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2013-05-23 13:16:36 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

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2013-05-23 13:16:04 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 22 +1s)

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2013-05-23 13:15:28 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

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2013-05-23 13:15:06 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

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2013-05-23 12:40:18 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Happy Birthday to you! +Josh Adamski  - +AyJay Schibig 

Clematis




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2013-05-23 01:28:39 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 36 +1s)

Mono Lake Sunrise
I was shooting a time-lapse video on this morning when the card filled (I had forgotten to format it).  I changed the card  but that created a small glitch in the timelapse.

Then the battery died!  I changed that. To get the battery out I also had to take my Canon off of the tripod head using a Manfrotto quick release plate. It doesn't necessarily snap exactly back into place, so you also typically get a sudden jump in some direction of a few pixels.

Both happened during the peak sunrise color, so I couldn't simply make a video from before or after the glitch, I had the best light interrupted twice!

I did keep shooting though, so I have lots of still pictures from the morning, and this is how we learn.  I'm a lot less likely to make those same mistakes now when I shoot.

2013-05-23 01:28:03 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 24 +1s)

Golden Gate Bridge at Sunrise
I had a request yesterday for a print of an image from this sunset by the Golden Gate Bridge, so I uploaded this shot to my SmugMug gallery as well to provide a couple of options to select from: http://jeffsullivan.smugmug.com/Landscapes/San-Francisco-Bay-Area/3792961_m27SrJ
The other one is a little soft in places because it was shot at 50mm, which offered less depth of field.  This one was shot at 24mm so it's sharp all over.  I could have gone for a smaller aperture, but that light was changing quickly and that would've resulted in exposures so long that I'd have fewer compositions (as well as more noise).

2013-05-23 01:27:28 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 19 +1s)

One Year Ago Today: Wildfire in Record Hot Year in the U.S.
This is from the Topaz Ranch Estates Fire May 22, 2012, just over the hill, about 2 miles from where +Lori Hibbett and I live.  We saw the smoke and went to the top of that hill to capture this pictures.

U.S. Roast to Hottest Year on Record, By a Landslide
"How hot was it? The temperature differences between years are usually measured in fractions of a degree but last year blew away the previous record, set in 1998, by a full degree Fahrenheit."

"The year featured a La Niña weather pattern, which tends to cool the global climate overall, and scientists expect it to be the world's eighth- or ninth-warmest year on record."

"Assuming that prediction holds up, it will mean that the 10 warmest years on record all fell within the past 15 years, a measure of how muchth... more »

2013-05-23 00:00:07 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 39 +1s)

Paradise Found, Florida Keys, FL - #Photographyworkflow, #historythursday, #howtophotograph

Dry Tortuga is truly a paradise with its blue green water and uniquely designed Fort Jefferson. Fort Jefferson, was constructed in the mid-19th century as an effort for the United States to protect the extremely lucrative shipping channel. The only way to get to Dry Tortugas is to either take a sea plane or via a boat (there is a daily ferry service from Key West).

How was this image created?

This is a photograph taken from a single engine plane. I chartered a plane for the sole purpose of taking an aerial photograph of this island.The requirements for the airplane were that it was an over wing aircraft and I would be able to open the windows while in flight. We flew to Dry Tortugas just as the sun was rising and I instructed the pilot to circle the island. We took... more »

2013-05-22 23:59:33 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 29 +1s)

Silent Motion, Blackwater State Park, WV

We love to shoot in the West Virginia. There are some fabulous places to take photograph and the colors are stunning...specially in spring and Fall. I took this photograph of Elakala Falls in spring when the falls is surrounded by the rich green moss. What I love about this photograph is the fact that it captures flow of water which appears to be standing still....If you look at the larger version of the photograph you will notice white streaks that indicated how the water was flowing around the foreground element.

__How was the image created?

I used a circular polarizer to cut down on the glare...even though it was an heavy overcast day the polarizer helped in bringing out the rich colors in the wet rocks. The composition was selected to avoid a bridge directly over the falls and to capture the motion of the bubbles as... more »

2013-05-22 23:51:17 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 25 +1s)

"Green Lake" - "Grüner See" - Styria - AUSTRIA
My first photo in the new portrait format of +Google+ Photos
  Many thanks for the wonderful new design to
 +Google+  +Vic Gundotra  +Brian Matiash 
Photo Position in Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/0eGDR














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2013-05-22 23:37:12 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)

Bridge and the Tower

Daiba area of Tokyo had no shopping building when I was young. Still a lot of young couples visited there by their cars. The view of the central part of Tokyo from there was outstanding. So I was so unhappy when the Rainbow Bridge was completed. I thought it ruined the nighttime view of Tokyo (Of course there was no lights on the bridge at the time). So when I visited Daiba a couple of weeks ago, I captured this image to share the feeling I had when I was young with you. But once I saw the Rainbow Bridge this way, I realized that I kind of liked the details of its structure ...
... more »

2013-05-22 23:36:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Left Alone in the Light Trails

I had a guest from Naples, Italy. He's a Flickr/Facebook friend mine, and we took a short evening walk in Shinjuku, Tokyo. I used my main camera most of the time, but when I reached this spot, I decided to use the Nikon Coolpix A for a long-exposure shot.

イタリアのナポリからやってきた写真家を連れて夜の新宿を散歩。ほとんどの時間はメインの一眼レフで撮っていたけれど、この場所に来たときに、ニコンのCoolpix Aで長時間露光を試してみることにした。

Date: May 21, 2013
Place West Shinjuku, Tokyo
Camera: Nikon Coolpix A

#NikonA
#MTBK_NightStreets

2013-05-22 23:36:32 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 24 +1s)

Google+ 2nd Anniversary Photo Walk in Tokyo is almost here!

The last place we visited on the Google+ First Anniversary Photo Walk Tokyo that we had in June, 2012 was Daiba, Minato-ku. To get there, we took the Yurikamome Line and went across the Rainbow Bridge. Before reaching the main part of the bridge, the train passed the loop part which, some of you may know, I love so much. We were lucky enough to take the front seat (the Yurikamome Line is computerized and the front seats are for passengers), and saw this wonderful sunset even in the middle of the rainy season! I bursted three or four shots, and one of them survived and made it here a year ago. The second anniversary is now approaching, so I decided reedit the image (I cleaned all the reflections on the front glass) and share it with you again. The Second Anniversary Photo Walk Tokyo is scheduled on Saturday, June 29. If you are... more »

2013-05-22 23:31:59 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea)
Nothumberland, UK.

for #birdpoker  terns by +Phil Armishaw 
#birds4all  +Birds4All by +Walter Soestbergen +Ricky L Jones  #hqspbirds  +HQSP Birds by +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz 
#birdsinfocus  +Birds in Focus by +Risto Talman 
#birdloversworldwide  +BIRD LOVERS Worldwide by +Robert SKREINER +Heinrich Wagner 
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#birdphotography   #birdphotographs   #birds  

2013-05-22 23:25:40 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Heron Flying

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2013-05-22 23:21:05 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 16 +1s)

Didn't post animals lately, so I have to catch up. I'm more into landscapes but If I get the opportunity I also love to catch some animals ... or I try to catch them ... :-) ---- Mentions ----
#BirdLoversWorldwide  by +Robert SKREINER +Heinrich Wagner  
#hqspbirds  +HQSP Birds  by +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz  
#Birds4All  by +Walter Soestbergen +Ricky L Jones   
#BirdsInFocus   by +Risto Talman 
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+European Photo 

2013-05-22 23:20:40 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

Tree in the Alps





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#LandscapePhotography  +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins, +Carra Riley, +paul t beard, +David Heath Williams,
+Bill Wood, +Jim Warthman, +Ben T, +Jeff Beddow, +Jeannie Danna, +Tom Hierl, +Vishal Kumar 
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#TreeTuesday  by +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers  +Tree Tuesday 

2013-05-22 23:06:13 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Another timelapse still frame from my shoot in Rio

2013-05-22 23:05:49 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 9 +1s)

Another frame from a timelapse I shot in Rio. This was taken a little after sunset from Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain). What an amazing city.

2013-05-22 22:59:58 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 31 +1s)

Still frame from one of the timelapse shots I did at Iguazu Falls using the SpinTec rain deflector.

2013-05-22 22:59:30 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Its like walking though a painting. Can you see the hikers in this shot? Make sure to view it as large as you can. The landscape at Landmannalaugar still blows me away.

2013-05-22 22:59:08 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

Puffin cliff diving in Látrabjarg, Iceland

2013-05-22 22:58:30 (4 comments, 4 reshares, 23 +1s)

Dogsled Dogs - Kangerlussuaq Greenland

2013-05-22 22:58:02 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 30 +1s)

Frame from a timelapse I shot on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland about a week ago. The sky was on fire this night! Click the photo to enlarge, it looks much better that way.

