Wednesday, 16th December 2009
Dead Desert Trees
by Russell Bevan
As you walk over the red sand dunes in the rising heat of the morning you are suddenly rewarded with a spectacular view. The remains of a forest still standing surrounded by the shifting sands are both an eerie and beautiful sight. Sossusvlei, Namibia.
Equipment: Nikon D200, 17-55mm
Russell Bevan
I'm a photographer from the UK and currently based in Geneva.
Dead Desert Trees by Russell Bevan was photo of the day on Wednesday, 16th December 2009. It is tagged Deserts, Dunes, Namibia. You can leave a comment below.
25 Comments
Ale
wow, its like a painting, nearly abstract
MATE
A beautiful yet eary it is very metaphorical, very philosophical
mike
I like the shadows and the dark color against the blue sky background.
Rajesh
Wow! this is brilliant Russell. Picture perfect. Would make a great print-ad for the climate-change cause..
Rajesh
I meant for the efforts to minimize climate-change
Anurag
This is a very oft seen location here on earthshots. Wonder what caused the forest to whither away. Must have been an oasis here before. We would love to have more information.
G.
Agreed. Just like a painting. Excellent!
Su
Looks like a fasinating place.
Pauline Jones
A nice, simple shot but a poignant story as this place must in the recent past have supported much more life than it does now.
Giovanni
Hey! I knew I had seen this place somewhere. It was in an Indian movie Ghajini, http://www.gobollywood.com/2008/12/ghajini-collections.html
I thought it was a film set out there!
Fab
amazing place!
planet lover
A picture of our planet in the future if we don’t take care of it.
JB
Amazing photo Russ – love the others aswell
Hope all’s going well
Merry Christmas
JB
Sue Gagnon
Lovely, thought provoking shot. Hopefully, it does not foretell our future.
Wanda Krack
Nicely composed and lovely colors
renee
Very different, great shot!
Helena
Fantastic – deeply enigmatic and great process!
Danette
Wow, nice and sharp and ‘crisp’. Very graphically striking!
paul whitton
wow! talk about perfect seperation and contrast of colors! nice work! nice place.
jan en joke
that must be where dali got the mustard.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Hopefully, not our future Earth, certainly worth sharing, Thank you.
João Ganhão
Grat work! Very bright and sharp!
Photos by Nik
Thanks forsharing and congrats
Katherine Lee Strassburg
I told you global warming was a big problem!
Actually–this is a wonderful shot. Minimalism, stark, yet the colors and shapes say so much. Thanks for a great potd!
Graham Clark
Great shot Russell!, thanks for sharing. +