Deadvlei Contrast
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Deadvlei Contrast
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh" (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes). The pan also is referred to as "Dooie Vlei" which is the (presumably original) fully Afrikaans name.
Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, the highest reaching 300-400 meters (350m on average, named "Big Daddy" or "Crazy Dune"), which rest on a sandstone terrace.
The clay pan was formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. When the climate changed, drought hit the area, and sand dunes encroached on the pan, which blocked the river from the area.
The trees died, as there no longer was enough water to survive. There are some species of plants remaining, such as salsola and clumps of !nara, adapted to surviving off the morning mist and very rare rainfall. The remaining skeletons of the trees, which are believed to have died 600-700 years ago (1340- 1430), are now black because the intense sun has scorched them. Though not petrified, the wood does not decompose because it is so dry.
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January 24th, 2018
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Comments (12)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Inge - this stunning image finished third place among group members in the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Desert Landscapes contest! Feel free to add it to the 2020 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board (be sure to label it as a Contest Winner!) for archive.
Jurgen Lorenzen
Fantastic composition with beautiful colors, Inge - congratulations on your top finish in the Desert Landscape contest!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group X IS FOR XERIC themed week. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP !
Western Exposure
Fabulous capture. A friend of mine has been to this place and I remember his photos. A stunning natural marvel.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your fabulous artwork being featured in one of FAA's newer Groups - Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group or any other thread that it would fit in! LF