#myshot: Namibian Landscapes

A Special thanks to each and every one that contributed to our challenge.

Landscape Photography 

There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty that you see.  It’s easy to fall into the trap of dialing in a very small aperture when you’re shooting landscapes, particularly when you’re relatively new to photography.

  

It may be better to stick with apertures in the middle of the range – somewhere in the region of f/11 and f/16 rather than f/22 and f/32. You may lose a little in terms of the depth of sharpness, but your landscapes may look sharper overall.

  

One element that can set apart your landscape shots is to think carefully about the depth of your shots and by placing points of interest in them.  Another element to consider is the sky in your landscape. Most landscapes will either have a dominant foreground or sky – unless you have one or the other your shot can end up being 

 1. By Naude Dreyer

Took this a few days ago on a hazy morning at Pelican Point. The spring tide had flooded the beach the previous evening, and left this pool to create the reflection. I always love combing natural and urban aspects together....

2. Chantlle Bosch

The petrified dunes a Namib Desert Lodge. 1 Liter of dune sand weighs roughly 1.5 kg, 

so imagine how heavy a 400m tall dune is! Then add the weight of LOTS of water 

(after melting ice) penetrated into the sand, and this is partly how the 

dunes of the Tsondab desert petrified into one huge sandstone mass...

3.Johan Jooste Snr

The Namib Desert

4.  By Petri Ackermann Wildlife Photography

Beautiful sunset scenery between Karibib and Omaruru.

5.  Alison Greeff

Epupa Falls in the North of Namibia

6.  Alfons Kiesewetter

 Image taken while cycling in the Swakopmund River