It has been a cold snowy past week (actually last week) in the Seattle area. On the heals of this, the 48 hour flu ht me right between the eyes, just as I was planning to travel to San Diego to do some nature photography. On my mind these days is my next safari in [...]
Tag Archive 'Safari'
Shallow F-Stop Usage
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2011
I almost always shoot in aperture mode, as it allows me to control the depth of field or zone of focus. I use this technique to control what the viewer “sees” in my photograph or to call attention to a particular part of the image or to isolate the primary image from the foreground or [...]
Safari Update – What Worked Well On My Last Safari
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Nov 6th, 2011
After each safari I consult my travelers and make a list of what went well, as well as those things that need improvement. For this post, I will highlight what worked well for us or those things that made our lives on safari just a bit better (or a lot in some cases). Before we [...]
While walking around the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi bringing to the end of another exciting safari month, I came across this sign located just outside of the stairs leading down the wine cellar. Of course being a wine guy, I had to have a look. What I found was a wonderful old world cellar stocked [...]
Nairobi, Kenya Clear skies in the early am, with smog and heavy haze developing soon after 1100. Today was another full day after our overnight at the Fairview Hotel. The Fairview is my favorite hotel in Nairobi. Not easy to get to and located next to the Israeli Embassy, I think it is one of [...]
Kogakuria Camp Site to Arusha Weather: Clear skies with a slight cool breeze from the west. Today was all about travel. We said our good byes to the wonderful camp staff and broke camp at 0800 for the Kogatende Air Strip to meet our aircarft for our trip to Arusha Municipal Airport. With mostly clear [...]
Safari update 24 Aug
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Sep 26th, 2011
Kogakuria Camp Site 24 Aug 2011 Weather: Clear skies, cool with a light breeze. Today was about wonderful landscapes and a drive deep into the plains of the northern Serengeti in search of cheetah and rhino. Crossing the Bolognja River, it was classic cheetah country. Green rolling hillsides dotted with trees and rock outcroppings. As [...]
15 August 2011, and it’s our first day on safari. We left Mountain Village about 7:30AM and arrived about an hour later in Ilkiding’a, an agricultural Masaai village located near the base of Mt. Meru (northeast of Arusha). The drive was over bumpy and very dusty back roads, but our vehicle was expertly maneuvered by [...]
Three Giraffes Crossing the Plains of Tortillis
Posted in Africa, How to, Kenya, Safari, Travel on Oct 9th, 2010
I am often amazed at just how stunning clouds can look in black and white. When there is a lack of dynamic color, black and white just seems to come center stage. The image below started out as a normal RAW color capture via my Nikon D3s. After basic color processing, I used Nik Software’s [...]
Our last night in Amboseli National Park and outside in the Conservation Area found us with several wonderful opportunities as giraffes traveled from the distant forests near Tanzania to the park swamps for water. As daylight started to fall, I saw the opportunity to do some panning shots after the giraffes were spooked off of [...]