2016-01-26: WPC Optimistic

I am optimistic that all of these beautiful creatures will have the opportunity to live out their lives in the way nature intended, without the influence of poacher’s or trophy hunter’s bullets.  That is my hope, and if like minded people continue to join together, perhaps it will happen in my lifetime.

 

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This pangolin was definitely the most photographed animal on Londolozi that day. It was one of my safari dreams to see a pangolin. 
Londolozi, May 2015

 

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A leopard with one of her young, as they worked to reunite with the second cup (gratefully we were able to witness the reunion). 
Ngala Game Reserve, May 2015

 

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Part of an elephant parade on route to a waterhole for an early evening drink. 
Sabi Sands, May 2015

 

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A rhino calf eyes us up while his Mom has a drink. 
Phinda Game Reserve, April 2015

 

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We were fortunate to spend time with this lioness with her pair of young cubs (one was lying flat behind Mom when I snapped this). 
Kalahari Desert, April 2015

 

WPC: Optimistic

2016-01-25: Monochrome Monday

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The skies above the Okavango Delta are absolutely spectacular. I see this and immediately want to start planning a trip back!
  Sunbeams and clouds in the Delta, April 2015. 
 1/500sec, f90, ISO 140

2016-01-18: Monochrome Monday

As it turns out, I didn’t end up liking a single photo I took last week, so instead, I edited one from the archives that I was looking at over the weekend.

 

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An early morning rhino family photo. I love the long shadow along the body of the one on the right; it mimics the shape of the horn beautifully.
 
Phinda Game Reserve, May 2015.
1/320sec, f5.6, ISO 500

2016-01-17: WPC Weight(less)

A bit late with posting this one, but this little one is too cute not to share.

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An airborne cheetah cub. This little one was having a great time wrestling and chasing its siblings around, as well as pouncing on Mom on occasion.
 
Phinda Game Reserve, May 2015
 
1/1000sec, f10, ISO 1250

WPC: Weightless

2016-01-11: Monochrome Monday

If the day ends in Y, it’s a day that I will happily edit some elephant photos – so that’s what I’ve done 🙂

I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful evening.

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Such beautiful texture!
 
/640sec, f5.6, ISO 640
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I just can’t resist the look on this elephant’s face as he reaches up for the perfect branch to chew on.
 
1/800sec, f8.0, ISO 6400
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My favourite baby elephant, testing to see if sand is good eating.
 
1/640sec, f9.0, ISO 2000

 

2016-01-05: WPC Circles

As soon as I saw this week’s topic, I knew exactly what I would share – the fairy circles of the Sossusvlei desert in Namibia.  I was lucky enough to see them from the air, and also from the top of a small dune while out quadding my first evening in the desert.  No one had an explanation of how they were formed; nothing grows in them, the are simply barren sand surrounded by scrubby plants.

There’s a Wiki pages with more info about them, in case you are interested: Fairy Circles – Wikipedia

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A view of the fairy circles from the top of a dune (taken with my mobile phone). April, 2015
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A view of the fairy circles from the air. We saw several areas with these on the flight from Windhoek to Sossusvlei. April, 2015

WPC: Circles

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