Kenya’s Lake Nakuru supports lots of wildlife around its edges. This Pelican was about to land on a nearby sandbank, and soared majestically over hundreds of other birds. Under the morning sun the colours were very muted. This image was made during our 2011 African LuminOdyssey.
At the end of a long day, having photographed these elephants crossing the water as dusk approached, the sunset colours were magical! This was taken during our 2013 Botswana LuminOdyssey.
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 …
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 …
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 …
