There is only one moment in the day when you can take this photo in Deadvlei, Namibia (Africa). For this, I had to get out of bed as early as 4am. The sun had just risen, but was just poking above the dunes. As a result, the tree with dunes was just in the light. You can still see the line of shadow. A few moments later, the sun poked above the huge dunes and it soon turned 40 degrees.
The trees in Deadvlei, deep in Namibia's Namib Desert, are almost 900-year-old camel thorn trees. They died centuries ago when the Tsauchab River, their water source, changed course. The extreme climate and drought prevented the trees from decaying, but they were blackened and mummified by the sun. Their dark, skeletal forms stand out sharply against the white clay plain, bright orange dunes and clear blue sky. This produces a surreal and haunting landscape, known worldwide as an iconic image in both photography and natural history.
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