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For once, I thought I'd introduce the next serie of photos with a little teaser. Enjoy...
(Music by Peter Gabriel)
Taken during a 2 week adventure holiday to Namibia with Exodus Travels, October/November 2006. Image taken with a borrowed Minolta Dynax 5D camera, the first DSLR that I ever used. Originally shot in jpeg format, then recently reprocessed using DxO PhotoLab 4 to try and get the best out of them, as I hadn't really appreciated the possibilities of what I'd taken at the time.
Himba man at Himba camp near the Kunene River. Note the cheap and nasty plastic chair, and the single trainer. These people have very few possessions.
The motley crew on our first night in Windhoek. L-R: Pam, John, Pam, John and Malcolm (you don't have to be called Pam or John but it helps).
Quiver trees, photographed in the 'Quiver Tree Forest' near Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
Aloe dichotoma, also known as Quiver tree or Kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia. One of the few examples of spontaneous forests of the Aloe dichotoma is the Quiver Tree Forest, about 14 km north of Keetmanshoop, in Namibia. Modeling of Aloe dichotoma in South Africa and Namibia has contributed to understanding of protected area needs in response to climate change. Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the Quiver tree gets its name from the San practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of the tree to form quivers for their arrows.
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