I am so very thankful for your efforts and advise in this video. I leave for Namibia tomorrow and will certainly change my gear selection. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Priceless!
One of the things that makes your channel so fun to watch is that you're always committed to sharing knowledge from your career, and from the places you visit. Keep it up Brendan, you're doing great work
Very useful info dude, it was long (pun intended) but very usable info, thanks for taking the time to do this....oh and by the way love the podcast, i can't comment or rate in spotify but is coming great. Cheers.
I watched this video when it came out and i'm watching it again now that i'm planning my first trip to Namibia! Great content, so many good tips! Thanks a lot Brendan!!
Great insider video. You must be the hardest working travel photographer that exist! I am not sure how you manage it all but kudos to you. Keep producing out great content but don't forget to rest once in a while :)
You said at the end that "this was a long boring video". It was anything But that !!! It will be my "go to" resource when I get around to planning a trip to Namibia. You promised more of them and I'm looking forward to those. N.B. it reminded me of a large scale version of your guide to the Cinque Terre (I've been following your blogs that long!).
'It's almost like an human zoo'. Exactly what that came to my mind watching other tourism and safari videos of that place while planning my Namibia trip. Thanks BVS.
That was a great and useful guide. I have no intention of going but felt I had to leave a comment. You are one of the most selfless photographers on here. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge freely. It is a refreshing change. You are a top lad.
excellent Brendan ! Thank you so much for all the information. I went to Namibia two years ago and you brought me back to all this great places! You made my day !
man you really go all over the world! love your photography and your channel! thanks for sharing this great content with us and i really really enjoyed watching this!
This is full of “useful and valuable” information! We are just starting to plan our Namibia trip and I look forward to looking at more of your videos and checking your other sources of info too. I subscribed just watching this first video. Thank you!
Thanks much for sharing all your learnings on Namibia, Brendan. A visit should be on everyone's bucket list. So I'm sure this will be useful to so many. Looking forward to Cape Town content as that place is amazing too.
Excellent job with the travel and photography guide on Namibia! I really like how everything was presented, and it is a very good introduction to visiting Namibia. Now I need to plan a trip there someday!
Thank you so much for this Brendan. My wife and I should have gone on a long awaited trip to Namibia last month but waiting for lockdown to end and borders to open to get this trip on track. I lived in Whk in early 2000's and flew all over the place as flight paramedic incl several lodges to medivac tourists and vowed to return one day on a 4x4 trip. My first trip (from Pta) will be the southern part. Very helpful and I made lotsa notes. Good job.
Really enjoyed this video and it was pretty concise so well done. I saw a picture of Deadvlei back in 2007 and had wanted to go there ever since. After a few cancelled trips I finally got to spend a couple of weeks touring Namibia in 2019 and it was everything I expected and more. What a wonderful country, especially for a photographer. Highlights were a dawn helicopter flight over the dunes in Namib-Naukluft Park, and staying in the fantastic Wolwedans Dunes Lodge in the NabidRand reserve; what a place.
This was by far everything except boring!!! Excellent!! Really like your vlogs too, but that was just superb. You are an experienced traveler and it's great to have information up front (and let's be honest, everyone with a camera wants to go to Namibia...)
Thanks for doing this Brendan, great timing, am self-driving Northern Namibia next month so this was a great watch, really useful to know about the difference between Etosha East & West. Cheers!
Hi Brendan, I love your channel and watch religously - I am planning a trip to Namibia with 2 days/ nights in each location (fly in) and my itinerary is as follows: NamibRand Reserve area, Soossusvlei (I have added a day = 3), Swakopmund / Walvis Bay, Skeleton Coast, Kaokoland, Damaraland, Etosha NP, South (Ongava) and East (Onguma), and I am trying to decide which to add another day too. If I added a day which would you choose? Thanks Cindy
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Amazing information Bredan! thx What about astrophotography in Deadvlei? is the only way to park outside and walk the 3km into the area?
Answered above, because I should have mentioned this: In Windhoek if you go to the NWR office you can apply for a night permit. But, that likely means paying a commercial permit. From what I've heard, it's expensive... but possible.
Excellent info Brendan Ideal for planning maybe the image was a little choppy Which countries are you going to visit besides South Africa? BTW how do you get to that northern part of Namibia? By road through SA?
Super helpful video guide as we plan a 3-week self-drive in Namibia next month! Probably a long shot, but any idea if it’s possible to rent gear in Windhoek and return it by mail? Our itinerary looks to be ending in Maun vs. going back to Windhoek and I’d love to rent a telephoto (we’re traveling full time so my Tamron 150-600 is home in the states, sadly)...
