{"id":245,"date":"2000-05-01T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2000-05-01T11:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bargh.co.uk\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T10:06:32","slug":"on-safari-with-hp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bargh.co.uk\/blog\/on-safari-with-hp\/","title":{"rendered":"On Safari with HP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was one of the judges for a HP photo competition. The prize was a safari trip to&nbsp; South Africa and I was invited along to help the winners take better photos. 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