
DECEMBER 2011 – Aerial view of one of the countless river arms of the Okavango Delta in Botsuana. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
For our 2011 trip to Southern Africa we had booked the Chobe Safari Lodge, an exclusive accomodation located next to the Chobe National Park in Botswana. Our last leg of the trip was performed in a Cessna 206 Super Skywagon, a sturdy and reliable plane that brought us to Kasane International Airport where we would be picked up by hotel staff.
As the plane was moving quickly and shaking a bit, I set the exposure time to 1/2000 sec at ISO 800. While there is some grain visible in the high-resolution image, it is pretty sharp considering that I shot it through the windows of the plane. Anyway, it’s a beautiful inflight shot and brings back nice memories that make me want to go there right now.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 05-DEC-2011, 10:21 |
| Location | Okavango Delta, Botswana |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
| Lens | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM |
| ISO | 800 |
| Exposure | 1/2000 sec at f/5.6 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3852 x 2515 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |