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The Embrace

            Camel thorn trees frozen in eternity. Deadvlei means "dead marsh." The clay pan was formed through repeated flooding of the Tsauchab river, which allowed a forest of camel thorn trees to thrive in the middle of a valley surrounded by giant 1000' sand dunes. A millennium ago the climate changed and the dunes fully enclosed the valley causing the trees to die. The wood is preserved through the heat of the sun and lack of rainfall. At dawn the direct backlighting of the sun causes the sand to explode in color, and the blue sky reflects off the white clay pan. One of the wonders of the world in my view.
   

Taken on: May 23, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM5, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 194mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM5
Lens:	FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	194mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.4 (Macintosh)
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