Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching. Somewhere near False Bay, South Africa. with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris.
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.
A Flash of Color
A Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudata) displays the amazing variety of colors in his plumage. Okavango Delta, Botswana. With Wilderness Safaris. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400mm. ISO 800 f5.6 @ 1/4000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
The Bird Cliffs of Alkefjellet
Thousands upon thousands of Brünnich’s Guillemots (Uria lomvia) fill the sky alongside the cliffs of Alkefjellet where over a quarter of a million birds nest during the Arctic summer months. Alkefjellet, Svalbard. Nikon D4. Nikon 28-300mm. ISO 400 f11 @ 1/1000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
At the Top of the World…
Somewhere above the Arctic Circle. With Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris Nikon D4. Nikon 16mm. ISO 400 f5.6 @ 1/1500 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
Place of Elephants…
African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) dusting at Madison Pan, Hwange National Park. Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. With Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris Littile Makololo Camp. Nikon D4. Nikon 28-300 mm. ISO 800 f6.7 @ 1/3000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
To Get to the Other Side…
A Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalus) crosses the Savute Channel, in no small hurry, to get to the safety of the other side. Savute Channel, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana. With DumaTau Camp. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800 f4.8 @ 1/2000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari