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!

Regina said...

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

My name is Riet said...

That is a beautiful sky. great shot

Kim, USA said...

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

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EG CameraGirl said...

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

Anonymous said...

nicely captured & softly colored sky!

Tussy said...

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

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Whitney Lee said...

This is gorgeous and quite peaceful.

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!

Unseen Rajasthan said...

Great and nice shot !!

Bettey said...

Beautiful muted colors

Kerri Farley said...

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

SandyCarlson said...

I like that layering effect, too. Beautiful photo.

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!

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.

Katney said...

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

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.

Christina. Sweden said...

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