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ImprobableValue t1_iu3o605 wrote

This is gorgeous. Are there multiple exposures composited together here?

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jakebylsma OP t1_iu3pehi wrote

Thank you! I used multiple shots to get sharp focus from front to back (my camera was extremely close to the foreground), but other than that it’s “one shot”.

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noble_jody t1_iu3x817 wrote

What is the plant in the foreground?

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jakebylsma OP t1_iu4pdd8 wrote

It’s actually a fallen quiver tree, which is a type of aloe plant.

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WantsToBeUnmade t1_iu5hzi6 wrote

Like OP said, it's a Quiver Tree. The genus is Aloidendron which literally means "Aloe branched." And that's what they are. They are very closely related to the aloes you can buy in the grocery store, but they grow in a tree form. They have huge inflorescences of yellow flowers that are just like the aloe vera flowers.

As an aside, they are called Quiver Tree because the people native to the area would take a branch, hollow it out, and use it to store their arrows in.

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raphito t1_iu4tesl wrote

Africa should get more attention in this sub

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Partheous t1_iu3y9w5 wrote

It looks like something out of a dream!

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Spazmanaut t1_iu43pt7 wrote

Looks almost alien. Amazing picture

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akusokuZAN t1_iu5fom0 wrote

Thank you for sharing this one, what an amazing, oddworldly shot! (someone might catch the reference)

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EarthMetal11 t1_iu8nkl2 wrote

I would frame this and proudly hang it in my home:) Goodness! The alignment of the stars! It’s just ALL absolutely beautiful

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thatnicholin02 t1_iu60g7t wrote

something you would see on a new disney film poster...

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