Tag:Botswana
The Drakensberg, or Dragon Mountains, is the highest mountain range in South Africa, rising to 3,482 m (11,424 ft) at their highest point. The range is also sometimes called The Escarpment.
The ancient Greeks and Romans knew of giraffes and according to rumors on the internet, thought that they were a cross between a camel and a leopard, hence the scientific genus name of ‘camelopardalis’. Not sure how they envisioned a camel and a leopard mating, though – probably after copious quantities of wine!
Later in the day the remains had been taken over by some lions. A male lion dozed in some grass nearby while four females were snacking on the neck and legs.
While to some this may seem sad, I view it more as nature recycling. In it’s death it’s providing sustenance to the host of creatures devouring it.
This shot of two giraffes at dusk was captured at Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. Again, the is a scan of a slide.
Again, this is from a scan of a slide. Were I shooting this today I’d be very tempted to capture it in HDR and then use Photoshop to blend the layers but I don’t know I’d like the result any more than this.
