1. Namibia: The Big Empty

    Posted in: Videos on Friday, February 22nd, 2013

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    You’ve heard the expression, “You can’t see the forest for the trees,”  meaning you sometimes need to step back and look at the big picture.  Well that statement certainly applies to the country of Namibi in Southern Africa.  Since there aren’t a lot of trees in Namibia’s huge, mostly desert landscape, maybe the phrase should be slightly altered to read, “You can’t see the desert for the sand.”

    Bottom line, to fully appreciate the texture, color, variety, and the grand scale of Namibia’s landscape a view from above is essential.  Once that perspective is understood, then you can move in for the closeups to complete the picture of the country.  I recently went to Namibia with a group of friends trying to capture as much of the country as possible from both the air and the ground.

    My home movies contain a lot of this duel perspective and the images are so strong on their own that even my camera work couldn’t ruin them.  So although I put the pictures or home movies together for the friends who were on the trip with me, I thought I’d share some some of the video with anyone else who might be interested in seeing pictures from this most visually spectactular country.  This is part one of what I call, Namibia: The Big Empty.

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