Boredom on the T-Kal, a photo from Central, North

Photographer's Note

Bunch of nothing, that's what the T-Kal (Trans Kalahari Highway) offers for its enire length. This is what you see, with no variation for 7+ hours travelling at 160kph between Lobatse, Botswana and Gobabis, Namibia, except a few ostriches, a few farm animals, and acouple of fuel & toilet stops where every sane person should stop, this is the Kalahari, the most boring desert in the world. Posted because I wanted to add a new country, since Greenland will always be white. Workshop shows a shot taken while driving the damn thing.

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david (3992) 2006-04-28 22:06

the polarising effect is great tan. i like them used on blue skies. you've got a nice line here and a good sense of barrenness and depth.

i would have dropped your horizon line down a bit further, to enhance the sky. i definitely would have gone as far as the bottom thirds line.

good shot though!

siolaw (38294) 2006-04-28 22:14

Hi Tan,
Your country listing looks like UN list!!! now one more... i think your picture is less boring than that kalahari desert nice sky, dry grass...
i wont go there, i think!!
TFS
laurent

Cormac (26565) 2006-04-28 22:15

This is a hypnotizing shot! The flatness of the ground and the lack of a subject there really puts the spotlight on the sky. Great pattern, enhanced by the polarizer and the high contrast. Excellent!

singuanti (15250) 2006-04-28 22:40

Hi Tan. It may be a bunch of nothing but it sure it is beautiful. This sort of landscape begs for a super-wide angle. I would have traded in some ground to get the rest of the cloud along the top of the shot just right of center. Superb catch Tan!

rafelito (3648) 2006-04-28 22:45

Hi Tan
Is a wonderful shot, the clouds look like a tridimentional space...GREAT
Many regards, Rafael

pastadog (13111) 2006-04-29 2:03

A very pretty shot, Tan. Two very strong halves - in excellent colors and patterns, esp. the busy sky so well caught. And thanks for the note, didn't know about this Highway. Regards, Daniel

abulafia (4900) 2006-04-29 2:47

A bunch of nothing, but still fascinating (maybe not if you've been looking at it for hours) i like the clouds, theres a very nice depth in them.
TFS
Harry

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-04-29 3:16

hi Tan, This is really beautiful. I like the depth and the wonderful sky. Great colours. Nino

Angshu (56760) 2006-04-29 3:22

Hi Tan
Amazing sky & clouds...great polarising effect. Maybe a little less of the ground would have been better, considering the wonderful sky. But I do like the contrast with the yellow grass/foliage
Regards
Angshu

carper (96) 2006-04-29 4:12

very nice image Tan,
I think a crop into a carper format had be good for the composition, farther the shot is well taken and the sky is very nice, good job.
gr. jaap

axiotea (21651) 2006-04-29 4:24

I Tan, I like that shot because of the cloudy sky contrasting with the dry grass...
TFS...Marilyn

fijiphil (1355) 2006-04-29 4:35

I think really this photo deserves zero points for technical merit (it's really just a point-and-shoot isn't it?) and minus points for such a cynical note, but I'm going to give it one point because I happen to think it's a damn good image. TFS.

peter1892 (1681) 2006-04-29 7:38

Tan, I seem to be developing a weakness for images that include a huge amount of sky filled with clouds, just like this one ;)

I just happen to like the contrast between the sky & land portions of this image. It really gives an impression of a wide open space without much in it (no mountains, lakes, valleys, towns etc.).

jbweasle (9393) 2006-04-29 9:07

Hi Tan, it's the clouds that grabbed my attention in this pic, they seem to be like islands in the sky. The deep blue complements the yellow grass well. It's a bit of a dull pic with no real subject - but as you say, that's how it is. Along with the note I have learned something today and that's a very important aspect of TE. Thanks.

jafadabret (56501) 2006-04-29 11:04

Un ciel comme on n'en voit pas souvent et un paysage d'herbe avec des tons chauds et la photo est superbe.
Beau travail !

Tue (82232) 2006-04-29 15:06

Hej Tan,
The blue sky and wonderfully shaped clouds are great above this desert landscape. I also like the contrast of the colours of land and sky. Well done.
Hilsen,
Lars

gilou530 (34) 2006-04-29 15:46

salut tan
un grand voyageur que tu es, un ciel difficile a trouver chez nous, beau paysage de la steppe, sacré couleurs.
amitiés
gilbert

seiliv (317) 2006-04-29 16:08

I do like the photo, special the sky. Great color and structure. Don't make it fit to your description, cause, since you have taken this beatiful photo, this photo tells me that T-Kal offers a lot of beautiful nature.

bibiweb (8) 2006-04-30 3:47

Hi Tan,
I really had a good laugh reading your note. Don't ever offer your services to a travel agency that sells trips to the Kalahari: you'd make all their potential customers run away! :o)
Look at it this way: it could have been worse with a uniform, deep blue sky... and that yould have really been a very boaring photo!
Have a nice Sunday.
Brigitte

alvaraalto (42276) 2006-04-30 17:23

Hi Tan,
Great contrast of the clouds in the sky. The grass is of less interest. I think I had chosen here for more sky and less land. Maybe the classical exactly 1/3 2/3 was even stronger.
Groet Rob

Mat87 (225) 2006-05-02 16:10

Hi Tan!

What a great shot. I love the sky and this is it what I like the most !

Regards...Maciek

pitai (3985) 2006-05-02 22:49

Hello Tan, very nice contrast you got here. The sky is so beautiful. And those cloudes creates a very nice effect. Well done. Gabriel

postvikram (1199) 2006-05-03 12:54

Hello Tan,
This is awesome.The use of the polariser has really added an artistic impression on the pic. Excellent clouds.
I see a darker tone at the right side of the pic.You could have corrected it by PS.
Anyways the clouds are the main attraction here in this pic.Beautifully done- TFS- Vikram

erdo (569) 2006-05-10 9:35

Selam Tan,
etkileyici ve bölgeyi göz önünde canlandırıcı bir fotoğraf. Galiba beyaz - lacivert bulutları çok seviyorum ve geniş açı çok hoş bir efekt yaratmış ve tak diye sarı bozkıra konmuş.eline sağlık.
erdoğan

marietom (34611) 2006-12-19 16:15 [Comment]