I had a request for a spider today, so I’m not to blame if your preference is for something a bit more cuddly. This lovely lady is a Madagascar golden orb spider that I photographed while in Ranomafana National Park. Females like this one can be quite large — about five inches in length, while the males are much smaller. In fact, you can see a male above the female and a bit to the left. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/3.2 at 1/45th of a second (-2/3 stop ev)
When I was going through my gorilla shots last night, I came across this image of a black and white colobus monkey that I had originally overlooked. I like shots like this that show a lot of the animal’s environment — in this case a giant tree in Kibale National Park. Kibale is well known for its primates and is home to thirteen different species, including chimpanzees. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/200th of a second
This is an old one that has yet to be posted to the blog. It’s from my gorilla and chimp tracking trip to Uganda back in March of 2009. At times it was very difficult to get clean looks at the gorillas in the thick forest, but all the foliage also provided nice framing when a gorilla’s head suddenly popped into a clearing. This guy was staring up at a silverback who was high in a tree. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/100th of a second (-1/3 stop ev)
We were a little worried about this young impala when we first saw it all alone out on the Laikipia plains in Kenya. After galloping around in the rain for a bit, however, it ran toward a stand of trees where we saw what must have been mom, along with a few other adults. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 300mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/400th of a second
Today’s owl comes from the southern spiny forests of Madagascar. As you can see, the owl blends in well with its thorny environment. It’s called the Malagasy scops owl, but also answers to the rainforest scops owl or the Madagascar scops owl. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 100, f/5.6 at 0.5 seconds
Behold the bearded pig. One of the more unfortunately constructed beasts in all the wild. Personally, I think the animal’s utter grotesqueness has a certain charm. These guys would follow the orangutans around in Tanjung Puting National Park in Borneo and pick up their scraps. Sort of the garbage men of the jungle. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 130mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/250th of a second (- 1/3 stop ev)
Just a simple composition of a magnificent frigatebird silhouetted above the Bolivar Channel in the Galapagos Islands. These large, somewhat prehistoric looking birds, were always circling above our boat while we sailed from one island to another. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 800, f/18 at 1/40th of a second
Today I did a google search of some of my images and was surprised to find out that this photo of a young orangutan swinging through the trees was a National Geographic photo of the day — all the way back in February of 2010. It’s been in my Indonesian gallery but was never posted to the blog. I always liked that this one showed a bit more of the environment of Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/1250th of a second (-1/3 stop ev)
Along with the barn owl that I posted a while back, this little guy was Karen’s single favorite animal on the Galápagos trip. After our seven day cruise of the islands, we stayed in a beautiful camp for three nights on Santa Cruz Island — one of the few islands that is inhabited by humans. On one of the days we were there, we decided to hire a local fisherman to take us out on his boat to La Fe, a nearby island (the government allows certain fisherman to offer this service in order to supplement their income when not fishing). We had the little island all to ourselves and when we landed on its secluded beach, we were greeted by about ten or so sea lions, including this inquisitive pup. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/200th of a second
I was at Boundary Bay in search of snowy owls for three days. All three of those days started out in heavy overcast, misty/foggy conditions. Mist can be death to photographs when trying to use a long lens for frame filling images. So I tried to work with the mist by lining up elements to create depth in the scene. In this shot, I was able to line the foreground owl up with the one in the background on the log and then further back the water. All in all, a more moody composition than if the sun was in the clear and on the horizon. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 1600, f/11 at 1/80th of a second
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