Sunset Landscape Picture 1
I took this sunset landscape picture while handholding my camera on the roof of an speedboat on the Okavango Delta. Not very clever, but as you can see very lucky! We were camping at Xakanaxa in the Moremi Game Reserve of Botswana. The guy driving the boat obviously had a lot of experience, because he knew exactly where to take us to get the best sunset view. I am a big fan of the Northern Botswana region (as you most probably know by now!) and therefore I try to go there often. However, when watching mother nature and her creatures, you can end up not seeing too much. June 2005 was one of those trips. We did not see much in the form of the big five (except hundreds of elephants), but normally this reserve is one of the best places in the world to view Africa's wildlife. We still made the best of the privilege of being in such a wonderful reserve and enjoyed the landscapes and bird life. Nature photography requires a patient observer and sometimes this will mean that you can plan an expensive trip and go to some far off location and not get to see what you went there for. Take it as a good hard lesson in patience (a virue that needs to be practiced) and move on. Oh, and stop complaining about it! We are privileged to be able to see all these things other people will never see. A grateful heart is the key to true hapiness. If you also want opportunities to take pictures like this one, why don't you visit my Africa Safaris section... Please note that my pictures are not public domain, and are all copyright protected. Return from Sunset Landscape Picture to Landscape Pictures
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