This video was such a gift, Brendan! Thanks for posting it. I have two questions. First, what was the name of the gear rental store in Windhoek you use to rent your lenses? Second, you've said that a 4x4 isn't necessary. Except for the two places you mentioned, do you think it would be feasible to do a self-drive in a rented 23 ft. 2WD RV with standard RV ground clearance?
Capture Namibia is the lens rental. And, yeah, absolutely. Just make sure you have spare tires on hand in case of flats as the rural shops might not have tires your size.
Hi Brendan. Chanced upon your video and what a great guide you have made. We are grp of photographers intend to shoot star trails and milky in Deadvlei. As I understand gate 2 closed at ard 8pm, how is it possible to shoot? Some star trails take 3 hrs or more and I hv seen beautiful images of it. Can anyone allowed to stay inside the gate for astro photography?
Hi, if you go to the NWR office in Windhoek they sometimes offer permits. But it's really rare. And I'm not sure how long it takes for them to issue one.
I have to say, we just stayed at Ai-Ais, not camping, in the lodge itself, and the service and food was really low standard for the price we paid. The hot springs were very nice, so I would still go again for that, but the service and food really left us disappointed. Maybe camping there is better. There were people hiking in Fish River Canyon so you can hike there now.
Very well put together and detailed, Brendan. Now.... some low life gave you a thumbs down I see but you should ignore that! Keep going this way and I don't expect perfection with the green screen etc (just as usual... try a wireless lav mic to remove the echo but don't sweat it hehe).
Hi Brendan, Quick question for you : I don't see you often without filters regarding landscape photography. Do you recommand to "always" put one on ? I want to bring my photo to the next level, and I wonder if it could be a good choice to invest in Lee Filters and try to use it the most possible :) What do you think ?
I don't always put one on. But, I do a lot. Go check out my video guide on using filters. I think it's called a complete guide to using filters. It should give you a good understanding on how you can take things to the next level.
Pointer! IF you decide to drive from parking 1 to 2 going to Deadvlei, be very careful and hit the pedal. There are big chances you’ll get stuck in the sand there. Trust me, it took a local crew 6 hours to retrieve my 4x4.
You mentioned the drones. It has been impossible for me to obtain the permit needed for my October trip. I have a mini 4 pro and desperately want to bring it and be responsible with where it is flown. Should I just give up on this or?
It's impossible, man. Even with permits, you can only fly outside of national parks. Don't want to disuade you, but it's definitely tough to do. You could email the guy at Capture Namibia. He has a license. He might be able to give you some guidance.
In Windhoek if you go to the NWR office you can apply for a night permit. But, that likely means paying a commercial permit. From what I've heard, it's expensive... but possible.
Not too hot yet, and it's the dry season in Etosha. If you go to Etosha during the rainy season, the sightings can be pretty sparse. In the dry season, they need to hit the artifical waterholes for water so they're easier to see.
Yo! Yup the problem was the green screen want evenly "green" and the light reflection was an issue. Definitely not an Eos R issue, and definitely a "Brendan trying something new" issue. Haha
I very much like your position towards a visit of the Himba village. On our guided tour last year we felt very uneasy during that visit. Closed to "civilized" areas of Namibia it looked like as they, mainly the women, are being artificially kept (forced to stay?) in the life stile of former ages. My strong recommendation: do not visit that village!
Brendan van Son thanks mate... will watch this tomorrow. Am packing and leaving for the airport first thing back to very very cold uk. Booo!!! Vietnam is incredible!! Jase
"Helpful" doesn't begin to describe how useful this video is. Excellent content. Thank you.
I am so very thankful for your efforts and advise in this video. I leave for Namibia tomorrow and will certainly change my gear selection. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Priceless!
Brilliant video. Great information. Loved what you done on the TV.
What a great and helpful video... really well done!
I will be visiting Namibia this month, so I re-watched this video. This is very useful information, thanks Brandon !
One of the things that makes your channel so fun to watch is that you're always committed to sharing knowledge from your career, and from the places you visit. Keep it up Brendan, you're doing great work
Thank buddy! It's been fun watching your channel explode too! We need to do a collab at some point.
Very useful info dude, it was long (pun intended) but very usable info, thanks for taking the time to do this....oh and by the way love the podcast, i can't comment or rate in spotify but is coming great. Cheers.
