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Namibia is not one of the most visited African countries by American tourists. True, it has Etosha National Park, but that’s pretty much the one site where tourists can view the animals, and most tourists go to Africa to go “on safari,” and see the animals in their natural habitats. So, Namibia is a third choice because it doesn’t have many opportunities to “go on safari,” and consequently, most tourists never get there. But Namibia, with its Caprivi Strip, its Kalahari Desert, its seascape with seal colonies, its skeleton coast where many sailing ships met their demise on its rocks and its rich cultural life presents many diverse tourist opportunities. A region in the Kalahari, known as the deadpan, is a flat desert surrounded by dunes. Any vegetation has long since died, and all that is left are their desiccated skeleton remains, such as the remnants of this lone tree.

Gear: Olympus E-5, Zuiko 18-180mm, opened to 21mm
Data: ISO 200, f 11, 1/640 sec.
Metering: Pattern
WB: Auto
EV: -.7
Date Image created: July 20, 2014