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20-JUL-2014 Dick Keely

Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma)

Fish River Canyon, Namibia

Aloe dichotoma, also known as Quiver tree or Kokerboom (Afrikaans), is a species of aloe indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region, and Namibia.
Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its name from their practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows.
Reference: Wikipedia

Nikon D800E ,AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
1/320s f/13.0 at 300.0mm iso1800 full exif

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Nick Paoni01-Aug-2014 23:34
Great shot, love the lights and shadows!
Julie Oldfield25-Jul-2014 01:18
Wonderful. Great exposure and composition. V
tinkerb24-Jul-2014 20:44
Striking composition - works really well.
Martin Lamoon24-Jul-2014 19:41
An interesting tree, great in B&W
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Colin Storey24-Jul-2014 12:02
Beautiful image of this great tree. v
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