I watched this video when it came out and i'm watching it again now that i'm planning my first trip to Namibia! Great content, so many good tips! Thanks a lot Brendan!!
This is a tremendously valuable video for anyone going to Namibia. Your photos and enthusiasm make us all want to go there. Thank you
Great insider video. You must be the hardest working travel photographer that exist! I am not sure how you manage it all but kudos to you. Keep producing out great content but don't forget to rest once in a while :)
I visited Namibia in 2017. Back then I used your old vlogs for guide. So it's nice to see this now.
Sorry it wasn't ready back then! Haha
You said at the end that "this was a long boring video". It was anything But that !!! It will be my "go to" resource when I get around to planning a trip to Namibia. You promised more of them and I'm looking forward to those. N.B. it reminded me of a large scale version of your guide to the Cinque Terre (I've been following your blogs that long!).
This is so true!
Ok, so that was pretty amazing. Comprehensive, information packed, and not sure if you stopped to breath in between :) Very helpful. Thank you.
'It's almost like an human zoo'. Exactly what that came to my mind watching other tourism and safari videos of that place while planning my Namibia trip. Thanks BVS.
That was great info, I think you should do more of these types of videos
Really useful, Brendan. I hope to visit Namibia within a couple of years, this help[s greatly.
That was a great and useful guide. I have no intention of going but felt I had to leave a comment. You are one of the most selfless photographers on here. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge freely. It is a refreshing change. You are a top lad.
Thumbs up and respect for your attitude and opinion towards Otjikandero!
Just back from Namibia. I watched this video right before leaving, many, many, valuable tips.
I think it's a gold mine for us who....someday, will travel to those exotic places.
Like a video encyclopedia for photographers 😊👍🇨🇦
Glad it's useful!
Awesome guide Brendan. Very helpful and entertaining with your very valuable knowledge. Thanks.
excellent Brendan ! Thank you so much for all the information. I went to Namibia two years ago and you brought me back to all this great places! You made my day !
man you really go all over the world!
love your photography and your channel!
thanks for sharing this great content with us and i really really enjoyed watching this!
Thanks Brendan for collection all that information. It was really helpful!
Thank you for sharing all these details. Really helpful
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
This is full of “useful and valuable” information! We are just starting to plan our Namibia trip and I look forward to looking at more of your videos and checking your other sources of info too. I subscribed just watching this first video. Thank you!
Thanks, and glad it was helpful!
awesome travel guide bro! I love the green screen, very pro!
Haha, thanks. It was chaos working with it though
Great video Brendan. Namibia is certainly on my bucket list. Thank you. Z
Brendan that was awesome mate, it was not boring at all just very informative loved it.
Glad you liked it!
WOW.!! You really outdid yourself with this video.!
Nice work and nicely done.. Thank you..
Good review. Fish River Hiking was open this year during the Southern Hemisphere winter.
Thanks much for sharing all your learnings on Namibia, Brendan. A visit should be on everyone's bucket list. So I'm sure this will be useful to so many. Looking forward to Cape Town content as that place is amazing too.
Brendan: For those of who who follow you more for your photography than for the vlogging, this is great stuff! Keep 'em coming, please.
Thank you very much for this. This was very helpful for my next trip to Namibia.
You're welcome!
I don't write a lot, but this video wasn't boring, it will be very useful! Thanks!!!
Thanks for the series, I’ve enjoyed watching it :)
Brendan, this is a great video.
Love the use of green screen on the TV.
Namibia is now on my bucket list that's to you.
Great and interesting full of valuable info, thanks.
This Video is why I subscribed to your channel. Really good! Thanks for sharing all the infos my friend
Excellent job with the travel and photography guide on Namibia! I really like how everything was presented, and it is a very good introduction to visiting Namibia. Now I need to plan a trip there someday!
Thank you so much for this Brendan. My wife and I should have gone on a long awaited trip to Namibia last month but waiting for lockdown to end and borders to open to get this trip on track. I lived in Whk in early 2000's and flew all over the place as flight paramedic incl several lodges to medivac tourists and vowed to return one day on a 4x4 trip. My first trip (from Pta) will be the southern part. Very helpful and I made lotsa notes. Good job.
Really enjoyed this video and it was pretty concise so well done. I saw a picture of Deadvlei back in 2007 and had wanted to go there ever since. After a few cancelled trips I finally got to spend a couple of weeks touring Namibia in 2019 and it was everything I expected and more. What a wonderful country, especially for a photographer. Highlights were a dawn helicopter flight over the dunes in Namib-Naukluft Park, and staying in the fantastic Wolwedans Dunes Lodge in the NabidRand reserve; what a place.
