Living Desert

When a country is named after the desert, you know you're in for something hot, cold, dry, empty, monotonous, mysterious and magical. Below you find my attempts at catching all that, though a few highlights from 10 days of driving around and seeing almost no one in Namibia. It was wonderful!

Start wherever you like below. When you look at a photo, clicking on you will take you to the next one.

 

Livet i ørkenen

Når et helt land er kalt opp etter en ørken, så vet du at det du får er varme, kulde, tørke, tomhet, monotoni, mystikk og magi. Under har jeg prøvd å fange alt det gjennom bilder av noen høydepunkter fra 10 dagers kjøring rundt i Namibia. Det var superfint!

Begynn hvor du vil nedenfor. Når du har et bilde oppe kan du klikke på det for å se det neste.

DSC02743KalahariHumor.JPG
DSC02746NowInNamibia.JPG
DSC02808FarmQuarters.JPG
DSC02810BirdsOfSeveralFeathers.JPG
DSC02826HyraxWithNails.JPG
DSC02830LeaveSquirrelAlone.JPG
DSC02840ScoutingCat.JPG
DSC02843CheetahWaitingInTurn.JPG
DSC02886OmNomNom.JPG
DSC02911YoungQuivertree.JPG
DSC02926ForestlikeQuivers.JPG
DSC02959PrettiestSunset.JPG
DSC02990v2OurGalaxy.JPG
DSC03047BetweenRockAndHardTree.JPG
DSC03072HappyLovebirds.JPG
DSC03111NamibianHarshness.JPG
DSC03210AfricanWoodwork.JPG
DSC03215Herero-Hilde.JPG
DSC03267OkaukuejoEntrance.JPG
DSC03273NoneShallPass.JPG
DSC03278OkaukuejoPoolArea.JPG
DSC03280OkaukuejoViewpoint.JPG
DSC03281WildebeestGang.JPG
DSC03282SpringboksToGetYou.JPG
DSC03284SoMuchBiomass.JPG
DSC03293HowGiraffesFight.JPG
DSC03304EtoshaNotJustResting.JPG
DSC03307Knowing.JPG
DSC03310TheSizeOfThatThing.JPG
DSC03491FiveSpecies.JPG
DSC03501UndividedAttention.JPG
DSC03507EarningHerMeat.JPG
DSC03513ToBoldlyGo.JPG
DSC03531OkaukuejoBackAtTheWaterhole.JPG
DSC03542PeacefullySharing.JPG
DSC03581OkaukuejoPlayfulElephant.JPG
DSC03585ThisIsAfrica.JPG
DSC03637ThatSky.JPG
DSC03663BlackRhinoSensing.JPG
DSC03756BlackRhinoInDaylight.JPG
DSC03770ApproachingOryxes.JPG
DSC03783SpringbokApproaching.JPG
DSC03785TheTickBusArrives.JPG
DSC03788ThreeGiraffeHeads.JPG
DSC03789MajorRoadblock.JPG
DSC03790EnteringSafehaven.JPG
DSC03803RusticToilet.JPG
DSC03814WaterholeNoElephants.JPG
DSC03826SuddenlyNotDrinking.JPG
DSC03845OutOfNowhere.JPG
DSC03893CrazyTimes.JPG
DSC03897SevenCamerasOrMore.JPG
DSC03918JustForFun.JPG
DSC03948SharpBaby.JPG
DSC03950YellowbuttAnt.JPG
DSC03960Roadview.JPG
DSC03979GreenSaltyEtosha.JPG
DSC04005BlueSkyAndWarningSign.JPG
DSC04216DustDevil.JPG
DSC04217DeadLand.JPG
DSC04257EtoshaBumpyRoad.JPG
DSC04325KingRhinoOfWaterhole.JPG
DSC04329ShootingARhino.JPG
DSC04348WatchingAtHalali.JPG
DSC04355HalaliLionRhinoElephant.JPG
DSC04359BabyElephant.JPG
DSC04362HalaliGreenBelt.JPG
DSC04399ElephantsDoneForTheDay.JPG
DSC04422Dustdriving.JPG
DSC04434HalaliLastBitOfLight.JPG
DSC04450SunsetFlag.JPG
DSC04459TwoLionesses.JPG
DSC04482WaterholeHalaliAtNight.JPG
DSC04490EtoshaSunrise.JPG
DSC04558HartebeestAndZebra.JPG
DSC04563EtoshaTypicalPlain.JPG
DSC04574ElephantDungOnRoad.JPG
DSC04597ZebraQuarrel.JPG
DSC04612WhiteElephant.JPG
DSC04621ColourfulRoller.JPG
DSC04622SpringbokArmy.JPG
