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dawn in the Tokai forest in South Africa

May 3, 2013 | Tokai Forest, South Africa

This Month in Photo of the Day: The Stories Behind Your Shots

I woke up early to go take some photos of a haunted mansion in Tokai in Cape Town. I got lost down a dirt road of sorts and noticed how gorgeous the heavy mist looked as it hung low over Tokai forest. I went into the forest and was taking photographs when I saw a crow in the tree about to take off, so I aimed my camera to where I thought the crow would fly and captured it when it came into my frame. —Penny R. Robartes

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