This was by far everything except boring!!! Excellent!! Really like your vlogs too, but that was just superb. You are an experienced traveler and it's great to have information up front (and let's be honest, everyone with a camera wants to go to Namibia...)
Glad you like it!
Excellent video. You must write a book on Namibia travel and photography with all this and more info. Thanks for sharing all these with us.
Thank you so much for this, so so helpful!
My pleasure!
Thanks for doing this Brendan, great timing, am self-driving Northern Namibia next month so this was a great watch, really useful to know about the difference between Etosha East & West. Cheers!
I’ve been to ngepi camp haha! One of the coolest places I ever stayed at. The pool there was awesome, highly recommend This place!
That pool is amazing, isn't it?
Brendan - just a shout out to say your new microphone is a beast. The audio is incredibly clear.
Shout out to the giant mic!
Just saw this video, and I think you should do more of this videos, about other places in the world, keep the good job.
Yup, I'm going to be doing these from now on when I go to places that I've spent a lot of time in. They seem like they're helping people.
Great video and very informational thank you
please do more videos like this! very informative
Realy useful information! I would like add two places: waterberg aerea and fingerklipp with ugab canyon. Thanks for your advice. Have a great time.
Great tips! Still so many places I need to see!!
c'est vraiment magnifique. 😘
Thanks for the informations. Perfect timing : I'll be in Kolmanskop early tomorrow morning then Sesriem, Swakopmund ...
Nice! Enjoy!
Going there soon so thx for the guide.
Hope it was helpful!
Hi Brendan, I love your channel and watch religously - I am planning a trip to Namibia with 2 days/ nights in each location (fly in) and my itinerary is as follows: NamibRand Reserve area, Soossusvlei (I have added a day = 3), Swakopmund / Walvis Bay, Skeleton Coast, Kaokoland, Damaraland, Etosha NP, South (Ongava) and East (Onguma), and I am trying to decide which to add another day too. If I added a day which would you choose? Thanks Cindy
Amazing information Bredan! thx
What about astrophotography in Deadvlei? is the only way to park outside and walk the 3km into the area?
Answered above, because I should have mentioned this:
In Windhoek if you go to the NWR office you can apply for a night permit. But, that likely means paying a commercial permit. From what I've heard, it's expensive... but possible.
Excellent info Brendan
Ideal for planning maybe the image was a little choppy
Which countries are you going to visit besides South Africa?
BTW how do you get to that northern part of Namibia? By road through SA?
Super helpful video guide as we plan a 3-week self-drive in Namibia next month! Probably a long shot, but any idea if it’s possible to rent gear in Windhoek and return it by mail? Our itinerary looks to be ending in Maun vs. going back to Windhoek and I’d love to rent a telephoto (we’re traveling full time so my Tamron 150-600 is home in the states, sadly)...
Great vlog Brendan very informative, please do one on Alberta before May 2019 :)
Namibia is not on my to go list (I prefer rainy and cold places...), but your vlogs may have changed my mind :), nevertheless, it looks incredible !
Very informative, thanks.
Pleasure!
Thank you Brendan
This video was such a gift, Brendan! Thanks for posting it. I have two questions. First, what was the name of the gear rental store in Windhoek you use to rent your lenses? Second, you've said that a 4x4 isn't necessary. Except for the two places you mentioned, do you think it would be feasible to do a self-drive in a rented 23 ft. 2WD RV with standard RV ground clearance?
Capture Namibia is the lens rental.
And, yeah, absolutely. Just make sure you have spare tires on hand in case of flats as the rural shops might not have tires your size.
I heard Wilderness Safaris has two camps ( Kulala and little kulala) have private access going to the national park
Huge appreciation for the amount of work you put into this Brendan. Point the mic towards yourself, you are too faint :-).
Hi Brendan. Chanced upon your video and what a great guide you have made. We are grp of photographers intend to shoot star trails and milky in Deadvlei. As I understand gate 2 closed at ard 8pm, how is it possible to shoot? Some star trails take 3 hrs or more and I hv seen beautiful images of it. Can anyone allowed to stay inside the gate for astro photography?
Hi, if you go to the NWR office in Windhoek they sometimes offer permits. But it's really rare. And I'm not sure how long it takes for them to issue one.
@@BrendanvanSon Tks for info. maybe I try to write to them first.
