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Ghost rain hangs from a retreating storm cloud over the mountains of the Namib Rand as last light crawls up the highest peaks in the area. This specific shot was taken on Excelsior and it looks onto the plains of Dina.

The Namib Rand conservancy is a private nature reserve that is formed by a collection of consolidated farms that have been bought from farmers by people who use it simply to enjoy nature. Most of the fences on these farms have been taken down, allowing the wildlife of the area free movement between the desert wilderness and these farms that provide plentiful grazing after the summer rains.

In a world that is primarily just being destroyed and harvested for personal benefit, it's good to see nature conservation on such a scale being done completely privately.

5D II, 24-70mm, CPL filter, Lee 0.6 hard grad

Namib Rand, Namibia

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A slow winter flow cascades over the edge of Magwa Falls as a colorful sunrise paints the skies over Pondoland

5D II, 24-70mm

Wild Coast, South Africa

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The colorful skies of a summer sunset hangs over one of the side falls at Augrabies

5D II
Zeiss 18mm

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The skies of the Free State in flaming sunset colours over the Van Reenen campsite in Golden Gate Highlands National Park

5D II
Zeiss 18mm
Blend of 3 exposures

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The flaming Namibian sun rises beyond the Orange River to cast first light on Kokerboom kloof in the Richtersveld

5D II
16-35mm mk II
HDR of 3 exposures

Richtersveld, South Africa



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Blood-red dawn light lights up the Mnweni as a full moon sets over Lesotho. From right to left are the outer pinnacle, inner pinnacle, Uphonjwana and the rockeries

5D II, 24-70mm

Drakensberg, South Africa


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Sunlight slices rays of bright sunlight against the dark depths of Blyde River Canyon

This image is the perfect example of an important compositional lesson in landscapes that I always teach to clients. If there is not much interest in the sky then you don't need anything more than a sliver of sky to give the image a 'ceiling'. Interest doesn't necessarily refer to clouds as you often get great colour gradients even without clouds.


5D II, 24-70mm, Lee sunset grad

Blyde River Canyon, South Africa

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The classic scene associated with the Drakensberg - Cascades of the Tugela river with the Amphitheater in the background. If you don't have this shot, then you can't say you've photographed the Drakensberg!

Royal Natal National Park, Northern Drakensberg

5D II
Zeiss 18mm
Lee grad
B+W Kaesemann polarizer

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Warm sunrise light dapples the valleys of Excelsior in beautiful colours

5D II
Canon 24-70mm

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I had visited Namibia twice on holiday prior to starting photography and it never really impressed me that much. The thing that triggered a desire to photograph the country of dunes and grass was a photo in a book by Jean du Plessis. The photo was of a large old Acacia tree on a grass slope that gently descended into a low lying valley where the grass ended against red stone hills.

Almost two and half years later I was standing in front of that tree waiting for the sun to rise. Watching the transition of light and color in a crystal clear sky as an ocean of grass swayed to a warm morning breeze is my fondest memory of Namibia. I experienced on that morning what Jean's photo had communicated to me. Hopefully my image of this scene will communicate that same message to viewers.

Linhof Technorama 617s
Schneider Kreuznach 90mm f/5.6
Velvia100

Kanaan Farm
Namibia

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