Uploads from youngrobv, tagged african

Zimbabwe Victoria Falls _D7C19239

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:26:58 -0700

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Looking for Dr. Livingstone...

Zimbabwe / Zambia Border Victoria Falls _D7C19229

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:00:41 -0700

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Unlike The Niagara or The Iguaçu, the Victoria Falls do not cascade into a lake to create a vantage point across the shore for a complete panorama. The Victoria Falls instead crash into an enormous chasm, from which clouds of water spray tend to rise. At the opposite edge of the chasm you're too close to shoot the whole width of the Falls even with a 14mm lens. Worse, there is often little to see apart from multiple rainbows while getting completely soaked. So how to capture the entirity of the world's biggest waterfall?

Get a helicopter!

Zimbabwe / Zambia Border Victoria Falls _D7C19233

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:22:48 -0700

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A rickety steel bridge crosses the exit gorge of the Victoria Falls between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The best way to experience it is to go to the Zimbabwe customs post just before sunset, join the cue with the locals and then walk with them along the railway track to the bridge. The Zambia border is on the other side, back far enough to enable a bustling trade of everyday goods across the bridge.

No photograph does justice to the sensation of stopping at the centre of the bridge with the trade passing behind you, the massive volume of water forcing its way through the gorge below against the roar of the Victoria Falls like a giant stage curtain in the back of the gorge as the sunset behind you paints everything in warm hues.

This is my poor attempt at capturing the experience.

Zimbabwe to Zambia _D7C19234

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:53:00 -0700

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Following the tracks from the Zimbabwe border to Zambia at sunset.

The bridge crossing the exit gorge of the Victoria Falls joins Zambia and Zimbabwe, creating a never-ending flow of merchandise trade across the bridge in minuscule quantities. Zimbabwe is so impoverished that no-one asks you for money, they ask you for your cap, your shirt, your shoes etc instead. The enterprising ones sell you 100,000,000 Zimbabwean Dollar notes. An experience that leaves you thinking...

The Victoria Falls form part of the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, not far from Botswana and Namibia's Caprivi Strip. The falls are on the Zambia side, so are best seen from the Zimbabwe side. Staying at the Victoria Falls Hotel is the only option, eventhough staying in such pristinely kept colonial grandeur in a failed state is far from correct.

Botswana Chobe _D7C19187

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:55:00 -0700

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More Impalas after receiving an Impala rush from Flickr's Blog on our photo stream.

Botswana Okavango Delta D7C_16253

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:37:21 -0700

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Move it, Junior!

Botswana Chobe _D7C19184

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:18:27 -0700

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Feeling peckish...

Botswana Chobe _D7C9210

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0700

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This playful leopard cub was the rebel in the family, constantly running around. He passed us so close that I wasn't prepared and was still set to a 1/125th shutter speed... The result was more blur than cub...

Botswana Chobe _D7C19207

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:45:00 -0700

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Army of me...

Botswana Chobe _D7C19226

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:00:34 -0800

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Going ape...

Botswana Okavango Delta _D7C15880

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:15:15 -0800

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Nikon 200-400mm f/4 with TC-20eII, long distance across a lake in AF.

Botswana Chobe _D7C19193

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:50:36 -0800

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Ants in your pants!

Botswana Okavango Delta D90_0840

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:25:00 -0800

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Rebel without a cause.

Zambia Victoria Falls _D7C19241

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:10:01 -0700

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The Zambesi River coming in from Zambia to form the Victoria Falls, as seen from Zimbabwe.

Botswana Chobe _D7C19169

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:12:43 -0700

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Keeping our Cessna out of the African heat is a real challenge!

Botswana Chobe _D7C19173

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:30:53 -0800

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'Post' production...

Botswana Chobe _D7C19212

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:23:28 -0800

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You'll never walk alone...

Botswana Chobe _D7C19176

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:22:59 -0800

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This is some sort of monitor lizard. If you've never seen one, suffice to say this is not a macro shot...

...Monitor lizards are big!

Botswana Chobe _D7C19172

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:55:46 -0800

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Armed to the teeth...

Botswana Chobe D40_6949

nobody@flickr.com (youngrobv) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:05:49 -0800

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Armed to the teeth too...