This little cub wanted to play but mom was a bit too tired to oblige. They were nestled into a pile of fallen tree trunks along a river in the Masai Mara of Kenya. Another ten or so lions were also in the pride and resting and playing nearby. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 300mm) ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/400th of a second
I’ve posted a few black and white ruffed lemurs before. Here’s another. I used flash to illuminate the lemur, backlit by the sun. This one was taken on Lemurs Island, just outside of Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in eastern Madagascar. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/10 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units
The Falkland Islands are known for penguins. But there are also a lot of geese. And when I say a lot, I mean it. Kelp geese, upland geese, and these guys, ruddy headed geese were everywhere. Always nice to get flight shots, and I captured this one late in the day on Carcass Island. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/500th of a second
And now for something a little more frightening. You can see why they call these guys devils. This one looks like it was trying to cast some sort of spell. It was photographed late one night on Maria Island, off the southeast coast of Tasmania. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 110mm) ISO 800, f/8 at 1/250th of a second
As the weather just keeps getting colder and colder here in New York, seemed appropriate to post these two polar bears who were having a good old time in the cold. They were basically wasting time — play fighting while waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze over so that they could go out and hunt for seals. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 800, f/5 at 1/500th of a second
Ordinarily, I try to do my best to avoid eyeshine when photographing animals at night. The best way to do this is to get the flash off the camera — preferably way off. But sometimes, even that doesn’t help if my positioning and distance to the subject isn’t quite right. In this case, the tripod mounted flash wasn’t far enough away from me to avoid the orange glow of the distant wallaby’s eye. I feel that in this photo, however, it ended up being a happy accident. The eyeshine adds life (and a bit of devilishness) to the wallaby as it casts a shadow across its face while cleaning, and seemingly hiding behind its tail. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/200th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash
Here’s a rare non-nature post from my neighborhood in Brooklyn. I’ve posted shots of the Statue of Liberty before. In this one, I liked the motion-blurred effect of the passing party cruise boat and its blue neon lights, while the streak from a helicopter can be seen above. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/11 at 2 seconds
I spent my second to last night in Tasmania with legendary Australian guide, Craig Bushie Williams. While searching for quolls in a wooded clearing, we spotted this mother common brushtail possum carrying her young joey on her back. I saw quite a few of these possums in Tasmania (and also on mainland Australia) but this was the only one I saw with a joey. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/7.1 at 1/200th of a second, Nikon SB-900 flash unit
As an avid Denver Broncos fan, I’d be remiss not to post a wild mustang, or a horse, or a bronco, or whatever you prefer to call our wild equines. This mother and her foal were ranging free in Monument Valley National Tribal Park in Utah. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 200, f/9 at 1/200th of a second
I spotted this female red howler monkey in a clearing in the forest in Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon. Howler monkeys are renown for their loud calls, which can be heard up to three miles away. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/50th of a second
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