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Dust in the Wind
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Dust in the Wind

by Ingrid Vekemans

Category: Man & NatureAdded November 3, 20102,115 views

Roads, Scenery

Keywords: acacia, acacia tree, Africa, African, atmosphere, bus, carnivore, clouds, drought, dry, dust, holiday, holidays, Kenya, landscape, nature, road, safari, safari bus, scenery, sky, sun, sunlight, tourism, travel, tree, Tsavo, Tsavo East National Park, wind

This photo was a spur-of-the-moment thing. There was a strong wind that day in Tsavo and I couldn't see a thing because of the dust - from the van in front of us and from our own. Then the sun broke through it and I saw how Africa this image really was: dust, sun, heat, blurred vision because of all that... So I got the idea for this shot. I got my camera out and my driver wanted to stop the van : No! that was exactly what I DIDN'T want. Taking this shot from a bumpy moving vehicle gave me the exact result I wanted: an Africa I longed to share with everyone else. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
Image Reference: Dust in the WindImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA