Etosha Pan

[Andrew Aveley]

A unique POw of the great Etosha Pan earlier this year . After heavy rains in its catchment area , this huge natural depression was brimming with water .........visible for miles and covering nearly 85% of the pan at the time I captured this image in Early June this year. There was many other instances of natural ground water filling places where game could drink beyond the reach of any cameras:)

Canon 5d MK 2 , 24-105 F4 lens @ 28 mm , F 11 , ISO 400 and 1/400th , CPL , Tripod and Remote trigger

[Jay Sheinfield]

I like the image design. If it were mine I would make the sky a bit more subdued. Very interesting nonetheless.

[Rachel Hollander]

Andrew - I like the simplicity of this and the colors are very pleasing. Reflection works well. Nicely envisioned and captured.

TFS,
Rachel

[Ron Sprunger]

I think it's wonderful. Don't know about toning down the sky -- it's quite dramatic as is. I think it would work well without human presence as well; very simple and elegant.

[Ed Cordes]

Very intriguing image. Looks like a long way to swim! While the colors are a bit over the top they work well for this graphic image.

[Robert Amoruso]

Overall I like this but am bothered with the horizon line dissecting the neck. Perhaps if you had knelled down, the human presence would have been in more harmony with the BG/FG.

[Andrew Aveley]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions !

[Morkel Erasmus]

Nice one Andrew! Must've been cool to see the normally dry pan like this .
I agree with Robert on the bisecting line being less-than-ideal...but not a deal-breaker for me
Colours rock.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hey Andrew, wonderful execution of a great idea! I actually like the human presence breaking the horizon. I t adds interest to the image. It would have been better to have lowered the camera a bit, so that your shoulders would have broken the horizon instead of you being beheaded by it . I too would back off a little on the blue of the sky.

[Hilary Hann]

Andrew, this comp drew my eye as a thumbnail and reminded me of the 'Salt' series which you can see stills of here http://saltdoco.com/movie-info/stills.htm#0

It may give you some inspiration if you ever get a unique chance like this at Etosha again. Worth spending time trying different things and one would have to imagine that they would be quite marketable.

[Andrew Aveley]

Thanks all ! Hilary , awesome link thank you.......it would be really awesome to try but access to the pan is impossible at night due to camp gate times.......

I do have another idea in mind and this has added even more 'fuel to the fire ' !

[Hilary Hann]

Andrew, I do look forward to seeing anything you come up with although I only drop into Landscape from time to time so hopefully won't miss any postings.