A Living Desert by Meisiekind

Photography • Landscape • posted on Apr 11, 2009

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Hi Friends This image was shot in the northern Namib desert! (Stone Desert.) The ocean is about 800m behind my back! This bizarre black colored mountains is very close to the road. The rocks really look like charcoal and is the result of some volcanic activity some eons ago!!! What fascinated me most was the life all around me. There where some plants flowering on the rocks and a myriad species of lichen flourishing on the rocks in the foreground. I took some close-ups of the lichen and will post them soon. This is also the spot where I had a very close encounter with a very poisonous scorpion, but more about that later!!! Thank you for you very kind comments and favs on my dunes upload of last night!!! Take care! Hugs, Carin xx

Comments (48)

PD154

6:23AM | Sun, 12 April 2009

This is gorgeous Carin, so glad you are back, you were missed!!!!

MC-Jay-One

6:46AM | Sun, 12 April 2009

WOW, beautiful landscape, great colors!

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cphilrun

6:56AM | Sun, 12 April 2009

Wonderful imagery !!

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petercp

9:04AM | Sun, 12 April 2009

A very nice photograph indeed and the rock formations are splendid, being a rock hound I'm sure I would be pleasently lost in amongst them for some time. Looking forward to those close ups.

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