06 May 2010

Skywatch Friday - a gnu sunset

These wildebees, or gnu's if you prefer, were photographed at Kleinpoort, which is about 120 kms from Port Elizabeth. I just loved the way light caused the layering effect of the mountains.



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18 comments:

  1. Steffi6 May 2010 at 20:53

    Great photo!The light was really good as you shot this photo!Have a nice weekend!

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  2. Regina 6 May 2010 at 21:10

    Wow this is amazing!
    Excellent capture.
    Happy SWF.
    Enjoy your weekend.

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  3. My name is Riet6 May 2010 at 21:14

    That is a beautiful sky. great shot

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  4. Kim, USA6 May 2010 at 21:36

    Beautiful capture! And I like the sky color too amazing! Happy weekend!

    SkyWatchFriday

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  5. EG CameraGirl6 May 2010 at 21:41

    This is a WoW! photo. I hope you are planning to frame it. :)

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  6. Anonymous6 May 2010 at 22:24

    nicely captured & softly colored sky!

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  7. Tussy7 May 2010 at 01:01

    Beautiful, it is nice to start having breakfast i think.

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  8. Whitney Lee7 May 2010 at 01:11

    This is gorgeous and quite peaceful.

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  9. Linnea7 May 2010 at 16:20

    It is a very interesting shot. The silvery sky in the background contrasts well against the silhouetted hills and animals. It looks like it could be in National Geographic Mag! Have a good weekend!

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  10. Unseen Rajasthan7 May 2010 at 18:27

    Great and nice shot !!

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  11. Bettey8 May 2010 at 01:14

    Beautiful muted colors

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  12. Kerri Farley8 May 2010 at 12:47

    What a FANTASTIC capture Max!! So glad you visited my blog and we've connected again!

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  13. SandyCarlson8 May 2010 at 14:10

    I like that layering effect, too. Beautiful photo.

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  14. Linnea8 May 2010 at 22:50

    Hi...it's me again. You asked about the labels. I have mine set to "frequency" rather than "alphabetical"; I just went into the layout and edited the badge. You probably have your set on both settings. Thanks for visiting my pic!

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  15. SAPhotographs (Joan)9 May 2010 at 04:06

    This has a nice atmosphere about it Max. I know someone who has a place in those apartments you took a picture of in St Francis. It looks lovely there.

    Yes, it is a Monarch. I am hard at work to get my site up for species identification and hope to have a lot completed in another few weeks time. I will let you know when it is done Max then you can always check on there. I am doing it the wag Bugguide is in the USA but it will not be only bugs. We sadly lack books on these subjects here.

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  16. Katney9 May 2010 at 23:45

    I love it when I cna get this kind of light.

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  17. Firefly the Travel Guy13 May 2010 at 10:38

    When I look at a scene like this, I always think that the mountains look like a bad special effect. Why? you ask. Cause you can see right through them.

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  18. Christina. Sweden14 May 2010 at 05:01

    Another great skywatch photo and you got a new follower - me :-)

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