Sunday 26 January 2014

Namibian Desert, SWA


A few months ago I treated myself with a (reasonably small) package of FDCs bought online, wanting to enlarge my still modest collection...this one because a) it was issued in 1977, b) I love panoramic stamps, c) it is a country that no longer exists under the given name, and d) great envelope with the skull! hihi :))
I was inspired to post it here for #155 Sunday Stamps because the theme is geology or landscapes, and these views of the grand, desolate Namibian desert seem to fit the theme :) SWA or South-West Africa is Namibia's former name, used during the German and later South-African (1915-1990) rule.
(Sorry its a bit dark, alas no way to make it brighter in Paint...I'll get the Photoshop...one fine day...)
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9 comments:

  1. Stunning, the landscape shape is perfect. That skull sure tells you not to go wandering in there without supplies and a good GPS.

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  2. A great fdc, the desert landscapes are amazing.

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  3. The colours in these are lovely.

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  4. Very dramatic scenery, making wonderful stamps.

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  5. Just stunning, breathtaking! thanks for sharing!!

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  6. Indeed an amazing landscape! I like the warm orange colours - but I agree, we should not go wandering there without thorough preparation..

    About making brighter: I don't have Photoshop either, but I discovered that you can do it well via opening the picture in Windows Photo Gallery (or maybe called Windows Picture Gallery, I've a Dutch version so maybe it is nemed different in English), and then edit brightness and/or contrast.

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  7. "..I'll get the Photoshop...one fine day..."

    IrfanView is free and powerful image editor: http://www.irfanview.com/

    GIMP /ɡɪmp/ (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping: www.gimp.org

    BTW: Nice covers! :-)

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  8. It's an amazing choice, wow!

    I use an easy fee-downloadable photo editor called Photoscape. Maybe it's useful for you.

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