the maX files: Skywatch Friday

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:

Steffi said...: Great photo!The light was really good as you shot this photo!Have a nice weekend!; 6 May 2010 at 20:53
Regina said...: Wow this is amazing!
Excellent capture.
Happy SWF.
Enjoy your weekend.; 6 May 2010 at 21:10
My name is Riet said...: That is a beautiful sky. great shot; 6 May 2010 at 21:14
Kim, USA said...: Beautiful capture! And I like the sky color too amazing! Happy weekend!

SkyWatchFriday; 6 May 2010 at 21:36
EG CameraGirl said...: This is a WoW! photo. I hope you are planning to frame it. :); 6 May 2010 at 21:41
Anonymous said...: nicely captured & softly colored sky!; 6 May 2010 at 22:24
Tussy said...: Beautiful, it is nice to start having breakfast i think.

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Thailand In Photo; 7 May 2010 at 01:01
Whitney Lee said...: This is gorgeous and quite peaceful.; 7 May 2010 at 01:11
Linnea said...: 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!; 7 May 2010 at 16:20
Unseen Rajasthan said...: Great and nice shot !!; 7 May 2010 at 18:27
Bettey said...: Beautiful muted colors; 8 May 2010 at 01:14
Kerri Farley said...: What a FANTASTIC capture Max!! So glad you visited my blog and we've connected again!; 8 May 2010 at 12:47
SandyCarlson said...: I like that layering effect, too. Beautiful photo.; 8 May 2010 at 14:10
Linnea said...: 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!; 8 May 2010 at 22:50
SAPhotographs (Joan) said...: 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.; 9 May 2010 at 04:06
Katney said...: I love it when I cna get this kind of light.; 9 May 2010 at 23:45
Firefly the Travel Guy said...: 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.; 13 May 2010 at 10:38
Christina. Sweden said...: Another great skywatch photo and you got a new follower - me :-); 14 May 2010 at 05:01