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After outdriving and shooting a monster stormcell in the Tsaucheb valley all afternoon, the storm headed Southwards into the dune sea just a few km short of the Sossusvlei 4x2 parking lot and I headed into the cracked pans to get ready for sunset. The magical recipe of geographical circumstances at Sossus did what I knew it would and the sun dipped in below the cloud cover briefly illuminating the dunes in blood-red light and painting a partial rainbow in the storm. I've experienced a lot of amazing sunsets in my life, but the location of this was one was just too good to be true and I all I could utter was a few laughs of disbelief.

Tsaucheb Valley Dunes, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

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Comments: 238

angelpunch00 In reply to ??? [2011-10-07 00:13:11 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome sir or madame

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Patrik150 [2011-10-05 22:02:33 +0000 UTC]

WOW! What a picture!

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hougaard In reply to Patrik150 [2011-10-06 13:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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iareruss [2011-10-05 21:54:19 +0000 UTC]

This is captivating, is there anyway we could get a Wallpaper version for the desktop? I have a 1920 x 1080 resolution.

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hougaard In reply to iareruss [2011-10-06 13:23:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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iareruss In reply to hougaard [2011-10-12 16:03:01 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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becursed [2011-10-05 21:42:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow...this is amazing.

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hougaard In reply to becursed [2011-10-06 13:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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becursed In reply to hougaard [2011-10-06 21:48:14 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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SvetAnima In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 21:08:30 +0000 UTC]

WOW ...Great!

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hougaard In reply to SvetAnima [2011-10-06 13:23:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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LisaGorska [2011-10-05 20:47:00 +0000 UTC]

storms in africa...

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Berouge In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 20:25:48 +0000 UTC]

Those vibrant reds coloring the dunes are gorgeous! Coupled with the cool blues in the heavens and the distance displayed over the textured, eath below....I love this!

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hougaard In reply to Berouge [2011-10-06 13:23:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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torilynn In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 20:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Photographs like this make me wish I was really there.

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hougaard In reply to torilynn [2011-10-07 07:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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chriseastmids In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 19:57:16 +0000 UTC]

stunning

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hougaard In reply to chriseastmids [2011-10-06 13:23:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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chriseastmids In reply to hougaard [2011-10-07 20:03:29 +0000 UTC]

anytime

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Yuhip In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 19:49:09 +0000 UTC]

O_O

amazing.

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hougaard In reply to Yuhip [2011-10-06 13:23:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Yuhip In reply to hougaard [2011-10-26 17:05:21 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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fractalhead In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 19:12:59 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

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hougaard In reply to fractalhead [2011-10-06 13:24:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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fractalhead In reply to hougaard [2011-10-06 21:00:27 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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FallFire In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 18:28:17 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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hougaard In reply to FallFire [2011-10-06 13:24:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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FallFire In reply to hougaard [2011-10-09 21:36:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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SM1LE2LIFE In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 18:27:03 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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hougaard In reply to SM1LE2LIFE [2011-10-06 13:24:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SM1LE2LIFE In reply to hougaard [2011-10-07 11:04:30 +0000 UTC]

welcome ^-^

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Calucifer13 In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 18:01:06 +0000 UTC]

Surreal.

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hougaard In reply to Calucifer13 [2011-10-06 13:25:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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msilvestre In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 17:04:43 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful shot!

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hougaard In reply to msilvestre [2011-10-06 13:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SaguaroSagi In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 16:28:20 +0000 UTC]

+++ !

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hougaard In reply to SaguaroSagi [2011-10-07 07:08:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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somefatguy1 [2011-10-05 16:24:34 +0000 UTC]

I... don't know what to say about this, other than it amazing. I've never seen anything like it at all.

Great photo.

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hougaard In reply to somefatguy1 [2011-10-06 13:25:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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somefatguy1 In reply to hougaard [2011-10-06 21:25:31 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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unCooOol In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 15:55:43 +0000 UTC]

I notice a rainbow behind the mountains , that's so awesome

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hougaard In reply to unCooOol [2011-10-06 13:25:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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unCooOol In reply to hougaard [2011-10-06 14:12:38 +0000 UTC]

you're welcomed

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Erozja [2011-10-05 15:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on DD!

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hougaard In reply to Erozja [2011-10-06 13:25:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Erozja In reply to hougaard [2011-10-07 14:27:15 +0000 UTC]

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Write-Then-Think In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 14:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Love the colors of the sand dune mountains

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hougaard In reply to Write-Then-Think [2011-10-06 13:25:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Write-Then-Think In reply to hougaard [2011-10-06 15:07:09 +0000 UTC]

love your icon too!!

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bp2007 In reply to ??? [2011-10-05 14:50:41 +0000 UTC]

Nice. Congratulations on DD.

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