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Simplicity and the Zebra

Simplicity and the Zebra

Just a zebra, against a stormy sky, in the Etosha National Park in Namibia. Sometimess less really is more...

Just a zebra, against a stormy sky, in the Etosha National Park in Namibia. Sometimess less really is more...
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 900 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 4000/10

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Namibia

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Oct, 2018

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