Aerial Abstract

Damaraland Namibia

As I review, think rediscover, my images from Namibia I continue to be amazed at the "other worldliness" of the country.

Sue and I are about to cross the U.S. on our way to California with the dogs so there won't be any new images for a while.

Enjoy the election, I hope we will.

Dick

Mud spa for old men

Etosha waterhole - Namibia

A place for old men to wallow, cover themselves with hot grey mud and then stand in the sun until the mud dries. They then become the white elephants of Etosha. Sort of like the clay masks sold at the pharmacy for better skin care. Above is the mud bath prep phase. I will share the drying phase at a later date.

Dick

Smoky Botswana Sunset

True Beauty - Botswana

We found her fresh paw prints in the sand and then we found her. It seemed amazing at the time and it still does.

The setting sun in the tree was planned but because of the smoke and distant fires, we forgot it until viewing the images.

For me, the leopard is the most beautiful of all animals. Look for 1 or 2 close ups in the future.

Dick

The Etosha Salt Pan

The Etosha Reality - Namibia

Another area of Namibia which offers 120,000 sq. kilometers of waterholes, wildlife and totally bizarre landscape opportunities.

The image shown was taken from approximately 5,000 feet and will probably be one of the least abstract of my images. Other than crop away darkened corners and increase contrast, I have done very little to the raw image.

Dick

Waterless Waves

Sand, Salt and Rock - Namibia

Abstract on a flight above the Namib Desert. No matter what it looks like I promise there is NO water in the image.

Dick

Namibia

Namib Desert Iconic Dune - Namibia

Just a tease of what's to come. I couldn't resist jumping ahead.

Dick

Thank you General Powell

Homage to The General/Secretary of State - Botswana

Even if Colin Powell hadn't so brilliantly endorsed Barack Obama today, my image was going to be a big cat. But the specific image selection... After his speech this morning, there was nothing else I could choose. Bravo! - not for the photo, for the man.

Why a Botswana cat?

In order to get the most from the "world class" landscapes of Namibia, it was suggested that we get our need (think "fix") for African big game photography out of the way before concentrating on Namibian landscapes. Whoever gave me this guidance, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Botswana photography was a great way to begin our African adventure and the landscapes of the Okavango Delta were very different from those we had seen two years ago in Kenya.

I hope to find that my Namibian photography (mostly not viewed yet) will be as spectacular as... Well, good enough to give you a hint of the beauty we observed. When I get to editing my landscapes, you will be the first to see a few of the most interesting images.

Be well,

Dick

Welcome to my first blog

Namib - Abstract of Salt, Sand, and Garnet (Namibia)

At the prompting of our son, Brady, I have decided to start a photo blog in order to make it easier to share our love of the natural world with our friends.

My wife, Sue, and I are very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to many of the worlds remotest locations and then to observe and capture images of landscapes and animals at these sites. This blog's purpose is to allow me to post one or two photos a day as I take or edit them. Sometimes I'll just post the photos. Other times I may give a little back story. I don't promise to put photos up while on trips, but when possible I will make the attempt.

So to start, we have just returned from Namibia and Botswana in southern Africa, and I am beginning to edit my photos. I'll share some of these images and supply a little background information when appropriate.

The first image on my blog is an aerial taken above the Namib Desert where garnet dunes sand dunes and salt form an abstract which constantly changes with the wind. The image was captured shooting straight down from approximately 5000 feet, and is shown as observed.

I will send out email notices to my friends when I post something new. In this case, as I find the time to edit my images.

I hope you enjoy my images!