The Western Diamondback is one I’ve seen a couple times. He (she?) lives in that old abandoned house I wrote about a few posts back. Pretty approachable little guy or gal. Snakes. Don’t be weird about it, they’re awesome. I’ve seen quite a few species lately, but I don’t usually have the good camera around. […]
Electric Warrior
An electric warrior on the prowl rivals medieval machines of science and speed, echoes of direct current flickering through the night. • Firefly | Lampyridae | Photinus pyralis
Mule Deer Portraits
While out on Antelope Island State Park the other day I spotted a Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) that was almost hidden by tall grasses and stopped to get some images. When the deer moved away from the grasses I realized it was too close to get full body shots with my Nikkor 200-400mm VR attached […]
Costa Rica, a Holiday with Nature, Part 2 of 3
The feeder where I photographed the most, just happened to be next to the bar. Yes, before dinner, a cold Costa Rican beer goes just fine with bird photography. Over three days, some species were common at the feeders, but each day a species that I hadn’t seen before would also appear. When hiking the […]
PhotoShare: Mana Pools Elephantscape
Hi guys, a quick one… I am recently back from a new FAVOURITE destination for Wildlife Photography – Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe. I am going to do a proper write-up and blog post about it in the near future, so here’s just a quick PhotoShareto get you salivating. The main attraction to this […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 16 Jun 2012
We are delighted to present the winners of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Ron McCombe for his photo entitled “Gannet Courtship”, Second Prize toRob Belterman for “Flying Bee-eater” and Third Prize to Glenn Bartley for “Cinnamon Hummingbird” (see images below with links to the original articles). The voting […]
Snowy Egret hunting in early morning light
Light plays a huge part in myphotography, I try to be at my location just before the sun comes up or goes downto take advantage of the beautiful light that occurs at those times of the day. Morning or late afternoon light can add drama to a beautiful setting and subject, make the subject appear […]
Het Naardermeer ….
… na de laatste keer. Afgelopen week nog een keer naar het Naardermeer geweest. Dit keer voor een korte wandeling. Veel andere keuze is er overigens niet. Je kunt om het Naardermeer en je kunt vanaf boederij Stadzigt een klein stukje het gebied in. En wel naar de Muggenbult. Onderweg staan op verschillende plekken bordjes […]