I have to say, we just stayed at Ai-Ais, not camping, in the lodge itself, and the service and food was really low standard for the price we paid. The hot springs were very nice, so I would still go again for that, but the service and food really left us disappointed. Maybe camping there is better. There were people hiking in Fish River Canyon so you can hike there now.
The food service in the NWR has gone absolutely horrible in the past year. I've noticed a huge drop in the quality over the years as well.
Do I need a 4 by 4, though?
Very well put together and detailed, Brendan.
Now.... some low life gave you a thumbs down I see but you should ignore that!
Keep going this way and I don't expect perfection with the green screen etc (just as usual... try a wireless lav mic to remove the echo but don't sweat it hehe).
Baie dankie!
The first time someone said that to me in Namibia I thought they were asking me if I wanted to "Buy a donkey". I was like, "uhm, no." haha
Hi Brendan,
Quick question for you : I don't see you often without filters regarding landscape photography. Do you recommand to "always" put one on ? I want to bring my photo to the next level, and I wonder if it could be a good choice to invest in Lee Filters and try to use it the most possible :) What do you think ?
I don't always put one on. But, I do a lot. Go check out my video guide on using filters. I think it's called a complete guide to using filters. It should give you a good understanding on how you can take things to the next level.
@@BrendanvanSon Perfect, I already saw the video, but I second shot is great! The next step will be painful for the money ;)
"The hot springs are cool, uh, there hot actually"
-Brendan 11/9/2018
Pointer! IF you decide to drive from parking 1 to 2 going to Deadvlei, be very careful and hit the pedal. There are big chances you’ll get stuck in the sand there. Trust me, it took a local crew 6 hours to retrieve my 4x4.
Yeah, it's soft. You can't let up on that road!
awesome
57532 points for first comment!
You mentioned the drones. It has been impossible for me to obtain the permit needed for my October trip. I have a mini 4 pro and desperately want to bring it and be responsible with where it is flown. Should I just give up on this or?
It's impossible, man. Even with permits, you can only fly outside of national parks. Don't want to disuade you, but it's definitely tough to do. You could email the guy at Capture Namibia. He has a license. He might be able to give you some guidance.
Do you have any information on shooting Deadvlei at night? I'm having trouble finding info online
In Windhoek if you go to the NWR office you can apply for a night permit. But, that likely means paying a commercial permit. From what I've heard, it's expensive... but possible.
Very informative Brendan
2nd? Really really helpful - tnx a lot. Is lets say Oct a good time to visit or would you suggest some other period?
200 points!
Best month is Sept or Oct in my opinion
@@BrendanvanSon Why do you say that, Brendan?
Not too hot yet, and it's the dry season in Etosha. If you go to Etosha during the rainy season, the sightings can be pretty sparse. In the dry season, they need to hit the artifical waterholes for water so they're easier to see.
Brendan shhhhhhh don't give away all your secrets, Namibia will become even busier, anyway, well executed talk.
I'm getting noise on the screen and the mic body, anyone else?
yeah BVS said he was using a green screen, so perhaps the issue is there...but I do see the image "fraying" at the edges here and there
@@kelv52 He did say he was videoing with the new EOS R so it may be something to do with a setting for video.
Yo! Yup the problem was the green screen want evenly "green" and the light reflection was an issue. Definitely not an Eos R issue, and definitely a "Brendan trying something new" issue. Haha
@@BrendanvanSon didnt think it would be the Eos R, not a real problem anyway, still very watchable
Definitely worth trying and the 'noise' wasn't too intrusive. Could you have run a slideshow through the TV screen?
Ngl I came for one reason and one reason only: to hear you butcher Namibian names.
You did surprisingly well though!
Haha. I'm terrible with names in any country. Must be my Dutch roots
I very much like your position towards a visit of the Himba village. On our guided tour last year we felt very uneasy during that visit. Closed to "civilized" areas of Namibia it looked like as they, mainly the women, are being artificially kept (forced to stay?) in the life stile of former ages. My strong recommendation: do not visit that village!
While self-driving is possible, it's hardly ideal. Book a guide and a 4x4, and you will see a whole new Namibia.
Fifth. a lil off from my real place.
-2 points. Haha
6th... gimme my points, lol!! 😎
Here's 6!
Brendan van Son thanks mate... will watch this tomorrow. Am packing and leaving for the airport first thing back to very very cold uk. Booo!!! Vietnam is incredible!! Jase
Very useful info. Thank you.