Africa Dawning

by Michael Diamond

Uploaded 17 Nov 2008 — 20 favorites

© Michael Diamond

The magical "golden hour" just between night and sunrise,when the air is still and cool and quiet. Morning commuter rush hour out on the open desert road to Sossussvlei kickin' up dust. Namibia.

15 responses

  • Lynn H

    Lynn H gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    WOW! Cool shot!

  • Harry Snowden

    Harry Snowden gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    The trail of dust give the image depth and contrast to the color!!

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    Wonderful shot!

  • gerry cyr

    gerry cyr   gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    very nice

  • Marty McAuliff

    Marty McAuliff gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    Yeah. Reeeally cool.

  • Maji

    Maji gave props (17 Nov 2008):

    Love the composition!

  • Rob Roy

    Rob Roy gave props (18 Nov 2008):

    This is a VERY unusual shot— 1] mountainous scenes rarely display so lightly and brightly; and 2] skies are almost never this color. The result is expressed in this equation: 1 + 2 = MAGNIFICENT African desert image!! The Jeep stands out perfectly against the dust cloud it has created… its own separate “layer” fronting the hills and traversing nearly the entire scene! Even the road and grasses are light and bright, and against them the tree, signs and poles perform their own interesting and symmetrical magic. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC!! Kudos big, BIG time, Mike!!!

  • Bentzion Elisha

    Bentzion Elisha gave props (24 Dec 2008):

    nice!

  • Loree McComb

    Loree McComb   gave props (25 Dec 2008):

    What a terrific shot - I've seen this beautiful yellow sky - fantastic capture

  • Beth Wode

    Beth Wode   gave props (13 Mar 2009):

    Yep, I love this one too. The colours and lighting are beautiful.

  • Tim Narraway

    Tim Narraway said (1 Apr 2009):

    Very much the spirit of the tsumeb! its not only african, but quite namibian. well done

  • Jennifer Benmouna

    Jennifer Benmouna   gave props (20 Jun 2009):

    lovely shot!

  • Marek Glinka

    Marek Glinka gave props (20 Jun 2009):

    great!

  • Julianna Szepesi

    Julianna Szepesi gave props (23 Aug 2009):

    Love it!

  • Virginie Maillard

    Virginie Maillard   said (28 Aug 2009):

    This picture makes me want to take a ticket for Africa...

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