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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Racing Stripes

This plains zebra (Equus quagga) was running with a herd. In spite of the bright African sun I used a slow shutter speed to convey the speed of its flight, and this also had the effect of creating a motion blurred striped background, juxtaposed against the zebra's own racing stripes. The plains zebra is listed on the IUCN Red List of threatened species.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Tanzania
Camera: NIKON D800
Copyright: © Thomas Pepper