Baby impalas

November 18, 2008

It is that time of year again when the impala drop their young in preparation for the lushness of the rains. Unfortunately they are very secretive in this area and run off as soon as a vehicle approaches. I like this photo as it shows what you normally see - mother and baby running away at high speed..

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Moon rise over the Luangwa

November 16, 2008

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Backlit puku

November 13, 2008

We have had some very windy days over the last week with storms building up and breaking in patches all over the valley. The air is thick with that damp, dusty smell of the first rains and there is a definite tension as we all wait with anticipation for the real rains to arrive. It is certainly an exciting (and extremely hot!) time of year…

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Buffalo abstract

November 4, 2008

I shot this abstract photograph of an old bull buffalo at midday today in very harsh light. I underexposed the image severely so that the highlights formed the general outline and the rest of the photo turned to pitch black.

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Curious Baboon

October 29, 2008

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Giraffe fighting

October 20, 2008

I came across these two male giraffes very early this morning, They were having a good fight. It is always a little bizarre watching giraffe males fighting. They stand side by side and pound each other with their heads, swinging them like massive medieval maces. The fight went on for a good 15 minutes and I took a variety of images. Because they were standing on the river bank I was only able to photograph them from one direction; as silhouettes with the bright sky behind them. The resulting images are very graphic and two dimensional - I quite like them.

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Giraffe at sunset

October 8, 2008

The sunsets are getting better everyday as it gets hotter and hotter with clouds building up and filling the sky each evening.

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