2013-05-22 22:57:31 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Me watching the Aurora on the Snaefellsness Peninsula in Iceland

2013-05-22 22:06:18 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 28 +1s)

The Horseshoe Bend

The awe-inspiring sweep of the Colorado River carved into ancient Navajo sandstone one thousand feet below the canyon rim is crowned by the setting sun, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, near Page, Arizona.

Your comments and shares are much appreciated. Please visit my site at alexfilatovphoto.com!

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2013-05-22 22:05:53 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 28 +1s)

The Summit of Grand Teton

Morning light illuminates the majestic Grand Teton among the clouds, the tallest mountain in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming at 13,776 feet (4,199 m).

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My contribution to:
#mountainmonday  hosted by +Michael Russell 
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#landscapephotography  +Landscape Photography  #hqsplandscape  +HQSP Landscape 
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2013-05-22 22:05:25 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

Autumn Glory

Late September sunrise with reflections of the mountain peaks and golden cottonwoods in the Snake River at the Lower Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Your comments and shares are much appreciated. Please vote at http://500px.com/photo/34636114 and visit my site at alexfilatovphoto.com!

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2013-05-22 22:05:05 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

The Overseer

An elk buck looks over his herd as dusk settles over the plains of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

This is one of the images I captured for +Sigma CorpofAmerica with the flagship SD1 Merrill and the fantastic Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 lens. I have already written the first of a series of blog posts which will be posted next month on the Sigma blog!

For #wildlifewednesday  curated by +Mike Spinak and +Morkel Erasmus 
#wholewildlifeweek  +Whole Wildlife Week curated by +Sandy Schepis +Dick Whitlock +Anette Mossbacher +Diego Cattaneo 
#naturephoto  +Nature Photos curated by +Robert SKREINER +Celso Carvalho 
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#wyoming

2013-05-22 21:39:45 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Beware…

An old African proverb states: "When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers most".

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), somewhere along the Shire River, Liwonde National Park, Malawi.

With Mvuu Lodge.

Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm.
ISO 800 f4 @ 1/4000 sec.
Lexar Media. 

© Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net



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2013-05-22 21:32:34 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Panorama of a severe summer monsoon storm over the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park.
NOTE: PLEASE VIEW THE LARGE VERSION OF THE IMAGE TO SEE THE DUAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND FAINT RAINBOW.

#travelpanowednesday +Rolf Hicker #wowwednesday +Jan Paul Anthony Zabala #widewednesdaypanorama +Lucille Galleli +Ken McMahon +Andrew Marston #landscapephotography +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman #hqsplandscape #hqsplandscapephotography +Delcour Eric #plusphotoextract +Jarek Klimek +BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page) +BTP Daily Highligt +Rinus Bakker +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS +Robert SKREINER +1212Scenery #vividwednesday +Ajay Hatti 

2013-05-22 21:32:08 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 27 +1s)

A four month old Siberian tiger cub (panthera tigris altaicia) successfully captures and kills a large plant. This guy is a wildlife rescue that found a home at the Wildlife Waystation, the rescue facility I have supported since 1987 (www.wildlifewaystation.org)
He did grow into his feet and now successfully attacks and brings down redwood trees!

The Siberian tiger is highly endangered in its native habitat due to extreme poaching pressure. There are estimated to be well under 1000 wild Siberian tigers.

Hope you enjoy the image.

#wildlifewednesday (early) +Mike Spinak #hqspanimals +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz #wildlifephotography +Adam Kumiszcza #threatenedthursday +Sumit Sen
+BTP Editor's Choice (Best Top Photographer's page) +BTP Daily Highligt +Rinus Bakker +10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS +Robert SKREINER 

2013-05-22 21:25:59 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Our place in the Stars

I wanted to see how the new update to G+ works with a vertical image. This is from last month - from up the coast in Santa Cruz, CA at Davenport Beach. I used a tilt shift lens, a really bright flashlight, and a smaller bright flashlight to create this. Hope you enjoy it.

2013-05-22 20:01:28 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 38 +1s)

Tower of Babel Radiating Dawn:  April 2 2013 © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved.


