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En la inmensidad del desierto del Namib
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I will have a small number of Campy Quiver hats for people who want them.
They use a different type of 3D printing and are very, very close to injection molded quality. They come in an orange color so they will need to be painted or sprayed. So this is really for the guys who do a lot of that stuff.
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I captured the two images for this Vertorama in the Northern Cape, somewhere along the N7, en-route to Namibia.
Quiver Trees (Aloe dichotoma), are also known as kokerboom, and are a species of aloe indigenous to South Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia. They are referred to locally as “quiver trees” as the branches and bark are hollowed out and used by Kalahari San Bushmen to make quivers for their arrows.
Nikon D300, Sigma 18-200mm at 18mm, aperture of f14, with a 1/250th second exposure.
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Nikon Z9 + Carl Zeiss Milvus 21mm F2.8 ZF.2 + bague FTZ2
21mm, f/11
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Dawn at the Quiver Tree Forest near Keetmanshoop, Namibia. The forest comprises about 250 specimens of Aloe dichotoma, a species of aloe that is also locally known as "quiver tree" because bushmen traditionally used its branches to make quivers. The forest was declared a national monument of Namibia in 1995.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24MM F/2.8G ED
3:1 Panoramic image with 8 vertical images stitched together in Photoshop.
From the night I saw the Milky Way in Namibia, I wanted to do such an panoramic Milky Way shot. Unfortunately, I never managed to get a right location. You need to have late night for this and the Milky Way has to be low in the horizon. All other locations where I found the Milky Way, I had no chance to be far from the lodge at night. The keepers of the lodge asked not to go our at night due to risk of being attached by wild animals. At the same time in some places there were fines for being out at night. It was not the case in Quiver Tree Forest. So I went out 3 AM and managed to capture this image.
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A quarter moon next to the constellation of Scorpio, made for a fun composition. Of course, the Quiver trees did help! Biedouwvallei
Quiver trees are tall growing aloes, the hollow branches of which were formerly used by the San people (Bushmen) as quivers. Hence the name. :-)
I spotted this group outside the little village Kamieskroon, South Africa.
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El quiver (Aloe dichotoma) es una especie de Aloe Vera que crece en Namibia y Sudáfrica (En Africaans es Kokerboom).
Este, junto con otros muchos, crecen junto a los montes Bloedkoppie (Se aprecia parte de la cadena en la derecha de la fotografía).
Bloedkoppie. Parque Namib Naukluft. Namibia. Press L
Aloidendron Dichotomum or Quiver trees, a spontaneous forest whit the tallest quiver trees are two to three centuries old. The forest was declared a national monument of Namibia in 1995. The Quiver Tree Forest holds tremendous ecological value within its native landscape. Bright yellow flowers bloom from June to July, when a huge variety of insects, birds, and mammals are drawn to the abundant nectar.
Aloindendron Dichotomum o quiver trees, es un bosque espontáneo donde se encuentran los ejemplares más altos, que tienen entre 200 a 300 años. Este bosque fue declarado Monumento nacional en 1995. Este bosque de quivers tiene un valor ecológico tremendo ya que entre junio y julio florecen y una gran variedad de insectos, aves y mamíferos están detrás del abundante nectar de estas flores.
Sunset at the Fish River Canyon
The Fish River Canyon is located in the south of Namibia and it is the largest canyon in Africa.
The owners of the Quiver Tree Forest enjoy a rather quirky type of art; these are spread around the forest.
The Quiver Tree Forest is privately owned. The land was bought to preserve the forest which was gradually disappearing, now a tourist attraction. It is a great area for birds.
It is about 14 km north-east of Keetmanshoop, on the Gariganus farm. It comprises of about 250 specimens of the Aloidendron dichotomum, a species that is locally called the "quiver tree" because bushmen traditionally used its branches to make quivers. The tallest quiver trees in the area are in the region of two to three centuries old. The forest was declared a national monument of Namibia on June 1, 1995.
Aloe dichotoma housing a large nest build by Social Weaver birds (Philetarius socius) Not an uncommon sight in this part of the country.
Photographed west of the town Pofadder, in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
its 7 years exactly since I came back Africa so I thought it was fitting to go back and re-edit an image from my time there.This was taken in the Quiver Tree forest in Nambia. Namibia is the most amazing country so if you ever get a chance to go - GO! you won't regret it. I was very fortunate to do a 2 week tour with Marsel Van Oosten from Squiver Tours - I learned such a lot from these 2 weeks and it was an experience that I will never ever forget.
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This place is called quiver tree forest, but it is not look like forests we see in North America. So, my friends and I hiked quite a lot to search for forest. This is the only place we found with few more trees in a row.
The quiver tree or "Kokerboom" is one of the most interesting and characteristic plants of the very hot and dry parts of Namibia and the northwestern part of the Cape Province in South Africa. Actually it is no tree, but an aloe plant. The botanical name is ALOE DICHOTOMA. Dichotoma refers to the forked branches of the plant. The plant is called a "Kokerboom" because some Bushmen and Hottentot tribes used the tough, pliable bark and branches to make quivers for their arrows. "Koker" is the Afrikaans word for quiver. The big trees in the forest of Farm Gariganus are between 200 and 300 years old.
Another version:
"The roots of true achievement lie in the will
to become the best that you can become."
Harold Taylor
Pebbles in the Stream
By William Bell Scott (1812–1890)
"HERE on this little bridge in this warm day
We rest us from our idle sauntering walk.
Over our shadows its continuous talk
The stream maintains, while now and then a stray
Dry leaf may fall where the still waters play
In endless eddies, through whose clear brown deep
The gorgeous pebbles quiver in their sleep.
The stream still hastes but cannot pass away."
The quiver tree also known as kokerboom, is a species of aloe indigenous to South Africa (northern cape region). Actually it is not a tree but an aloe plant. The botanical name is ALOE DICHOTOMA. Dichotoma refers to the forked branches of the plant. Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its name (Kokerboom) from the San practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows. “Koker” is the Afrikaans word for quiver. The quiver tree is a stout tree up to 9 metres high with a smooth trunk which can be up to one metre in diameter at ground level. The quiver tree propogates only by seeds. They have their first flowers when they are about 20 to 30 years old. The flowers are branch panicles up to 30 cm tall from the base of the penducle to the apex of the terminal of the racem. The flowers have a bright yellow colour. The flowering-season is in the winter during June and July. The big trees in the forest are between 200 and 300 years old. More info : www.quivertreeforest.com/quivertree.htm
