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April 4, 2016

2016-04-04: Monochrome Monday

I was inspired to work on a few photos of impalas; I hope you enjoy the results.

20160404_Monochrome Monday-4 — The oxpecker on each shoulder seems to have caught the attention of this male. 1/1000 sec, f6.3, ISO 2800

20160404_Monochrome Monday-2 — A trio of oxpeckers rest atop a grazing impala. 1/1000sec, f5.6, ISO 250

20160404_Monochrome Monday-3 — A rather stately looking impala gazing off into the distance. 1/800 sec, f11, ISO 640

20160404_Monochrome Monday — A lovely group of ladies; such soft and gentle faces the impala have. 1/640 sec, f7.1, ISO 500

March 28, 2016

2016-03-21: Monochrome Monday

I decided to go for a yin and yang Monochrome Monday post; some high key and low key photos.

I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful week.

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March 18, 2016

2016-03-18: Feel Good Friday

TGIF!

For today’s feel good Friday post, I thought I’d share a trio of big cats.

I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful day 🙂

20160318_FeelGoodFriday-2 — A lioness and her cubs in the surprisingly lush Kalahari desert, most likely heading off to find a place to sleep off the heat of the day.

20160318_FeelGoodFriday-3 — 3 more steps, and you’d say “Leopard, what leopard?” A master of camouflage heading into the tall grasses.

20160318_FeelGoodFriday — It’s wonderful to have the opportunity to shoot from different vantage points. This cheetah climbed a hill as our vehicle was parked at the base, offering this unique view.

You can find these, and more, over at jennifersawicky.smugmug.com

March 14, 2016

I came across a few shots over the weekend that I thought deserved a re-edit. Just please don’t ask me what type of birds these are, as I believe the majority are one of the many sparrows that are common around the lower mainland, but I really don’t have a clue!

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Happy Monday!

These, and others are available over at my Smugmug site

March 7, 2016

2016-03-07: Monochrome Monday & WPC Muse

I decided to combine my usual Monochrome Monday with a WPC topic of the week: Muse. What topic do I return to time and time again? What subject inspires me? What am I ALWAYS excited to photograph?

If you’ve read this blog for more than a week, you’ll know the answer, it’s easy:

Elephants 🙂

I’d happily spend a day, a week, a lifetime in the presence of elephants. Photographing them of course, but more importantly just being in their presence, enjoying their rumbles and trumpeting, feeling the vibrations of their communications at levels we can’t hear, revealing in their beautiful, peaceful nature.

Here are a couple photos that popped out at me this time for editing and posting.

Enjoy, and have a wonderful week.

20160307_Monochrome Monday-2 — A bull elephant grazing at breakfast time. The sun was at the perfect angle for a lovely shadow of his trunk on the ground behind him. Timbavati, May 2015

20160307_Monochrome Monday-3 — The perfect fly swatter.

20160307_Monochrome Monday — Shade is in short supply in the Damaraland desert. A family of elephants take turns under the shade of a small tree. Damaraland Camp, April 2015

Note – this isn’t the current WPC topic of the week… not even close. But when I was looking for the current one, this spoke one spoke to me. Onto Harmony later in the week.

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March 6, 2016