New Horizons - Clarens, Free State, South Africa

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I want to take a moment to thank all of you who take the time to visit my account here on flickr. I appreciate all the support and without you, I literally would not have had the opportunity to go to South Africa last month.

You see, one of the vice presidents of the Photographic Society of South Africa, Johann van der Walt, originally invited a photographer from the UK. Unfortunately, the guy in the UK shot Canon, and Nikon wasn't exactly keen on sponsoring a photographer who doesn't even use their equipment. As luck would have it, Johann went home and flipped through his (then) new issue of American Photo...the Nov/Dec 2009 issue to be exact. That issue featured me and two other flickr photographers. I got an email from Johann shortly after, inviting me to come to South Africa. So you see, flickr helped me expand my horizons and go on a wonderful trip and gain new experiences.

Flickr is you. It is me. It is all of us. And it is social. But like all things social, there are up sides and down sides. I think it's important to focus on the positive aspects. So thank you once again. And you never know, your opportunity could be next! Keep shooting!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 70-200mm and TC-14E II teleconverter (though not needed) @ 165mm
1/25 sec @ f14, ISO 100
Singh-Ray Gold-N-Blue Polarizer
Lee .9 Soft GND Filter

Taken on: March 8, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/14.0, 1/25 sec, 165mm (=247mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	165mm (35mm equivalent: 247mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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