Here is a quick shot I grabbed while on the way to a little river in Zimbabwe. There is a small village a few miles away and the women come here every day to do the laundry then carry it back across the delta to the village. As you can see, they bring their daughters to help, teaching them from an early age.

Daily Laundry

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• Date Taken2019-09-23 03:00:52
• CameraILCE-6400
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/640
• Aperture6.3
• ISO500
• Focal Length600.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Wow those Africans really like them some Deanie action. She was the center of attention at a fun village party in Zimbabwe. They just couldn’t get enough of that Deanie. After this guy hugged her, he ran back to all his friends and they high-fived him… we were all cracking up 🙂

Deanie’s a hit in Africa

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• Date Taken2019-09-22 05:47:58
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/160
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length67.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

It’s hard to believe I shot this when the waterfall was in low-flow mode! They say that’s actually the best time to go there because in max flow season, the spray is so intense that you can just barely even see the waterfall. The spray was still pretty intense and as we walked around, everyone got pretty soaked anyway… I had to keep drying off my lens between shots…

Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

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• Date Taken2019-09-28 03:39:10
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture13
• ISO100
• Focal Length134.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

While in Zimbabwe, we were treated to a cool celebration and party at the local village. These two came out and they recited some poetry for us. I thought they had super-expressive faces so I quickly grabbed this photo.

Schoolkids at the Village Party

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• Date Taken2019-09-22 05:15:52
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length105.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

This photo is made from about four different photos. I couldn’t quite get the exact photo I wanted at the resolution I desired with a single shot, so I zoomed in to get a variety of shots to stitch together later. If you zoom in to the full resolution, you’ll be able to see all the cool detail on those amazing elephants.

Elephants Marching Across Zimbabwe

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• Date Taken2019-07-24 20:52:33
• CameraILCE-6400
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture5.6
• ISO200
• Focal Length200.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I don’t know if that’s a mom or dad. I’m just assuming it’s a mom because, if I were a baby, I’d feel like my mom is more likely to take care of me while dad is off rolling around in some mud pit with his friends. You can see some of this footage in the video above!

Mom and Baby Elephant

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• Date Taken2020-07-08 14:04:13
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We stayed in lots of amazing places on the recent adventure in Africa and this was one of our favorites in Zimbabwe. We stayed here for three nights and it was our home base for heading off to visit the rare white rhinos. We do photography lessons almost every day, and this is one of the “interior architecture” photo days!

Our pad in Zimbabwe

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• Date Taken2019-09-25 14:32:34
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.5
• Aperture4
• ISO200
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

It’s very rare to see white rhinos in the wild, so we were pretty lucky to see them in Zimbabwe. One thing I didn’t know is that the park rangers cut off all their horns so that they are not attractive targets to poachers. Kinda sad, eh? Seeing a rhino without his horn is like seeing a giraffe without his neck!

Unhorny White Rhino

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• Date Taken2019-07-26 21:11:58
• CameraILCE-6400
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/250
• Aperture8
• ISO500
• Focal Length594.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

We went to an incredible village celebration, and, at one point, they came and grabbed Joseph Mina from our photography group. He got out there and absolutely tore it up. The crowd was going crazy and everyone, including us, was completely blown away at his moves!

Joseph Mina Dancing up a Storm in Zimbabwe

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• Date Taken2019-09-22 05:11:38
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length43.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

While in Zimbabwe, we ended up having this local dance crew come perform for us on by the river. They were all dressed up in fun costumes and they really got into the performance. This is one of the dudes who had one of the more kooky outfits on… he was actually one of the stars of the show, being the silliest one.

Preparing for the Dance

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• Date Taken2019-09-21 10:35:14
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture6.3
• ISO1250
• Focal Length240.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias