Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland & Himba

  • Walkway, Sossus Dune Lodge
    Walkway, Sossus Dune Lodge
    A nice lodge in a desolate setting.
    Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 29, 2016
    2016-04-29#1143
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dunes
    Dunes
    Late afternoon photos of the dunes along the park road.
    Road D 872, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 29, 2016
    2016-04-29#1145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dunes
    Dunes
    This the second of eight photos I selected, but only include two for the sake of the viewer.
    Road D 872, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 29, 2016
    2016-04-29#1150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusk
    Dusk
    Nice coloration after sunset.
    Road D 872, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 29, 2016
    2016-04-29#1185
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deadvlei
    Deadvlei
    We hiked in before sunrise to get first light photos.
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1190
    Larry L. Jackson
  • HDR Sunrise
    HDR Sunrise
    One of four selected photos for the website.  A pouroff in the clay floor of Deadvlei.
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1214
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Camel Thorn
    Camel Thorn
    Acacia erioloba - Only six trees are alive, all in the lower area where there is a bit more water underground.
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deadvlei
    Deadvlei
    Deadvlei is one of my favorite places to have seen and photographed.
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1236
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    The clay floor is very large in an enormous dune field.
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1523
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Familiar Chat
    Familiar Chat
    Cercomela familiaris
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1245
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Deadvlei
    Deadvlei
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1526
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dune
    Dune
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1263
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Breakfast
    Breakfast
    We had a packed breakfast after our photo session since we came to the location before sunrise.
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1266
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cape Sparrows, male & female
    Cape Sparrows, male & female
    Passer melanurus
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#8849
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Knobbly Toktokkie
    Knobbly Toktokkie
    Physadesmia globosa - one of the many types of dune beetles.
    Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1267
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Watercourse
    Watercourse
    Back in the late afternoon for more photography.
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1272
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Watercourse
    Watercourse
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stars & Tree
    Stars & Tree
    With permission, we were able to stay well after sunset for star photos.  The tree is light painted.
    Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, April 30, 2016
    2016-04-30#1312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weathered Rock
    Weathered Rock
    Thousands of years of erosion have altered the surface of the rocks in this 'flow plain'.
    Road D 872, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, May 1, 2016
    2016-05-01#1340
    Larry L. Jackson