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ImprobableValue t1_iu3o605 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:31 AM

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

jakebylsma OP t1_iu3pehi wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:48 AM

#279,772

Replying to ImprobableValue (#279,627)

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”.

Beowoulf355 t1_iu3pgg7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:49 AM

#279,783

Very nicely done.

noble_jody t1_iu3x817 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:24 AM

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What is the plant in the foreground?

Partheous t1_iu3y9w5 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:35 AM

#281,095

It looks like something out of a dream!

Spazmanaut t1_iu43pt7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:27 PM

#282,140

Looks almost alien. Amazing picture

Idzabun t1_iu4752m wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM

#282,814

Replying to noble_jody (#280,928)

Looks like it might be aloe vera but I’m not sure

noble_jody t1_iu489is wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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Replying to Idzabun (#282,814)

Those are some healthy, large aloe vera plants.

the_underachieveher t1_iu4a858 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:21 PM

#283,479

Places on earth that look like alien worlds are cool.

africanasshat t1_iu4l5y9 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:41 PM

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Replying to noble_jody (#283,062)

They do grow quite big

jakebylsma OP t1_iu4pdd8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:09 PM

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Replying to noble_jody (#280,928)

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

raphito t1_iu4tesl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:37 PM

#287,580

Africa should get more attention in this sub

akusokuZAN t1_iu5fl5h wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:04 PM

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Replying to raphito (#287,580)

The sub being humanity :)

akusokuZAN t1_iu5fom0 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:05 PM

#291,882

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

WantsToBeUnmade t1_iu5hzi6 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:20 PM

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Replying to noble_jody (#280,928)

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.