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2013-05-16 21:37:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

More Woes for South Africa's Rhino 'Industry'

2013-05-15 08:50:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Join Polar Bears International's SOS Campaign to Help Polar Bears. Find out how in our guest blog today! 

2013-05-15 07:30:05 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Here we go.
3 week USA road trip.
See you all when I get back
Stay safe

+Anneli Marinovich

2013-05-12 08:34:17 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 23 +1s)

Coot Ballet

The breeding season is always a great time to be around the crazy coots. The invisible boundary lines are constantly threatened by interlopers and they need to be challenged and chased off. 


#birdloversworldwide +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide curated by +Robert SKREINER
#Birds4All +Birds4All curated by +Ricky L Jones & +Walter Soestbergen
#FreshPics  +Fresh Pics curated by +Trevor Farrell
#hqspbirds +HQSP Birds curated by +Marina Versaci and +Joe Urbz
#WholeWildlifeWeek +Whole Wildlife Week curated by +Sandy Schepis , +Dick Whitlock . +Anette Mossbacher and +Diego Cattaneo

#Coot   #aggressive   #birdbehaviour   #shutterspeed   #birdphotography   #marinovich   #wildlife   #photography  

2013-05-06 13:23:16 (27 comments, 9 reshares, 42 +1s)

Cheetah cub

This little chap was photographed on a kill in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa. The mom was an accomplished hunter and had killed for them the previous day. They had no interest in eating, so sat and watched the photographers in the 4x4's .

#NatureMonday +NatureMonday curated by +Rolf Hicker , +Jen Baptist
#catsbigandsmallthebest +Cats Big And Small The Best curated by +Mark HELM
#catsallovertheworld +CATS all over the World curated by +Robert SKREINER

+Africa Geographic 
+BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page) 
#cheetah   #cub   #kgalagadi   #kalahari   #southafrica   #africa   #marinovich   #wildlife   #photography  

2013-05-04 07:34:11 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Campaign Against Canned Lion Hunting

For more than a decade Bev and I have carried the costs of the Campaign out of our own savings. Including lecture tours overseas. Other than 2006 when the Marchig Award came with some welcome funding, we’ve had almost no financial support.
Now that it is becoming so important to scale up our operation, we are making our first ever appeal for funds.
Take a look at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/campaign-against-canned-hunting?show_todos=true
Anything you can do to promote this would be much appreciated.
Kind regards
Chris Mercer and Bev Pervan

2013-05-03 18:18:03 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 15 +1s)

Mind bending performance by +Miyoko SHIDA 

I shake just watching this. She had me at the white feather.

http://youtu.be/dnDeo0yhIws

Hat tip +Denis Labelle 

#HolyKaw  

2013-05-01 09:11:38 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 38 +1s)

Lanner Falcon

A Lanner resting after dive bombing a waterhole packed with doves, sparrows and queleas. As you can see it was an unsuccessful hunt. Taken in the Kgalagadi, a haven for birds of prey...

For #wildlifewednesday  curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus 
For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock and +Anette Mossbacher  +Whole Wildlife Week 

+Africa Geographic Birds 

2013-05-01 08:52:41 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Petition to have a debate on the Act that slipped though unnoticed.
Please share to all you photographic circles. 

+Will Nicholls Nice one mate..

2013-04-29 12:44:19 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

UK Photography Copyright law change

You may want to read this - it's quite important regarding the copyright of your photos and images: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/err_act_landgrab/

2013-04-27 17:11:53 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Bengal Tiger

This beautiful cat was one of two brothers found just outside the fence of Bandhavgarh National Park in India. They are simply the most beautiful of cats.


#catsallovertheworld   +CATS all over the World  curated by +Robert SKREINER +Mark HELM 
For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock and +Anette Mossbacher 


#bengal   #tiger   #tigerphotography   #bandhavgarh   #india   #wildlife  

2013-04-27 08:09:12 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 37 +1s)

Bengal Tiger

This beautiful cat was one of two brothers found just outside the fence of Bandhavgarh National Park in India. They are simply the most beautiful of cats.


#catsallovertheworld   +CATS all over the World  curated by +Robert SKREINER +Mark HELM 
For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock and +Anette Mossbacher 


#bengal   #tiger   #tigerphotography   #bandhavgarh   #india   #wildlife  

2013-04-25 12:11:57 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)

Sunset on the Mara

The end of a great day photographing in the Masai Mara. We found a spot with the tree on the horizon, lined up the setting sun and waited for some beasties to walk though. Having a driver who understands photography and light really helped.

Canon 1Ds Mk4, 700mm (500mm + 1.5x con)

#silhouettephotography   #wildebeest   #migration    #masai   #kenya   #africa   #wildlifephotography   #marinovich  

2013-04-25 07:03:26 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

A fantastic example of one of the three P's of wildlife photography. Patience, planning and persistence. 

