Vincent, with some great color. Nice placement of the tree. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 15, 2010 at 4:29 PM

These colors are amazing. Beautiful scene and I like the comp with the silhouette of the tree. Beautiful image

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Comment posted by MARINUS on April 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Hi Vincent.

You are visit so much beautiful places, and make such a stunning images, well done. Perfect lighting and great detail,composition, My compliments.

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on April 18, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Vincent, Nice colors. I like the silhouette & the lone tree. Great Job!

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on April 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM

Nice silhouette. I really like the composition.

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