An afternoon swim is a surprising place for an amazing encounter with the elephant herd at Abu Camp in the Okavango. Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3s. Nikon 28-300 mm. ISO 800. f6.7 @ 1/2000 Sec. Lexar media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari With Abu Camp.
Author: Dana Allen
Professional Wildlife and Adventure Photographer, Naturalist, Publisher and Educator. Dana Allen was born in California and raised as a global citizen. As a youth he travelled widely, visiting and living in numerous countries around the world. Acquiring his first camera at the age of 12, Dana’s passion for photography has never dimmed. He studied Fine Art Photography in Arizona and was awarded both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree with highest honours. Dana has taught photography in Universities both in the United States and Zimbabwe. Enthused with the environment and its inhabitants, Dana is dedicated to portraying the natural world around us. He founded PhotoSafari in 1991 and has specialized in photographing wildlife, landscapes and tourism activities in Africa ever since. Millions of viewers have enjoyed his images through various publications, cards, calendars and books.
Cold Stare…
A Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus) gives me the cold stare as he takes flight, somewhere in the Okavango Delta. Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f 5.6 @ 1/4000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
Wide Eyes…
When the world is new, you look at everything with trusting and wide eyes. This young lion cub has plenty to learn about the ways of the world before she reaches her prime in a few short years. Nikon D300. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f 4 @ 1/1000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen […]
Only Three Left in Our Care…
Of the nearly 170 distinct species of elephants (members of the proboscidean species) that once roamed the earth, only three: the Asian, the African Savannah, and the African Forest Elephant remain today. There are many ways to help efforts to conserve these species. One specific avenue is to support valuable research projects such as this: […]
Africa Calling…
An African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) skillfully captures an utaka fish at the edge of a rocky island on Lake Malawi. Some people say that the call of the Fish Eagle is the call of Africa… Lake Malawi, Malawi. Nikon D3. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f 4. @ 1/4000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana […]
Onset of Darkness…
A leopard (Panthera pardus) basks in the waning glow of the African sunset, waiting for the onset of darkness to conceal her for the evening’s hunt. Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3. Nikon 70-200 mm. ISO 2200. f 2.8 @ 1/125 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari with Mombo Camp & Wilderness Safaris
The Right Stuff…
The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) has made a strong recovery since it’s initial protection from hunting in 1935. The population dropped sharply in the 1960s due to heavy illegal poaching (wiping out nearly half of its remaining numbers) but since that was stopped the population has exhibited a healthy upward trend. From an estimated […]