Attached is a great Leopard story and how Patience got the shot in the end. +Morkel Erasmus tells of his vigil at an impala carcass and how he got the classic photo below...
Get a cup off coffee and have a read.

2013-04-23 10:52:16 (21 comments, 5 reshares, 70 +1s)

Kalahari Butterflies.

Swarming around a waterhole in the heat, it was a wonderful sight to see so many of them. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

For   #africantuesday   TINY AFRICA  curated by +Morkel Erasmus  +Grobler du Preez and +Dick Whitlock   +African Tuesday 

#butterfly   #kgalagadi   #kalahari   #africa   #insectphotography   #wildlifephotography   #marinovich  

2013-04-23 07:09:39 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

Asian Buffalo

This big fellow was photographed in the lovely Manas National Park in Assam India. It was part of a trip I did a while back, to chase the greater one-horned rhinoceros or Indian Rhino...
The park is a mixture of Jungle and open reed beds and we spotted this chap as he left a mud hole.

For  #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock and +Anette Mossbacher 

#Asian   #buffalo   #manas   #nationalpark   #india   #indianwildlife   #assam   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography   #marinovich  

2013-04-22 04:43:37 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

2013-04-20 06:21:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

For those of you who are still active across on the Blue page, here is one page you should definitely follow if you all things Africa.

Its looked after someone who loves and promotes all things Africa. You will only find quality photos and posts here. Run by +Morkel Erasmus, you know its going to be great. Be inspired

#Africa   #wildlife   #naturephotography   #wildlifephotography   #culture  

2013-04-17 19:47:15 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Reworking a chapter to the strains of The Stranglers....time for more coffee....

2013-04-17 12:23:01 (39 comments, 1 reshares, 65 +1s)

Red Deer stag

The largest mammal in the UK. This was taken during the annual deer rut, it was a cold, wet day (what else) and I surprised this male who was resting down in the bracken. Got a few photos of him and then left him to his rest.

For  #wildlifewednesday   curated by +Mike Spinak  and +Morkel Erasmus 
For  #wholewildlifeweek   curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 

#red   #deer   #stag   #England   #uk   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography   #marinovich  

2013-04-16 14:05:32 (22 comments, 5 reshares, 43 +1s)

How to lose your mom...divide and conquer.

Saw this lovely lioness and her 3 young cubs walking down the middle of the dry river bed near the Craig Lockhart Waterhole in the paradise that is the Kgalagadi. Two of the cubs dutifully followed her, but the one little shit kept turning around and walking off in the opposite direction. She picked him up and turned him around seven times in a hundred meter stretch, then gave up and sumply carried him in her mouth while the other two walked...

For  #africantuesday  curated by +Morkel Erasmus +Grobler du Preez  and  +Dick Whitlock   +African Tuesday 
For +CATS all over the World   #catsallovertheworld   curated by +Robert SKREINER  +Mark HELM 
For  #hqspanimals   +HQSP Animals 
+Africa Geographic 

#lion   #cub   #kgalagadi   #transfrontier   #park   #kalahari  #wildlifephotography   #sout... more »

2013-04-12 13:44:03 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 44 +1s)

Cheetah Horizon

This chap was one of 2 brothers that crossed the road in front of me and carried on up the hill, giving am a quick glance before they disappeared.

For +CATS all over the World  #catsallovertheworld  curated by +Robert SKREINER  +Mark HELM 
For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 
For   #plusphotoextract  by +Jarek Klimek 
For #hqspanimals  +HQSP Animals 
+Africa Geographic 

2013-04-10 08:23:40 (15 comments, 2 reshares, 44 +1s)

Fish Eagle portrait

Taken from the elevated roadside near the Lower Sabie campr, Kruger National Park.


For  #wildlifewednesday   curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus 
For  #birdloversworldwide   by +Robert SKREINER  & +Heinrich Wagner    +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide 
For  #wholewildlifeweek   curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 
+HQSP Birds +Africa Geographic Birds 

2013-04-08 05:11:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Nature is inescapably harsh, relentless and ruthless. She has certainly never wept in sympathy nor stretched a hand protectively over even the most beautiful or innocent of her creatures.

Eugene Marais - from "Soul of the White Ant."

2013-04-06 13:49:36 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Finally the sum is out in London.

2013-04-05 17:41:27 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

Just uploaded a trip report of my recent Mush Ox trip to Dovrefjell National Park in Norway. Awesome creatures.


#muskox   #dovrefjell   #nationalpark   #wildlifephotography   #Norway   #Marinovich  

2013-04-02 19:04:07 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

South Africa: 188 Rhinos Killed in 85 Days

2013-03-29 18:00:47 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

The Scatterlings of Africa take on a second USA road-trip

Planning and bookings done for the road-trip with +Anneli Marinovich:
2872 miles in 20 days. Taking the Cameras of course. 


Tampa - Miami - Orlando - Pensacola - New Orleans - Jackson - Memphis - Nashville - Lynchburg - Charleston - Tampa

Any pointers or advise on great things to see in these places or on route, please let me know. Oh... and I have factored in a visit to our friend Jack Daniels...

2013-03-28 16:14:12 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

Regal Beauty

As much as I love the Big cats of Africa, there is something truly special about the Tiger. Maybe its because I was brought up South Africa and the Tiger is still new and unknown. How people could pay to eat parts of this animal is beyond me, and we call ourselves civilised!

#threatenedthursday     +Threatened Thursday curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Sumit Sen  +Anette Mossbacher 
For +CATS all over the World  #catsallovertheworld  curated by +Robert SKREINER  +Mark HELM 

#tigerphotography   #Tiger   #bandhavgarh_national_park   #wildlifephotography   #India   #marinovich  

See more on the Blog www.wmarinovich.com

2013-03-27 08:49:30 (23 comments, 7 reshares, 68 +1s)

Wide angle required

These two wide boys had been wrestling in the waterhole and provided an hour of entertainment and photography in the the late afternoon. Taken in the north of the Kruger National Park. 

For #wildlifewednesday  curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus  
For   #elephantwednesday    +Elephant Wednesday curated by +Diego Cattaneo   +Louisa Catharine Forsyth   and +Matthias Haeussler 

#elephant   #africa   #wildlifephotography   #krugernationalpark   #marinovich  

2013-03-22 18:13:50 (7 comments, 4 reshares, 37 +1s)

Young Klipspringer"

Processing some old Kruger photos and I came upon this little blighter. Its a very curious young Klipspringer that walked right up to the car. I totally forgot about this encounter and the fact that he stood and looked at me in the car for about 5 minutes made it all the more special. Klipspringer in Afrikaans is translated as RockJumper

For #wholewildlifeweek   curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis +Dick Whitlock and +Anette Mossbacher 

#klipspringer   #Kruger   #krugernationalpark   #africa   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography   #marinovich  

2013-03-20 10:11:20 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Musk Ox Pair

One of my favourite photos on the blog from my recent trip to Norway to chase these hairy beasties around a mountainside in the snow...

For  #wildlifewednesday   curated by +Mike Spinak  and +Morkel Erasmus 
For  #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 

#muskox   #norway   #Winter   #dovrefjell   #national   #park   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography   #marinovich  

2013-03-18 16:05:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We are very proud to be able already to share the circle with the first 500 who were so smart to follow the best photo page on G+

Want to join? Just add +BTP Editor's Choice sit back, relax and enjoy, BTP only the best!

2013-03-16 13:40:41 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

do your images keep their metadata online?

2013-03-16 10:06:36 (17 comments, 4 reshares, 59 +1s)

Pale Chanting Goshawk taken in at sunset in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier park

For #silhouettesaturday  curated by Naila Ziani  +SilhouetteSaturday 

2013-03-15 12:09:05 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

"Zambezi Nocturne"
Stars shimmer over the Zamezi River
Mana Pools National Park, South Africa

Those who have been to Africa will tell you tales that seem legendary and embellished about how magnificent the night skies in our continent are. Those stories are true. And I have rarely seen the stars shine brighter than in the Kalahari, Namibia and Mana Pools. There's only a few spaces left to join myself and +Marlon du Toit in Mana Pools in July on an unforgettable +Wild Eye photographic safari. Not only will we spend time photographing the magnificent wildlife and scenery of Mana, we will also try our hand at capturing the starry skies over the Zambezi. I was standing right on the riverbank for this one - our camp site was to the right of the big tree just out of frame. Lions were roaring in the distance. What a blissful moment! To find out more about this... more »

2013-03-15 08:31:23 (23 comments, 5 reshares, 63 +1s)

Musk Ox pair

After a few hours of trekking up into the mountains we reached a herd of 9 Musk ox. I was so excited to see them for the first time that I didn't feel the cold anymore. These two broke away from the herd and had a play fight so managed to isolate them in the frame.
Will be going back for sure.

For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 
For   #plusphotoextract   by +Jarek Klimek 
For   #hqspanimals   +HQSP Animals curated by +Joe Urbz +Marina Versaci  +Syuzanna Avetisyan 

2013-03-14 12:04:27 (12 comments, 4 reshares, 40 +1s)

How many more dawns....?

The numbers killed each year just keep on rising for these Jurassic creatures. White Rhino taken in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game reserve.

