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Lonely orix in the Namib Desert

Lonely orix in the Namib Desert

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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 135/1

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Jan, 2016

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Wonderful image. The shape of the hills, in the background, combined with the line of grass, in the foreground, focus the eye on the orix. In turn, the orix's horns take the eye back to the backgound. Those combinations hold the image within the frame. Totally excellent!

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