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Yep Zambian vehicle was in 2013 crossing the Mupamadzi river north of South Luangwa border on other side. My wife decided to walk across, 200m further we’re about 80 odd Elephant…Watch for them crocodiles
Is that a Zambian plate
Brilliant. We used to go to South Luangwa on a regular basis as it was an easy days drive from Malawi where I lived for a while.
I dunnknow. Rule number one for me taking pictures, and the only rule, is Cartier-Bresson "modified". The rest is a learned skill. He suggested in the age of film to 'Take lots of pictures, but not too many so as to not miss the shot in between'. Now, with a high speed camera, and 20k shots RAW per 512gb scandisk, it's reduced to to "take lots of shots". Professional photographers get the great shots at sporting vents, because the finger is planted on the button of a great piece of equipment. You can't process it, if you didn't capture it.
Interlaken. Just outside the Interlaken West railway station. On our way up to Jungfraujoch and the Aletsch Glacier.Germany or Switzerland
Unfortunately an articulated truck slowed down for a small elephant herd, the truck behind thought the one in front was pulling over so decided to overtake, with catastrophic consequences, two elephants hit at speed the mother killed on impact and the younger one dragging itself around with two Broken back legs ! The truck was upside down with completely crushed cab. We got there minutes after it happened and whilst younger elephant was dragging itself into the bush with broken legs. Apparently the driver was pulled out alive but minus his legs and ferried off to the closest town several hours away. Unfortunately he was never going to make it the nearest hospital by all accounts ! Word gets around quickly and along with the never ending passing trucks stopping, there were many people straight away bringing out their pangas/machetes to skin and butcher the elephants for meat. The wildlife authorities turned up and dispatched the injured elephant and immediately set about removing the tusks from the elephants with axes, that’s all they were interested in. Meanwhile battered old pickup trucks laden with people from nearby villages turned up with pangas for the free meat. Life is harsh out there and even though the crash was horrific, most people were just interested in free meat.
Fungi , slime moulds , lichen, bryophytes...it's a rabbit hole!
that is one seriously sad story to read this morning.
It is very sad. But the very next day over the border in Zambia we came around a big bend and a huge articulated truck had ploughed down an embankment into a large crowd of people. Lots of people were clambering over the truck trying to rescue people, complete chaos and police just arrived. As can be expected there were lots of very agitated people and not much we could do to help , so moved on.
