DECEMBER 2006 – The historical Vingerklip rock near Outjo in Namibia. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Why visit the Arches National Park in Utah when you can also visit the Vingerklip in Namibia? Of course, this is an unfair question as both locations are quite unique in their appearance. Yet, when we visited this tall monolithic rock – resembling a finger – we remembered our 2003 trip to Utah.
With its height of 35 meters (115 ft) the Vingerklip dominates the landscape of the Ugab Terraces between Outjo and Khorixas. It can be accessed conveniently from the road D2743 towards the Vingerklip Lodge. In fact, the rock is located on the premises of the lodge, but you may visit the rock even without being a guest of the lodge.
A short walk (about 5 minutes) leads up to the bottom of the rock formation, and you can enjoy tremendous views from up there.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 01-DEC-2006, 11:59 |
| Location | Near Outjo, Namibia |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Lens | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 1/100 sec at f/22 |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4992 x 3328 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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