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Queen of the CastleThe Drakensburg Mountain range separates South Africa from Lesotho and is appropriately called uKhahlamba in Zulu, which means the ‘Barrier of Spears’. This splendid mountain escarpment is home to huge birds of prey and draws photographers from afar, all seeking their own shot of a Bearded or Cape Vulture in flight. At the Giant’s Castle bird hide I decided however, that I wanted to capture the smaller inhabitants of the uKhahlamba as well… And so it was, that while my friends hid bones under rocks for the vultures, I walked along the edge of a ridge, bent over and squatting, much like a vulture myself. Staying low to the ground I searched for a suitable rock and by suitable, I mean that, I was looking for a rock that would offer my photographic audience a panoramic view of the splendid mountain vista. Once having located the perfect rock, I set my camera up and trying to get the horizon straight, with my head so low to the terra firma that my ear was chaffing on a rock of its own, reminded me of awkward suburban evenings playing twister. Once my camera and wide-angle lens were in place, the easy and pleasurable part lay ahead. The end... |
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