desert – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

2020-11-11: Wordless Wednesday

March 24, 2019

2019-03-24: Palm Springs

I have officially thrown in the towel on my signs of spring topic of the month. I really should have thought it through a bit more, and made it the topic for April, but c’est la vie, what is done, is done. I did see my first robin of the year this morning though, so the signs of spring are appearing on a daily basis now, just not in the right context for taking photos.

Anyhow, I thought instead I would share a few more images from my trip to Southern California last October. I am gearing up for travel at the end of April, and really trying to work through all the backlog of images to edit, so when I get home, I can start right in with new images. Fingers crossed.

I hope you enjoy my selection, and wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead.

DSCF1493 — The desert surrounding Palm Springs.

DSCF1518 — Definitely not a plant that you want to walk into!

DSCF1822 — Some of the beautiful boulders in Joshua Tree National Park.

P1040267 — The Salton Sea near Palm Springs.

P1040270 — The lake resort that wasn’t. The picnic tables at the Salon Sea unused, and in disrepair.

March 6, 2019

2019-03-06: Wordless Wednesday

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May 20, 2018

2018-05-20: Painterly Effects Project – Namibia

I was inspired this week to explore images from Namibia with my painterly effects project for the month. In the brief time I have spent there, I have found it to be a magical place. The light is beautiful and the landscapes are at times surreal. From the air, the vast open spaces seem lifeless, but on the ground, it is a completely different story.

I hope you enjoy my selections for the week.

_DSC7331 copy — A group of oryx walking in front of one of the impressive dunes in Sossusvlei.

20170425-DSC_0651 copy — A lone elephant moves through the desert, looking to catch up to her herd that had already reached the river.

20170426-DSC_0808 copy — Sunset over the desert in Hoanib.

20170426-P1020661 copy — A group of flamingos in flight over the Skeleton Coast.

20170429-DSC_1447 copy — The land of vast deserts sometimes surprises with lush greenery. This lion was lounging in the cool grass with the rest of his pride nearby.

20170426-P1020676 copy — Large groups of seals awaited us when we visited the Skeleton Coast from Hoanib Camp. Inland it was a clear, blue sky day, but on the coast, fog and mist obscured the view.

20170428-DSC_1146 — A group of lions, newly evicted from their pride, roaming through Etosha National Park.

_DSC8656 — In Damaraland, you can easily feel like you are the only people for miles around.

March 7, 2018March 4, 2018

2018-03-07: Wordless Wednesday

March 6, 2018March 4, 2018

2018-03-06: WPC – Out of this world

The photo challenge topic of the week is out of this world. I’ve chosen to share a stitched panorama image that I shot while exploring the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. We flew to the coast from camp for a day of exploration, and as we were driving through the dunes we came across this beautiful oasis in the middle of vast tracts of featureless sand dunes. It truly was an out of this world landscape to see.