Dying dragon is a photograph by Liudmila Di which was uploaded on February 25th, 2013.
Title
Dying dragon
Artist
Liudmila Di
Medium
Photograph
Description
Deadvlei - valley of dead trees in Namib desert, Namibia..
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From Wikipedia:
Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh" (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes).
Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, the highest reaching 300-400 meters, which rest on a sandstone terrace.
The clay pan was formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. When the climate changed, drought hit the area, and sand dunes encroached on the pan, which blocked the river from the area.
The trees died, as there no longer was enough water to survive. There are some species of plants remaining, such as salsola and clumps of !nara, adapted to surviving off the morning mist and very rare rainfall. The remaining skeletons of the trees, which are believed to be about 900 years old, are now black because the intense sun has scorched them. Though not petrified, the wood does not decompose because it is so dry.
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Uploaded
February 25th, 2013
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Comments (33)
Elizabeth McTaggart
That's fascinating, Liudmila! Love how you composed this shot and the sidebar is excellent! v/f
Marilyn McNish
WOW! Great capture Liudmila! So there was once enough moisture to grow it large enough before it died. Such a contrast between the dead tree and the dune in the background. Very interesting! v mm
Liudmila Di replied:
This place was full of water, vegetation and life around one thousand years ago.. But the dunes squeezed out the river which brought existance to this area.. And all the trees got dry.. Now it's hard to believe how rich life was there... It's pleasure for me to know that you are not indifferent to this image Marylin!..
Elena Nosyreva
Great landscape, the dune's color and texture are fantastic. Do people always walk along the "spine" of the dune?
Liudmila Di replied:
Yes, they do.. It's much easier to walk along the edge than to move uphill or downhill.. Thank you for your interest Elena!..
Dan Hilsenrath
very interesting. Do some Moscow work.
Liudmila Di replied:
Glad it's interesting for you Dan!.. But I'm not sure I got the second part of your comment..
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