Justin Minns
Quiver Trees
Taken on my last workshop in Namibia earlier this year. this is the Quiver Tree Forest. It isn’t strictly a forest, as these are large aloe plants rather than trees, but it is special nonetheless because nowhere else in the world do they grow wild in such numbers. Their distinctive shapes, outlined against Namibia’s dark skies, make a fantastic subject for night photography. With a new moon, this was an especially dark night, and the images I had taken with the trees in silhouette felt lacking somehow, so I used the light from my phone screen to reveal the color and texture in the bark of the nearest tree.
Coincidentally I have just found out that this was the winning image in the night sky category of the Nature Through The Lens Photographer of the Year competition!
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Camera: Canon R5
Lens: Canon RF 16mm
Settings: 20sec / f2.8 / ISO 4000
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Quiver Trees
Taken on my last workshop in Namibia earlier this year. this is the Quiver Tree Forest. It isn’t strictly a forest, as these are large aloe plants rather than trees, but it is special nonetheless because nowhere else in the world do they grow wild in such numbers. Their distinctive shapes, outlined against Namibia’s dark skies, make a fantastic subject for night photography. With a new moon, this was an especially dark night, and the images I had taken with the trees in silhouette felt lacking somehow, so I used the light from my phone screen to reveal the color and texture in the bark of the nearest tree.
Coincidentally I have just found out that this was the winning image in the night sky category of the Nature Through The Lens Photographer of the Year competition!
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Camera: Canon R5
Lens: Canon RF 16mm
Settings: 20sec / f2.8 / ISO 4000
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See more at www.justinminns.co.uk
Keep up to date on Facebook
Join me on a workshop here