'Keep your eye on the ball' was the advice I recall my games master giving us at grammar school as we were instructed in the fine art of cricket. It serves for these gamblers also.
I'm not sure if this guy's nonchalance comes from his having a winning hand or if he's a banker and not actually playing the game.
The title of this photo comes from the apples and bees on the game board. It's a gambling game that, like roulette, is based upon a ball coming to rest in a particular location.
This photo was taken a few months after the sunset photo while on a different trip. It's taken from one of the rocky outcrops in the north-east corner of the park looking to the north-west. I've always liked these wide open vistas. They provide a sense of a world without limits.
This shot of two giraffes at dusk was captured at Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. Again, the is a scan of a slide.