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Final do dia na Fenda do Bimbe. Huíla, Angola.

Fenda do Bimbe - © Kostadin Luchansky | Angola Image Bank | www.angolaimagebank.com

Fenda do Bimbe - © Kostadin Luchansky | Angola Image Bank | www.angolaimagebank.com

Final do dia na Fenda do Bimbe. É mais um lugar mágico na província da Huíla, ha uns quilómetros da Humpata, aonde se chega com esforço, subindo por uma picada bastante intransitável. Um lugar com vista privilegiada na margem do Planalto, de onde se vê bem a escarpa que se eleva abruptamente por quase 1000m e neste ponto atinge uma altitude de quase 2300m acima do nível do mar.

Lá, na época das chuvas, ha vezes que no mesmo dia alternam 4 estações! Este era um dia assim! Dia de verão, mas bastante frio, tinha acabado de chover torrencialmente, o nevoeiro estava a levantar-se devagar como bolas de algodão e revelava as terras dos Mucubais lá em baixo ao longe, agora iluminadas pelos mágicos raios do sol do fim da tarde.

O ar limpo e refrescante, aquele cheiro pós-chuva, a vegetação tão única destas altitudes e paralelos, as rochas estranhamente amontoadas…tudo parecia surreal, e por ventura, extremamente semelhante ao lugar mágico do filme desenhado “UP!”. O sol lutava com as nuvens, mas estas prevaleceram em poucos minutos, o céu fechou-se novamente com séria ameaça de mais chuva, a temperatura baixou bruscamente para 14ºC e rapidamente tirei esta sequência de fotos enquanto andava boquiaberto, sem saber qual maravilha fotografar primeiro.

Um excelente dia de verão, fresco, no coração de Angola.

Visite Angola Image Bank em http://www.angolaimagebank.com para mais fotos do mesmo lugar.

White sand dunes and halophyte plants at Flamingo Lodge (Namibe, Angola)

The previous day we arrived late in the afternoon at Flamingo Lodge plotted by the Atlantic coast in the Namibe Desert. On our way to the lodge we drove by those amazing dunes with white sand and zebra-like black stripes. The next morning I woke up early and went straight towards the dunes to photograph them. Here is a detail of the sand and vegetation ;) Have a great weekend.

Original description Via Flickr:
White sand dunes and halophyte plants (a plant that naturally grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray on the leafs) on the beach near Flamingo Lodge. Namibe, Angola. This image can be licensed for commercial or personal use at www.angolaimagebank.com

The #1 top rated photo at World Photography Organization is Angola Image Bank’s foggy evening shot of the road at Serra da Leba

The World Photography Organisation (WPO), which proudly supports professional, amateur and student photography and lends a global platform for the photographic industry to communicate, network and showcase current trends in Photojournalism, Fine Art and Commercial Photography, is showcasing the top rated 500 images from the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards 2011 competition and, for now, the first place is taken by Angola Image Bank’s foggy evening shot of the road at Serra da Leba taken by Kostadin Luchansky in January of 2010. The competition ends on January the 15th, 2011.

1st place at the Sony World Photography Awards 2011

This photo and many more fine art images from Angola can be licensed at Angola Image Bank’s web site with rights managed, royalty free or personal use licenses.

Best of 2010 – one of this year’s Top 10 photos from National Geographic is the road at Serra da Leba in Lubango, Angola

See this breathtaking photo from May 13, and other amazing images in National Geographic’s Best of 2010 gallery. To never miss another Photo of the Day, visit nationalgeographic.com daily.

Learn more about Angola, see photos of this amazing country, and view images of people, weather and nature.

NatGeo Best of 2010

NatGeo Best of 2010

National Geographic’s “Photo of the Day” for MAY 12, 2010 is Serra da Leba road at night by Angola Image Bank (AIB)

National Geographic has elected Angola Image Bank’s evening shot of Huila’s Serra da Leba road as “Photo of the Day” for May 12th, 2010. This image is available for download as a desktop wallpaper directly from National Geographic’s Web site (1600 x 1200 pixels). Rights managed and royalty free licensing for this photograph is available at Angola Image Bank’s Web site.

National Geographic Photo of The Day May 12th 2010 Serra da Leba

National Geographic Photography Contest 2010 features one of Angola Image Bank’s photos

National Geographic Photography Contest 2010 has featured one of Angola Image Bank’s photos: the road at Serra da Leba at night, by Kostadin Luchansky, shot on January the 2nd, 2010. The image appears in the “Places” gallery, Week 2, Image 13. You are welcome to give your vote in The Voting Machine (link opens in a new window)

NG Photo Contest featured images link: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2010/entries/gallery/places-week-2/

Voting Machine: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2010/entries/rate/places-week-2/#/3431

The Serra da Leba road at night

The Serra da Leba road at night

Success on Tumblr: Angola Image Bank’s photo receives 12000+ notes

The nocturnal photo of the road at Serra da Leba is having a huge success on Tumblr. It appeared today on the Radar and now has more than 12000 notes as you can see here: direct link (opens in a new window).