Like any storm over water, the Kariba storms can sometimes be downright sinister. You don't want to be caught out on the water when an unexpected storm spawns legions of angry waves intent on swamping any unwary boats. Kariba's ubiquitous submerged trees add to the malign atmosphere of the storm in this shot.
I am currently in Italy with my girlfriend and family to celebrate the New Year and, incidentally, the Kariba dam was built by an Italian company called Impresit. Just a bit of worthless trivia that occurred to me as I considered what to write about this image!
On the topic of the new year, happy New Year to you. If you're an obsessed photographer such as myself, happy shooting on 2010!
| Canon EOS 40D | |
| Focal Length: | 50 mm |
| Aperture: | f/5 |
| Exposure: | 1/80 sec |
| ISO Speed: | 400 |
Category: [Landscape]
Nice contrast! Looks like a nasty storm
Sean Chambers on 2nd January 2010 @ 7:47pm
Wonderful shot. The sky is fantastic.
tom on 2nd January 2010 @ 7:52pm
the last island.
The colours and the loneliness!
grapf on 4th January 2010 @ 6:25am
Great blog. Informative and some lovely shots. I teach photography and I'll definitely be recommending this blog to my students who are always asking me about good photography websites!
Photography Holidays on 6th January 2010 @ 3:43pm
Nice picture. Good colours.
Enric on 6th January 2010 @ 9:24pm
Does anyone remember the movie "Waterworld" with Kevin Costner? This picture looks amazing.
Good shot!
Flug Thailand on 7th January 2010 @ 8:33am
Holy smokes! What a fantastic, surreal immage! I fist saw the titel and was wondering what image might be behind it! I am stunned! This is super!!
Heidi on 7th January 2010 @ 10:06pm
Superb snapshot, good shot, and beautiful tone, bravo!
Theys on 8th January 2010 @ 10:39am
Wooow, was my first thought. Those sparse trees darting up out of the landscape are incredible. You have an amazing eye.
Shawn Bierman on 8th January 2010 @ 1:24pm
This is beautiful!
Krista on 9th January 2010 @ 4:08am
i would agree...don't want to be in that storm!
Yvonne on 9th January 2010 @ 3:12pm
Terrific photograph.
Don Oberbeck on 9th January 2010 @ 6:48pm
Great photo. Quite firghtening, like weather and water engulfing the land. Thought provoking
grimmojo on 13th January 2010 @ 8:18pm
Nice pic.
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Manoj on 15th January 2010 @ 2:10am