Blyde River Canyon View I (explored)

            A view over the Blyde River Canyon from the Three Rondavels viewing point. The Blyde River Canyon is a 26km long canyon located in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa. It is a “green canyon” which is dominated by subtropical vegetation.

Blyde means “glad” or “happy” in old Dutch, a name derived from a voortrekkers’ expedition. The ‘happy river’ was thus named in 1844, when Hendrik Potgieter and others returned safely from Delagoa Bay to the rest of their party of trekkers who had considered them dead. While still under this misapprehension they had named the nearby river where they had been encamped, Treurrivier, or ‘mourning river’. Blyde River Canyon supports large diversity of life, including numerous fish and antelope species as well as hippos and crocodiles, and every primate species that may be seen in South Africa and a wide diversity of birdlife.

In the distance, the flat plain of the Lowveld can be plainly seen stretching to the horizon, and towards the Mozambican border.

Taken in: South Africa / Mpumalanga / Thaba Chweu / Leroro (show map)

Taken on: February 15, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 24mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Windows)
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