> On Aug 11, 2020, at 9:36 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Well done. One is much more aware when out in the open, going slowly, so to
> speak. Cycling or walking are ideal. Your images & those taken by Godfrey,
> for example, prove the point.
Thanks. I think that for a lot of the roads I have access to a zero motorcycle
(electric) might be ideal. Super quiet, almost as easy to find a place to park
as a bicycle, on the back roads, especially ones without traffic, could go at
whatever speed you chose, and even the few things you might miss by going
faster than on a bicycle would be made up for by being able to get between the
interesting bits so much more quickly.
> One misses too much travelling at the speed limits of 50kph on tar & 40 on
> dirt in a tintop in Kruger. Trouble is, if one dawdles along at 25, the
> speedsters get upset. Some try to solve the problem with "Bird Watching"
> stickers. Unfortunately, no other forms of transport are allowed for obvious
> reasons, although expensive foot safaris with armed rangers are available. A
> negative would be a limitation of the equipment which could be carried?
I don't have any experience with such safaris. There are a couple of bird
sanctuaries around, and I think a convertible would be ideal. A VW thing would
be awesome for that actually. You could even mount a tripod head to the
rollbar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181
Even apart from Kruger, there must be some interesting places to go enjoy
nature and scenery in your area, even if there aren't as many lions etc.
>
> Alan C
>
> On 11-Aug-20 08:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>> It seems that bicycling is better for photography than the other way around.
>> I've had a couple of rides lately where I've spent more time playing with
>> my camera than actually riding. Needing much less space to pull over kind
>> of helps too.
>>
>> Here's a flower I saw on the side of a road. I don't know what these are,
>> but they are all over the place.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50212989303/in/album-72157715267500152/
>>
>> They blossom out into large circles of small white flowers.
>>
>> I thought this silly string, or whatever it is, lent a nice color
>> counterpoint to the trestle and trees
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50214403023/in/album-72157715449717953/
>>
>> There are an incredible number of moss or ivy covered trees around
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50214526638/in/album-72157715450184658/
>>
>> Sometimes the moss even covers fences and gates
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50215199087/in/album-72157715449717953/
>>
>> If folks want to see more
>> photos in general from my rides:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157715449717953
>>
>> trees:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157715450184658
>>
>> flowers and trees: (I may have already shown a couple from this set)
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157715267500152
>>
>>
>>
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