Doc summed it up beautifully. He too has African roots but Aldo’s comment almost had me in tears. I love this African farm, dearly. And I could almost hear Aldo’s voice mixed with Robert Redford’s as in Out of Africa.
The picture was hard to get, I went there three mornings in a row to get a story of an African farm a la Olive Schreiner but could not find one. This was shot the morning before the challenge rolled over. I was still on my way to the trees when I saw the jack ass covering a zebra mare. It was way too dark to get a decent shot and the dogs immediately went on the chase. I had to tone map and lost some of the wonderful colours at daybreak. (I seldom shoot sunsets!)
I got the story and some recognized at such. Thank you for the wonderful comments and to Doc, this was specially for you. Groete uit die Suide.
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Glad you found the comment appropriate (didn't mean to have anybody almost break in tears though :) )
Certainly the words of the Baroness suits the image well, or the other way around. I always have a sinking feeling when reading that "I had a farm in Africa", what a great opening..
Beautiful photograph, I am glad it was appreciated.
I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills. [...] There was no fat on it and no luxuriance anywhere; it was Africa distilled up through six thousand feet. like the strong and refined essence of a continent. The colours were dry and burnt. like the colours in pottery. The trees had a light delicate foliage, the structure of which was different from that of the trees in Europe; it did not grow in bows or cupolas, but in horizontal layers [...]
Hi-ho silver, whatta' you doing out there? LOL. Nature allowing the most beautiful acts of nature to procreate. Love the warm rich and refreshing use of a sunset to enhance the beauty of creating life for tomorrow!
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