Antarctica Teaser #6 – Penguin Footprints
A memory that is very clear for me is the sound of penguin footsteps - on snow, rock, mud - pattering along with an industrious determination. They seem so serious…
A memory that is very clear for me is the sound of penguin footsteps - on snow, rock, mud - pattering along with an industrious determination. They seem so serious…
Let's start off the proper Antarctica blog posts with a trip-log! Here's an overview of what we did during our time on the expedition. Day 1: Buenos Aires After our…
Next week we leave the tropics behind for colder climates! Dad and I wouldn't choose cities as a holiday destination. Our time in Buenos Aires was just a necessary step…
Stained glass windows are works of art. They look dull and mundane unless lit from behind, and then they glow like jewels. I've seen a few impressive ones during my travels…
A cemetery seems an odd tourist destination (especially for those mainly interested in wildlife!), but as it was right next door to our accommodation and highly recommended, we decided to pay…
An Adelie on an Iceberg, regarding us curiously. Perhaps one day I'll be lucky enough to have an evening like this again. The sun was setting, the moon was rising,…
Welcome Swallows are usually quite difficult birds to photograph, in my experience. They're small and very swift, so flight shots are a serious achievement! Even when perched they don't stick…
In wildlife photography, we often only get a small window of opportunity in which to take photographs (bird flies past, dolphin jumps out of the water, etc). Sometimes though, we…
Like it says, I've just returned from a rather overwhelming trip with Dad to Antarctica, or to be more precise, the Antarctic Peninsula. And to be honest, I'm not yet…
If you don't like spiders or other invertebrates, consider giving this blog a miss - I don't want anyone having nightmares! In early January I had the fantastic opportunity to join…
There's nothing I love more than falling asleep to the plaintive hooting of Moreporks. It's something that speaks of home to me - we live near a forest and they…
This year I've been using the D700 more often than the D300, with the exception of our South Africa trip. I'd forgotten how much I love the lightweight combination of…
While in South Africa, I took quite a few landscape photos with the intent to make a series of black and white images. While muddling through them (slowly, considering the…
Rabbits are adorable, but they're also a huge pest in New Zealand. They're all over Mount Maunganui, and every summer we see hundreds of little baby buns running around nibbling…
People have noticed a few similarities between my two winning images from last year - they're (mostly) white birds on (mostly) white backgrounds! I've been asked why and how I…