For #threatenedthursday  by +Sandy Schepis  +Sumit Sen   +Diego Cattaneo    +Threatened Thursday  and +Anette Mossbacher  

+Africa Geographic  #hluhluwe   #umfolozi   #whiterhino   #marinovich   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography   #southafrica  

2013-03-13 18:22:24 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Hello fellow Plussers.

My lovely wife, +Anneli Marinovich  will be co-hosting a 1 day Wedding Photography workshop focusing on how to get your work published. They will also cover networking topics and the day will includes a small styled shoot. Will be held at the Cannizaro house in Wimbledon, London

Spaces are going quickly so have a look at the link which has more details.

#weddingphotography   #workshop   #editorialphotography   #gettingpublished   #cannizaro  

2013-03-12 09:59:51 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 38 +1s)

Elephant Abstract

Female elephant taken in the Masai Mara, Kenya

For   #africantuesday  ABSTRACT AFRICA curated by +Morkel Erasmus  +Grobler du Preez  and +Dick Whitlock  +African Tuesday 

+Africa Geographic 
#elephant   #abstract   #masai   #mara   #marinovich   #wildlife   #photography  

2013-03-11 07:33:05 (26 comments, 6 reshares, 53 +1s)

Musk Ox

Just returned from Norway on a +Northshots photo tour to photograph the Musk ox in winter. Guided by Roy Mangersnes and Mark Hamblin, we spent three days trekking after these nomadic creatures and everyone got great photos and magical memories. Here is the first of a few I will share this week. Taken in the Dovrefjell National Park.

For #wholewildlifeweek  curated by +Diego Cattaneo  +Sandy Schepis  +Dick Whitlock  and +Anette Mossbacher 
For   #hqspanimals   +HQSP Animals  curated by +Joe Urbz  +Marina Versaci  +Nicole Best   

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Ovibos
Species: Ovibos Moschatus

#Muskox   #Norway   #Dovrefjell   #national   #Park   #winterlandscape   #wildlife   #photography   #nature  

2013-03-09 10:52:33 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 35 +1s)

This was the playground for the past week. Had a fantastic Northshots Musk Ox tour. Will load some photos of the beasties once I have processed them.

2013-03-03 16:42:22 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

WE DID IT! Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that Thailand would take steps to end ivory trade--the first time the Thai government has said this publicly!
 
THANK YOU to the nearly 1.5 million of you who have signed and shared our petition!
 
Get the full details from our team at the CITES meeting in Bangkok: http://wwf.to/Zdvb8P

2013-03-03 16:15:46 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Packing for a short trip is worse that packing for a long trip....and no, I don't know why. Off to Norway tomorrow to hopefully photograph Musk Ox...

2013-02-28 13:23:28 (15 comments, 2 reshares, 45 +1s)

Arctic tern fishing along the coast of Svalbard. We were waiting for some Walrus to move or do something (yeah right) and so I focused on these little guys.

#Arctic   #Tern   #birdphotography   #naturephotography   #hsqpbirds   #birdflight  
+HQSP Birds  +Birds4All 

2013-02-26 09:02:35 (31 comments, 7 reshares, 45 +1s)

Gemsbok Fight

Taken in the paradise that is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. There were about 30 Gemsbok milling around a waterhole and loads of fights broke out. This was the only one that clear of the group.

#africantuesday    +African Tuesday  Action Africa curated by +Morkel Erasmus  +Dick Whitlock and +Grobler du Preez 

For  #plusphotoextract    by +Jarek Klimek 
For   #hqspanimals   +HQSP Animals 
+Africa Geographic


#gemsbok    #fight   #kgalagaditransfrontierpark   #kalahari   #southafrica   #marinovich   #wildlifephotography   #naturephotography  

2013-02-26 08:38:02 (0 comments, 16 reshares, 28 +1s)

Google Search Cheat Sheet.

Edit:  Thanks to +Jeff McGrath for this link with even more info:  http://i.imgur.com/hkmIT.gif
Click on it to enlarge.

2013-02-21 15:03:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Pʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ ENGAGERS Cɪʀᴄʟᴇ  Nearly a full circle this week!

Quick start instructions:
➀ post a link to a G+ photo in the comments below,
➁  check out some photos from others and +1 and comment on them,
➂ share this post (public),
➃ add this circle, and refresh it every week.

You will be added (or stay in) the circle share next week!

Full story: This circle is for engaging G+ users about photography.  The interaction happens mainly in the comments, but of course re-shares too.  Post a link to a photo from your stream during the last week in the comments below.  It can be your photo or someone else's.  Then from the comments here, check out someone's link, and comment on / critique that photo.  Try to pick someone new each week, so you will meet new people and make new friends (more than 1is ok too)

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