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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 01:50 PM
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This is a photo. A really cool one.
Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.



http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/camel-thorn-trees-namibia/
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 01:52 PM
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1. Even after a few minutes, I'm still only barely able to "see" what is going on there.
Absolutely incredible!

PB
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 01:53 PM
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2. Looks unreal to me. nt
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DirkGently Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:04 PM
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3. Wow.
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:11 PM
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4. Why can't I take pictures like this?
That is incredible.
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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:14 PM
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5. That's not a dune, it's a pancake
I should know, I've eaten plenty of them. And the trees in the forefront are from Nightmare Before Christmas...I call fake!
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Left coast liberal Donating Member (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:21 PM
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7. ;-)
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:15 PM
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6. wow
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RT Atlanta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 02:35 PM
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8. Our planet is amazingly beautiful and diverse
thank you for sharing... it took me several looks as on first glimpse it appears to be a painting to me.
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 03:12 PM
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9. Planet Earth is sooooo sexy!!
This is an amazing shot!
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 03:13 PM
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10. looks like a cartoon drawing
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