Images, thoughts, and crib notes from near and far.
Posted in Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Jan 16th, 2012
Safaris for the remainder of 2013: 1. Namibia – April – Trip is full 2. Tanzania – The Great Rut – May – Trip is full 3. Tanzania – Highlights of Tanzania – Sept – A few openings remain 4. Anartica – Nov Safaris for 2014: 1. Tanzania – The Great Migration – Feb – [...]
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on May 23rd, 2013
22 May We woke this morning for our last morning on the rim of the crater to find warmer weather than our past two days due to a huge thick cloud bank with the classic African high altitude mist. Shortly after breakfast, we said our goodbyes to our wonderful camp staff and we were off [...]
21 May 2013 Sunrise 0615 (heavy cloud cover) Temperature 52F Crater Camp (Tembo B) Elevation 7494 Crater Floor Elevation 5651 Another early rise this morning as we prepared for our last day in the Ngorongoro Crater. Off the rim top at 0625, we were faced with heavy clouds that had moved in over the [...]
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on May 19th, 2013
20 May Sunrise 0600 Temperature 54F Early rise this morning as we had breakfast at 0530 in order to be at the gate by 0620 for the magical descent into the Ngorongoro Crater and what a magical treat it was. Heavy clouds had moved in over the night however, they had started clearing by [...]
19 May After collecting the clients from the airport the previous evening, it was time for a leisurely breakfast followed by the safari briefing on how things would work on the trip. Before we knew it, we were off the Gibbs Farm. Traveling though the farmland, we soon found ourselves in the sprawling city of [...]
Posted in Africa, Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda, Safari on May 15th, 2013
Sorry, but I just had to do this. I’ve never been able to generate a blog posting while in flight. Currently, flying an ‘over the pole’ route, just passing over Butte Montana, with an altitude of 1o,o58 meters , and 1,022 km/h for airspeed (ground speed indicated), time to Istanbul will be 10.24 hours (remaining). [...]
Posted in Africa, Mountain Gorillas, Namibia, Photo Gear and Reviews, Photography information, Rwanda, Safari, Tanzania, Tools and Techniques on May 9th, 2013
Well, it has been about 15 days since I have returned from a killer landscape workshop that I led in Namibia. While I was gone, lots of things changed in my photo world. While it is always fun to return to Seattle and discover what little things changed, but man, change was everywhere around me [...]
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Feb 14th, 2013
Tanzania Photo Safari Feb 2013 Landed in Arusha last night – Man is it unseasonably HOT HOT HOT – time to start pushing the water. After a restful night at the Mount Meru Hotel, I will make my way over the the Thomson Safaris Office for a couple of meetings this am and final prep [...]
Posted in Africa, Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda, Safari on Feb 8th, 2013
I must say that 2013 is off to a full running start. On the 2nd of January, I found myself recovering from the the flu and on an airplane to photograph the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. I’ll have a full trip report posted as soon as I can. Until then, I wanted to tease you [...]
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Dec 25th, 2012
During my last safari, we spent some serious time at the Retima Hippo Pool for some killer shots. While most of the photographers were perched along the observation area clicking away, I slipped down and around the end of the pool and took up a position on the upper rocks. While I was shooting other [...]