Beam Me Up, Foggy

Just a few more weeks and I’m off to Namibia again for this year’s Namibia Untamed workshops. And even though it will be my kazillionth visit to this amazing country, I’m always looking forward to it every year.

 

Coincidentally, Red Bull decided today to share my award-winning Namibian Nights time-lapse video on their website: ow.ly/3xKYCm

 

The image you see here is basically a still from one of the scenes that was initially going to be in the video, but I later decided to leave it out. It’s a unique scene, as it’s the only footage in the world that shows fog appearing in Deadvlei, but I shot another one on the same night that worked better. Also, this image eventually led up to my winning Wildlife Photographer of the Year image Resurrection, so I decided to split the footage of this scene into separate photographs.

 

For the full story on the how and why, please read what I wrote for ‘Resurrection’.

 

This image is not perfect, as it was not supposed to be a photograph in the first place. However, I still quite like it because it shows a unique combination of fog, stars and light beams. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my guess is that there is no other image out there that combines these three elements. Or just stars and fog for that matter. It’s hard enough to get a fresh looking image from this location, so I cherish the ones that are one of a kind.

 

What’s funny, is that because this is a still from video, I have about 600 different versions. The differences are minute though, and the result of the amount of fog at the location at any given time.

 

By the way, the flashlight that I used for this scene is just a tiny little headlamp set to the lowest output. It stayed on for the entire night. The flashlight that I used for Resurrection however, is the Surefire Invictus, a monster that can also make x-rays of your abdomen when placed against your back.

 

If you're interested in joining us to Namibia, then you’re out of luck, unless you’re very patient. Both our 2015 and 2016 tours are already sold out, so the next opportunity will be 2017. I know, it’s crazy. Anyway, just in case, here’s where you can find more information on our tours:

 

Squiver Photo Tours & Workshops

 

Thanks for having a look.

 

Marsel

 

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