Arches National Park, Utah

If only I had been to Arches National Park before. This was the best I could do driving into the park in complete darkness, not sure where to shoot.  I wish I would have been able to find a much better foreground. Also, I didn't want to run around in that soil too much. That dark almost black looking stuff in the foreground is cryptobiotic crust. It's super fragile. It takes years to recover if you stomp on it.

I was hoping to get a nice sky like that again the next dawn now that I had a better orientation of the park. But nope, got clear blue skies the next day. Anyway, I shot the Tower of Babel with two vertical shots which I merged in Photoshop.

2013-05-22 20:01:02 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Sea Burst:  February 15, 2013. © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved. This photo is copyrighted and is not to be used, copied, shared, or posted in ANY WAY without my written permission.

Corona Del Mar, California

This is about all I've been able to shoot with my new 16-35mm f/2.8L. Stuff down by the beach. It's not far from home and I can decide last-minute if the cloud potential will be good. This day it looked really good. I was not disappointed. Instead of shooting to get the arch, I went to the side of it to get a different perspective that would work with the cloud formations and breaks. Also there were at least a half dozen photographers at this beach. It's becoming almost too popular. So I moved far away from the crowd.

Sure enough.... as soon as I found a couple of comps I wanted to work, another photographer literally set up right next tom... more »

2013-05-22 20:00:34 (6 comments, 7 reshares, 62 +1s)

Yes, It's the Ever Popular Watchman Tower View From the Bridge: November 1, 2012. © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved.

Zion National Park, Utah

Should I be embarrassed that I actually stood with at least 100 other photographers on the Bridge to get the ever popular Watchman Tower Shot? And even more embarrassed that I'm actually posting it???

I know, I know. But I consider it a souvenir shot of being in Zion. I was coming back from checking out the Emerald Pools before meeting up with Steve Sieren and his workshop. There just happened to be a parking spot open. Well, it was sunset and there were some clouds in the sky. Some nice colors were starting to happen. Oh look, several photographers just left the bridge on the right side and a spot opened up. So, I set up took a few shots, and less than 10 minutes later left. It's not original, and joins... more »

2013-05-22 20:00:07 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 41 +1s)

Here is another shot of lining up some rocks!

Lining up the Stack:  July 8, 2012. © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved. This photo is copyrighted and is not to be used, copied, shared, or posted in any way without my written permission.

Second Beach, Olympic National Park

This was our second day back to Second Beach during last summer. The kids wanted to swim and play in the sand, so I made them go early in the morning to get some photography in. It was overcast, but the clouds were thin, letting in a bit of a warm glow. I thought this made a nice vertical comp with these larger rocks lined up and leading the way to a sea stack, or a line leading to an anchored ship!

2013-05-22 19:59:44 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

Follow the Rocks.

Follow the Rocks:   November 2, 2012. © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved. This photo is copyrighted and is not to be used, copied, shared, or posted in ANY WAY without my written permission.

The Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah

This was taken during a Steve Sieren workshop in Zion National Park. It's almost overwhelming to focus on one comp at a time in the Narrows. There is so much good stuff. These rocks caught my eye. They lined up nice and pointed the way down the canyon.

2013-05-22 19:59:15 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 28 +1s)

North Lake Fall Sunrise
October 5, 2012. © Copyright Stephanie Sawyer - all rights reserved. This photo is copyrighted and is not to be used, copied, shared, or posted in ANY WAY without my written permission.

Eastern Sierra Nevada, Calfornia

I know that this is an extremely popular lake to photograph, but I can't help coming back every fall to get another shot. Each time I have gotten different conditions, and this was the first sunrise shot I got with mostly clear skies. It's not overly dramatic, and the skies weren't killer, but the whispy clouds that were present held a nice pink glow for awhile. There was also no wind, so of course that made for a great reflection.

It also wasn't swarming with  photographers for once. Only 5 others that I could see.  This allowed me to move around more to get a better foreground comp.

2013-05-22 19:58:40 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Reflection Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park

Man-o-Man! Did I get lucky here! I rarely get a sky like this. I decided to take the drive up to Reflection Lake to scout it out for a sunrise shot the next day. I almost didn't from being so tired and knowing that I had to wake up pretty early for the sunrise shot. But I didn't want to try to find my around in the early morning darkness, so I drove up the hill from the little Inn we were staying at after dinner.

