Africa Landscapes

Dawn comes quickly with a brilliant lighting of the sky as the sun creeps over a range of hills. Dark quickly vanishes and the land reveals its many splendors. Our morning game drives start ...

2009-06-27T09:23:19Z

Lester Reed
Dawn comes quickly with a brilliant lighting of the sky as the sun creeps over a range of hills. Dark quickly vanishes and the land reveals its many splendors. Our morning game drives start ...

The morning light reveals a herd of elephants in the distance.

2009-06-27T09:23:46Z

Lester Reed
The morning light reveals a herd of elephants in the distance.

Trees often present special subjects.

2009-06-27T09:24:56Z

Lester Reed
Trees often present special subjects.

At times I tried to compose a special feeling from the brown subject that often predominated. My degree of success is in the eye of the beholder

2009-06-27T09:27:25Z

Lester Reed
At times I tried to compose a special feeling from the brown subject that often predominated. My degree of success is in the eye of the beholder

The baobab tree is a special subject. It is often referred to as the “upside down tree” with the allusion of its roots out of the ground. They are long lived. This giant is said to be 1, ...

2009-06-27T09:33:41Z

Lester Reed
The baobab tree is a special subject. It is often referred to as the “upside down tree” with the allusion of its roots out of the ground. They are long lived. This giant is said to be 1, ...

Two baobab trees with reflected sunlight.

2009-06-27T09:35:12Z

Lester Reed
Two baobab trees with reflected sunlight.

These sun palm dots the landscape.

2009-06-27T10:09:43Z

Lester Reed
These sun palm dots the landscape.

Deep grass and wooded thickets make great cover for the animals.

2009-06-27T09:37:42Z

Lester Reed
Deep grass and wooded thickets make great cover for the animals.

A troop of baboons sit on a barren patch of ground. These areas are former native village sites that had been occupied for over 500 years. In the 1950s the government moved the entire native ...

2009-06-27T10:11:06Z

Lester Reed
A troop of baboons sit on a barren patch of ground. These areas are former native village sites that had been occupied for over 500 years. In the 1950s the government moved the entire native ...

Two female Lesser Kudu stand on a ridge line. Even at this distance their predominate ears are clearly discernable.

2009-06-27T09:48:14Z

Lester Reed
Two female Lesser Kudu stand on a ridge line. Even at this distance their predominate ears are clearly discernable.

Marsh lands along the Zambezi River form an excellent venue for photos.

2009-06-27T10:12:18Z

Lester Reed
Marsh lands along the Zambezi River form an excellent venue for photos.

Lester Reed's photo

2009-06-27T09:35:49Z

Lester Reed

Victoria Falls – a major tourist location on the Zimbabwe and Zambia boarder. Formally Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia.

2009-06-28T10:38:39Z

Lester Reed
Victoria Falls – a major tourist location on the Zimbabwe and Zambia boarder. Formally Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia.

Night comes as quickly as dawn and the setting sun gives ample opportunity to exercise ones photo skills. I hope you enjoyed your short tour of the landscapes of southern Africa. One way or ...

2009-06-28T10:40:53Z

Lester Reed
Night comes as quickly as dawn and the setting sun gives ample opportunity to exercise ones photo skills. I hope you enjoyed your short tour of the landscapes of southern Africa. One way or ...