Portrait of a Burchell’s Zebra taken at first light in Addo Elephant National Park – May 2013
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Table Mountain at sunset
A panorama looking back across Table Bay towards Cape Town from Blouberg at sunset – March 2013
Whitebacked Vulture
I normally think vultures are ugly birds but perched atop a tree in the early morning light this White-backed vulture was asking for a portrait – January 2013
Union’s End
A panorama of Union’s End, the extreme north-westerly point of South Africa. This historical point where the three countries of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa meet is marked by nothing more than a small information board and a pole bearing the co-ordinates of the spot – January 2013
Martial Eagle taking flight
The Martial Eagle is the largest eagle in Africa. Fully grown it has a wingspan of up to 260cm and can weigh over 6 kgs - January 2013
Curious Cape Fox
We were lucky to catch this curious Cape Fox exploring outside its burrow mid morning when it typically shelters underground – January 2013
Cheetahs on the lookout
These two cheetah were keeping a close eye on a herd of wildebeest and their new-born calves in the early morning – January 2013
Great spotted cuckoo
I didn’t get a great shot on my first trip but this time around more than made up for it – January 2013
Bitterpan Wilderness Camp
A panorama of Bitterpan Wilderness Camp, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and the salt pan it overlooks – January 2013 (click here for my timelapse video)
Gabar Goshawk in flight
This was one of the shots on my wish list, a raptor in flight, during a recent camping trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – January 2013
Table Mountain in the moonlight
A 20 second exposure of Table Mountain in the moonlight taken from the top of Lion’s Head – December 2012 (click here for more photos)
Moon rise over the Twelfth Apostle, Cape Town
This evening, sitting outside we looked up and saw this close to full moon appearing from behind the Twelfth Apostle Peak – December 25th, 2012
F-18 Super Hornet
Taken at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, July 2012 – for more photos click here.
Admiring Grand Central Station
Panorama of the cavernous main concourse inside Grand Central Station – August 2012 (click here for more New York photos)
Hanging over Hout Bay
The other morning as I was driving to work around Chapman’s Peak I looked back on this scene and had to stop to get a photo. It was incredible with the cloud hanging over the mountains with a few gaps here and there just after sunrise with blue sky behind – September 2012.
Eyeing an iguana
I wasn’t expecting to see an iguana at Butterfly World but what a great specimen (more photos here) – September 2012
Looking back on New York City
Panorama of the New York city skyline taken from a Water Taxi in the Upper New York bay – August 2012 (click here for more New York photos)
Chicago’s skyline
Panorama of the Chicago city skyline, waterfront and marina taken from the Lakefront Trail near the Shedd Aquarium – July 2012 (click here for more Chicago photos)
Fly me to the moon…
…in a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy.
Taken at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, July 2012 – for more photos from the airshow click here.
At the front of an Emirates A380-800 superjumbo
A panorama of the front section of Emirates flight EK 201 from Dubai to New York on the Airbus A380 superjumbo – July 2012
W(h)atsonia?
We went for a hike in search of the Red Disa in Myburgh’s ravine and as a bonus we found these Watsonia in full bloom on top of Table Mountain. I have paged through a book of flowers but can’t be certain exactly which species of Watsonia this is so if you know leave a comment below. (Taken in February 2012)
A face for Facebook
UPDATE: We won! Thank you so much to all of you who ‘liked’ and voted for my picture which is now the SANParks Facebook page cover photo for the month of July.
So I’ve entered a competition and I need your help. The competition involved submitting a photo to the South African National Parks Facebook page, this month’s theme was birds and the photo with the most ‘Likes’ will become their Facebook cover photo for the month of July.
I chose to submit this closeup portrait of a juvenile Gabar goshawk which I though was very appropriate for Facebook and if you agree please vote for me by clicking here or on the picture below. It will open up the photo in Facebook and you simply have to click “Like“. That’s all.
Many thanks in advance.
A family of Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters
At least I like to think it’s a family all perched together on a branch planning their next move – April 2012
A spider in the middle of its web
Trying out a 100mm macro lens for the first time it took a while to get used to the shallow depth of field but I got this shot of a spider catching the sun on its web amongst some rocks. What do you think? – February 2012
