Another quick blog post this time, folks. Here’s another addition to my new African Visions series of wildlife in monochrome and duotone. A beautiful young leopard pauses and sits poised like only this graceful cat can. I think I have one of the poorest (read: least amount of photos) leopard portfolios of all the wildlife […]
Fotohut – Vogels
Een ruime week geleden heb ik een aantal uren door kunnen brengen in een fotoschuilhut van professioneel fotograaf Han Bouwmeester Kijk ook maar eens op zijn website. Hij verhuurt deze hutten met enige regelmaat ook aan andere fotografen. In deze blog laat ik een aantal foto’s zien waarop geen eekhoorns staan. Over deze beestje wil […]
Interview with Paul Souders, Award Winning Photographer
Paul Souders is an award-winning photographer. His image “The Grace of Giants” won the Underwater World category in 2011. You won the Underwater World category in last year’s competition with ”The grace of giants” (left). Can you describe the special challenges, and special appeal, that underwater photography must have? I come from a long line […]
Baby Gators!
Baby gators! That’s all I got for now. I’m currently on the Texas coast doing a short gig. Not a whole lot of time for play and photos, but managed to snag a few. Love the gator babies. I did come close to falling in the water trying to get these, so much grass and […]
Spanning the Gulf
An ant spans the gulf between growth and decay, a tale of adventure and romance seen through my spyglass – Pavement ant – Tetramorium caespitum
Best Photo of the Week Ended 20 Oct 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition.Fabricio Vasconcelos Costa wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Hepatic Tanager”.Don Getty wins Second Prize with “Wilson’s Snipe” and Rick Lieder wins Third Prize for the third week running with “A katydid nymph at the brink of dawn”. […]
Stewart McPherson’s Sarraceniaceae volumes reviewed in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Stewart McPherson is the owner and manager of Redfern Natural History Publications and author of many of its books. His global explorations have afforded him a place of significance in the botanical world, and many of his worldwide field trips have resulted in the classification of new plant species, with a particular emphasis on carnivorous […]
Seabirds & Fishboats (eventually)
Across the Straits A couple of days ago I took our boat over to Bluff to collect a load of diesel fuel. The distance is about 22 miles, wharf to wharf, and Foveaux Straits has the reputation of being an unpleasant stretch of water. Its a well deserved reputation, being quite shallow, with significant tidal […]