Wild Wednesday: Spotted Thick-Knee!

Wild Wednesday: Spotted Thick-Knee!

Yes, that’s what this rather unusual looking bird is called. While I was crawling around in the thorns and dead grass of the veld shooting dandelions I remembered to turn around and look for this guy. I had spotted him last week but only had a chance to shoot...
Dandelions in the Sun

Dandelions in the Sun

Dandelions always make such great subjects for macro photography. The field next to my parents’ home is alive with them and they stand out wonderfully backlit by the late afternoon sun. I took my chance to capture some of them. Now one would think it super easy...
Derwent Water Ferry

Derwent Water Ferry

After shooting some shots of Mr Grump-Grump Goose I awaited the arrival of the first ferry’s to the Derwent Water Ferry dock. Seeing the photo opportunity before him Mr Grump-Grump Goose created my foreground interest while the landscape behind him unfolded. The...
Wild Wednesday: Snooze Time for White Rhinos

Wild Wednesday: Snooze Time for White Rhinos

  Just chilling in the shade! Caroline and I had been staying at a totally new resort in KwaZulu-Natal where the game was still quite skittish when we took a day out to visit the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Nature Reserve. It stood in stark contrast to our experience at...
Wild Wednesday: Back to the Lakes

Wild Wednesday: Back to the Lakes

Sorry for the break in service! I have been just a little busy with relocating my family from Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape to a temporary stopover in Bloemfontein in the Free State. In September we will continue the relocation via the UK to finally settle...