This vastness is unbelievably beautiful!

I'm a wilderness kind of guy myself and I know how you must feel!!! Lovely image, I can almost hear the breeze and nothing else. :>

I really understand about the city, but I need a lusher wilderness! It is very beautiful though!

It is an amazing sight Carin. I think I understand what you long for.

I have memories of deserts in Israel, I was in awe of the night sky. There is an appeal to wide open spaces, maybe inherited from our days on the prehistoric savanah.

The thing that strikes you most is not seeing the end, have a place front and its apparent immensity.Very beautiful photo , Carin !

LOL! I prefer greener pastures. ;D Excellent capture!

Your shots of Nambia could fill my favorite image file. This is no exception.

wow lovely and lonely looking too

I like how the clouds seem to reflect the color of the desert sand. Great shot of what looks like a very peaceful place.

TERRIFIC IMAGE!

Amazing vista! Are there any openings for park wardens? Or perhaps you could open a small bait and tackle shop? I agree with you, after a while concrete wears on you.

It looks so very big and expansive! Intimidating and lovely!

I love the desert for so many reasons, this is beautiful!

Like an oil painting in this wonderful composition of your sister-in-law gazing across the magnificent South African veldt under a blanket of clouds, Carin!

Big and beautiful.

Very beautiful capture

I feel with you Carin as i spend a year in Namibia and we once toured Namibia while we were still part of the South African defence force and this is scenes that we saw.

Concrete sucks! Okay, the ancient Romans made good use of it, but maybe that's because ancient Roman concrete (used as a building material) had little clay vases in it with plugged tops. They provided air pockets that kept the concrete lighter and thus better for building those gaudy and extravagant things they were so fond of putting up all over the place. Modern concrete is just...well...blah and doesn't even have crude human naughty bits scrawled all over it, like its ancient Roman counterpart. Hmmm...concrete and naughty bits...there's a disturbing thought! But anyway, all of this is to say that I'm fully with you on the whole "I'm so over the city" kind of thing...give me open spaces (and WiFi) and other pleasantries and essentials and I'm happy. And this shot...well...WOW...the sense of openness is quite impressive. There's a bleakness here, but it's not uninviting, it's just...Nature's way of doing the minimalist thing--something Nature does well, when she thinks to do it at all. Judging by various insects, Minimalism isn't something nature does very often...so it's even more spectacular when she does. You've captured the vastness of the Namib desert profoundly, and I particularly love those horizon-hugging clouds! Yeah, this is a fantastic shot of a favorite place I haven't yet visited!

As you say 'an expanse of nothing' but well finished by your sister-in -law.

A thought-proving capture. Super!!

Sometimes we just need to get away and get back to nature. Wonderfully composed shot. :)

Wow, that is amazing, what a vast space of peace & quiet, lovely place to reflect. Wonderful capture.xxxx

Another stunning looking view! The silence must be incredible.. Beautiful shot, Carin.. Rob

I know the feeling-the need to escape and put the world behind you. This would be the perfect place to visit--beautiful!!

bonne photo!

wonderful view ..

It is very powerful.

I love this shot of the endless expanse of this shot. I backpacked Arizona from January 21st to May 30th in 1996. Bad news – heavy multi lens film camera – good news – I mailed the rolls of film home once a week. Dana

You know I don't like the desert in general, but there's something about Namibia ... it's indefinable. I look at these pictures and feel relaxed and at peace, which is totally the opposite of how I usually feel in a stark landscape. What an amazing place that must be! (Ek mis jou frek baie, Dierbaar!) :*