DSC04638LargeAndSmall.JPG
DSC04664NamutoniGermanFortress.JPG
DSC04676NamutoniTowerView.JPG
DSC04689ElephantGang.JPG
DSC04701Happytrunk.JPG
DSC04705TheyShitInOurWater.JPG
DSC04741BottomsUp.JPG
DSC04765TallTraffic.JPG
DSC04774ManyManyKilometres.JPG
DSC04783HeadingUpTheHill.JPG
DSC04839SwakopMarginallyGerman.JPG
DSC04849WalvisViewFromDune.JPG
DSC04887GravelHighway.JPG
DSC04896RockyTerrain.JPG
DSC04898SnakingRoad.JPG
DSC04928BasicBridge.JPG
DSC04943HardlivedLand.JPG
DSC04975CrashCountry.JPG
DSC04979OneSmallMistake.JPG
DSC05004GhostTreeInRedLand.JPG
DSC05033ANewDayThreatens.JPG
DSC05061ApproachingMarslike.JPG
DSC05076CaughtOnARock.JPG
DSC05081HappyAboutTheMorning.JPG
DSC05085NiceViewSouthwards.JPG
DSC05093InvitingView.JPG
DSC05101NaturalArt.JPG
DSC05109HeyLittleCricket.JPG
DSC05120GoldenPlains.JPG
DSC05194AlmostInSesriem.JPG
DSC05207AsphaltAgain.JPG
DSC05226RidgeStraightOn.JPG
DSC05236HikingTheNamib.JPG
DSC05249OrangeWaves.JPG
DSC05255MiniCanyons.JPG
DSC05263WhiteVlei.JPG
DSC05268AntHomes.JPG
DSC05290Namibiant.JPG
DSC05295PhotographingHiddenvlei.JPG
DSC05305MiniMonumentValley.JPG
DSC05307IntenseColouring.JPG
DSC05311MiniCliffsOfInsanity.JPG
DSC05332HiddenRidge.JPG
DSC05345v2OldTrunks.JPG
DSC05353OnceUponATimeACar.JPG
DSC05368AntOnTheGround.JPG
DSC05371SoSoSandy.JPG
DSC05388AntOnTheRun.JPG
DSC05398EdgyStuff.JPG
DSC05407SandAfterSand.JPG
DSC05408RoundedDesert.JPG
DSC05415TowardsParkingArea.JPG
DSC05421FancyDunes.JPG
DSC05428GoldenVlei.JPG
DSC05451NorthSideDune.JPG
DSC05464DunesNotFamous.JPG
DSC05473LikeASandbowl.JPG
DSC05482GreatScott.JPG
DSC05492OnDune45.JPG
DSC05506Dune45CallItADay.JPG
DSC05516TinyOryxGoesHome.JPG
DSC05521NamibianDrama.JPG
DSC05539SplendidCampSky.JPG
DSC05564AbsolutTourist.JPG
DSC05572OryxJustContrast.JPG
DSC05585FineOldForest.JPG
DSC05592HowYouDune.JPG
DSC05607MorningRushAtDune45.JPG
DSC05613Dune45EndToEnd.JPG
DSC05614YoungAndOld.JPG
DSC05616ThoseRedMorningDunes.JPG
DSC05620UnfortunateIncident.JPG
DSC05625DunesIntoSossusvlei.JPG
DSC05627MuchVisitedDeadVlei.JPG
DSC05650BigDaddyAndTrees.JPG
DSC05663RunningDownBigDaddy.JPG
DSC05671DownBigDaddy.JPG
DSC05679TheMassivenessOfSand.JPG
DSC05690Busysvlei.JPG
DSC05699Treemains.JPG
DSC05704EyeOfATree.JPG
DSC05730InbetweenBranches.JPG
DSC05751ABunchOfCorpses.JPG
DSC05771StrenuosNonstairs.JPG
DSC05773Duneclimbing.JPG
DSC05793TheOtherVlei.JPG
DSC05809OneLongRidge.JPG
DSC05845HairyWasplike.JPG
DSC05857PleasingColours.JPG
DSC05860DesertLife.JPG
DSC05893OldVlei.JPG
DSC05896UntouchedSand.JPG
DSC05931ParkedInTheOutback.JPG
DSC05935StonesAllOver.JPG
DSC05946RuralRoad.JPG
DSC05956PlateauClimbingAhead.JPG
DSC05962RoadUpThePlateau.JPG
DSC05973KalahariFerrari.JPG
DSC05976GoodNightNamibia.JPG

About the photos:
* Taken with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX400 (fixed lens, not an SLR)
* These 180 photos were selected from about 3,300 photos I took during this trip 
* Some photos were processed using PaintShop Photo Pro X5 and Nik Color Efex Pro 3

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(Where you can also download my travel book, One for the Road, for free!)