Tag: Africa
Chobe sunset
Committee meeting

Yesterday’s “gulp of shags” made me think about collective nouns. Vultures are an interesting example, with lots of different ones (e.g. wake, jury, vortex) depending on what the birds are doing. A simpler collective noun is a “committee” of vultures. It looks like someone interrupted the meeting! These White-backed Vultures were …
The new f/2.8 telephoto zoom in the bag
Looking down the throat of the monster I’m preparing to take a group of photographers on LuminOdyssey‘s 2013 Botswana trip, and for the first time in a while I’ll be taking a significant new lens: the Sigma 120-300mm/2.8 OS “Sports” telephoto zoom. Over the last few weeks I’ve been preparing …
Australian Professional Photography Awards 2012
At the end of May the Australian Institute of Professional Photography conducted its annual photo awards (the APPAs), and I’m happy to report that three of my images received Silver awards! All three from 2011, covering the Southern Ocean, the Arctic, and Africa. The three images are: Drake Crossing Guillemot …