The sand dunes in Namibia are spectacular. They are the largest in the world, and they are orange. With low angled sunlight, the patterns in the contours of the dunes are incredibly artistic. In most areas of the world, the first few minutes after sunrise and the last few minutes of light before sunset offer the most beautiful and dramatic type of light for photography. In Namibia, though, there is a lot of dust near the horizon due to blowing sand. That means even 30 to 45 minutes after the sun rises or before it sets, the light is optimal. The way it works out is that the great lighting of low angled sunlight lasts much longer than expected. I took this picture with a Canon 100-400mm telephoto, and the settings were 1/400, f/7.1, and 800 ISO.
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