This is a photo of a completely empty and barren desert landscape, with only some barren yellow grass. Against the (low) horizon, two giraffes are walking. They walk from right to left in the photo and they walk a little bit behind each other.
The sky is blue and becomes whiter towards the horizon because of the backlight. There is dust in the air which makes the sky a little misty.
The photo was taken in Etosha National Park, in Namibia in Africa, on one of my safari trips.
The photo exudes tremendous freedom, space, emptiness and nature. And it shows how special giraffes are, with their long necks allowing them to see even further over the horizon.
                                
 
                                Wildlife photographer with a great passion for Africa. In the Netherlands I photograph weddings, but I go to Africa as often as I can to create new work... Read more…
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