The sky was almost clear when I first arrived and I was surprised at how much snow was still on the ground. I knew that I was a bit early in the summer to get wildflowers, but was still disapointed that there was mostly snow with no flowers at all. Oh well. As I was checking out the view, clouds started to roll in from behind me, but was staying clear to the west. I decided to set up my gear.... and before I knew it this... more »

2013-05-22 19:58:03 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

Looking the other way from Mobius Arch through Lathe Arch is a cool view of Mt. Whitney. Alabama Hills, California.

2013-05-22 16:46:03 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 43 +1s)

The awakening

An early morning in the Swiss countryside with the traditional rapeseed fields and a horseman in the background.

Spring is definitely a nice period of the year for capturing the awakening of Nature.



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+HQSP Art  curated by  +Rinus Bakker #hqsp
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2013-05-22 16:40:27 (8 comments, 8 reshares, 63 +1s)

Night Light... Donner Lake, 1am, Truckee, California

A good night light makes you feel safer. Lets you see in the dark. Is discreet and doesn't sear your eyeballs out of their sockets if you have to get up in the middle of the night and don't want to run into the door frame.

A good night light kisses you on the forehead and says quite tenderly; "It's time to sleep, sweet thing. Good night." And you always reply "'Night, light. Sweet dreams."

A good night light is timeless.

2013-05-22 16:22:26 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 40 +1s)

Another from the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, USA. This is upstream from Oneonta Falls, at the confluence of Oneonta Creek and another smaller tributary. #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography #hqsphdr curated by +HQSP HDR and +Wameq Raza
#HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by +***** +Rodolfo Seide and +Johnny Minor
+G+ Weekly Theme Circles +Waterfalls 

2013-05-22 16:22:03 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 45 +1s)

May sunrise with Camas in full bloom on the northern edge of Washington State's Palouse country. #palouse #sunrise #flowers #hdr +G+ Weekly Theme Circles #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by  +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera
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2013-05-22 16:21:32 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 39 +1s)

A view of the wheat fields from Steptoe Butte, Washington, USA. #10000photographers by +Robert SKREINER
+10000 PHOTOGRAPHERS #HQSPLandscape +HQSP Landscape by  +Rodolfo Seide +Johnny Minor +Terrie Gray +Nicolai Neijhoft and +Lani Banadera #landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +Ben T +jeff beddow +Tom Hierl  +Vishal Kumar  +Michael Blyde  +Carolyn Lim  +Steve Gould  +Jay Gould

2013-05-22 15:29:37 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

Here's one in a series from my archives from 2009 from a trip to Giants Castle in the Drakensberg of South Africa with two great photographer friends +Mark Dumbleton  and +Kobus Tollig. On this afternoon, out of nowhere, an adult and a juvenile bearded vulture got into a squabble which had our camera shutters firing like crazy ... read more at:
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2013-05-22 15:29:08 (1 comments, 4 reshares, 28 +1s)

New post Giants Castle Vulture Hide (Lammergeier) has been published on - http://mitchellkrog.com/photographic-locations/giants-castle-vulture-hide-lammergeier/ - The Lammergeier Vulture Hide which sits on a rocky ledge on top of the mountain at Giants Castle.The renowned Lammergeyer Vulture Hide in the Giants Castle Nature Reserve is open yearly for visitors to watch the bearded vultures and other endangered bird species and offers unsurpassed opportunities for bird photography and bird viewing.


Situated in the Giants Castle nature reserve managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is not only a bird photographer and watcher’s paradise but is also a spectacularly beautiful area of South Africa offering majestic vista’s and landscapes.



The hide itself is very tiny but ample for only 3 photographers to shoot comfortably but many photo groups continually try to squeeze in afou... more »

2013-05-22 15:28:40 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 27 +1s)

New post Photo / Leopard Drinking at Sunrise / Sabi Sands, South Africa has been published on - http://mitchellkrog.com/wildlife-photography/photo-leopard-drinking-at-sunrise-sabi-sands-south-africa/ - “Leopard Drinking at Sunrise”. Click on image for a larger preview.
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While finding images that need to be pushed into my new galleries and print ordering system, I came across this one of a female leopard named Ntima who I captured one morning at sunrise drinking at a waterhole in the Sabi Sands reserve.


I still have a soft spot for this image and felt it had to be pushed out on my blog this morning. Here’s another one of Ntima which I posted last year.



This wildlife Photo “Leopard Drinking at Sunrise”, is available in print on a variety of HahnemuleFine Art Pape... more »