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Willem Pretorius Sunset

Daily Photo – Willem Pretorius Sunset

Once again, at the right time of year, the sunsets in South Africa provide a fantastic display of color. This image is taken in the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve in the Free State.

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Baboon - Willem Pretorius Game Reserve

Daily Photo – Baboon

About 30 miles south-east of Welkom you’ll find the Willem Pretorius Game Reserve. I visited this reserve several times when I was working in the area.

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Two Giraffes

Daily Photo – Two Giraffes

This shot of two giraffes at dusk was captured at Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. Again, the is a scan of a slide.

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Giraffe at Sundown

Daily Photo – Giraffe at Sundown

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.

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Spear Fishing

Daily Photo – Spear Fishing

I’m guessing from this guy’s attire that neither crocodiles nor hippos get excited at the color red.

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Impala

Daily Photo – Impala

I took this picture of an Impala as we were driving towards a watering hole to watch the animals arrive at dusk. Like a lot of animals, they stop to check you out before deciding whether to run away or ignore you. Shortly after this photo, it decided to run away.

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