Abstract photos from Kruger National Park

Light, texture, pattern and other elements attracted my camera lens to capture some abstract images while on our visit to the Kruger National Park.

Posted by Carol

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January 14, 2022

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Abstract photographs, Abstracts, Kruger National Park, Nature photography, South Africa

26 thoughts on “Abstract photos from Kruger National Park”

marissthequilter
January 20, 2022 at 3:04 pm

Fascinating

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- naturebackin
  January 20, 2022 at 8:50 pm
  
  Thanks Mariss.
  
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annebramm
January 19, 2022 at 1:55 am

wonderful shots and headings Carol… love the textured images.

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- naturebackin
  January 19, 2022 at 11:15 am
  
  Thanks very much Anne. Most of these images were taken when walking (in the camps I hasten to add). When walking one has such a different perspective than when in the car.
  
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Jane Lurie
January 17, 2022 at 9:58 pm

Love, love, love these images, Carol. So well seen and photographed. Your captions are terrific, too. Mutualistic, Storm, Chevronesque, Intrusions and Twist spoke to me in particular. Great set. 🙂

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- naturebackin
  January 19, 2022 at 11:13 am
  
  Thanks very much Jane. I really appreciate your comment and I am chuffed that you liked these images (and captions!) 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild
January 15, 2022 at 12:45 pm

Your artistic muse certainly went to Kruger with you, Carol!

Try as I might I can’t figure out what is depicted in “Chevronesque”?

And I love it when my rear window looks like that. I actually felt heartsore when our Duster had to go for a service this past week and the garage gave it back to me sparkling clean with not a whiff of elephant dung to be detected anymore…

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 7:11 pm
  
  Thanks Dries. ‘Chevronesque’ is a close-up of a section of a leaf of a species of Sansevieria (Mother-in laws tongue). I photographed it on the walking trail in a section of the Punda Maria restcamp.
  It is good that you had your vehicle serviced, though a shame in a way to now have a dust-free (and dung-free) Duster. I hope you get to accumulate more dust and elephant dung in the not too distant future!
  
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  - de Wets Wild
    January 17, 2022 at 2:28 am
    
    Thank you very much, Carol!
    
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Sandra
January 15, 2022 at 11:05 am

Close observations coupled with cryptic choices of words. Clever post, Carol, and a reminder of all there is to see beyond the immediate.

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 7:04 pm
  
  Thanks Sandra. I enjoyed ‘seeing’ things a bit differently and also coming up with the names.
  
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Hairbells and Maples
January 15, 2022 at 10:38 am

Gorgeous photos! Love it!

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 7:01 pm
  
  Thanks very much Megan.
  
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margaret21
January 15, 2022 at 9:39 am

What a lovely exploration of the abstract in nature. And I agree with others. The names give added interest.

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 7:01 pm
  
  Thanks Margaret. Coming up with the names was a bit of fun really,
  
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Graham
January 15, 2022 at 5:19 am

These are wonderful and I love the titles for them. They’re like font names, but for images.

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 6:55 pm
  
  Thanks Graham. It is so interesting your observation re font names, as I did think that some of details, for example in ‘cryptic’, resemble some kind of writing! Perhaps that had some kind of influence on the titles I came up with 🙂
  
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Eliza Waters
January 14, 2022 at 11:03 pm

Right up my alley, Carol! I love seeing these textures and patterns in nature. A wonderful collage, it pays to look closely!

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 6:49 pm
  
  Yes it often is rewarding to take closer looks!
  
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tanjabrittonwriter
January 14, 2022 at 10:34 pm

These are beautiful selections of nature’s amazing artistic creations. Thanks for sharing them.
Best,
Tanja

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- naturebackin
  January 15, 2022 at 6:48 pm
  
  Thanks very much Tanja. Best wishes to you too.
  
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jmankowsky
January 14, 2022 at 10:09 pm

Oh. My. Goodness. These are astonishing, Carol! And your names for them are wonderful. I seriously hope you plan to frame some of these.
Best,
Julie

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Gunta
January 14, 2022 at 8:04 pm

Love, love, love these. Let the imagination soar!

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- naturebackin
  January 14, 2022 at 8:13 pm
  
  Thanks so much Gunta. I hoped some of the images at least might be enticing and make ‘ordinary’ things a little strange.
  
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Anne
January 14, 2022 at 7:44 pm

These are all very beautiful – I love these kinds of patterns!

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- naturebackin
  January 14, 2022 at 7:55 pm
  
  Thanks very much Anne.
  
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