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    Edit Photo Details quartet   #africa #safari #wildlife #topi #topi_at_sunset
    The sun sets over the vast plains of Masai Mara N.R. while those four topis (damaliscus lunatus) keep an eye for predators, guarding the rest of the herd!
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    I don't think you could have asked for a better sunset or a better spot for the wildlife to be when you took this image. Sometimes in photography everything just lines up perfectly to make images like this happen.

    Matt Adams
    Senior Producer, Nat Geo Your Shot
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    Photo Details
    Date Taken: Aug 24, 2016
    Date Uploaded: Mar 12, 2017
    Location: Masai Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya
    Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
    Focal Length: 400 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec
    Aperture: f/9
    ISO: 800
    Copyright: © Theodore Mattas
    Categories: Nature
    Contests: 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year