More Lions

Lazy young male, Chobe Park Botswana.
Two young males playing, Chobe park Botswana.
Male lion, Kruger Park South Africa.Lioness, Kruger park South Africa.

Glow worm

I almost forgot this one!

This is a photo of a Glow worm, I am pleased to see that this one made it onto the BBC website back in 2004 - photo number 2. I remember that I have to hold a dim torch with one hand while taking the photo to illuminate the worm itself.

Sunsets

Today I thought I would upload a few of my sunset photos, all of these were taken either in Zambia or Botswana, I hope you enjoy them.

Three Hippos

Another photo taken at the Chobe park in Botswana. The hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa and is quite capable of killing crocodiles & lions. They are responsible for more human deaths that any other african animal, the hippo is a herbivore and only kills to defend its terrotiry. 

Bush fire

I took this one from a fast moving vehicle, so forgive me for the composition etc. During the dry season in Zambia you can see countless bushfires and from time to time you will drive through one. One thing that suprised me at the moment I took the photo was the heat coming from the fire!

Baby Elephant

Chobe park has the highest concentration of Elephants in Africa, the current estimate is between 150,000 & 200,000 elephants, here is a photo of one of the latest additions drinking with his mum:

Birds in flight

Both of these photos were taken at the Chobe park in Botswana

Grey headed gull: Yellow Hornbill:

Kafue flats

On first thoughts you could be forgiven for thinking that the photo above is of a lake, well I can tell you that there is not one drop of water in the image. These are the Kafue flats (grasslands) in Zambia, a vast area that is home to thousands of Kafue Lechwe (see below) and a great deal of bird life.

The reason why the grasslands appear shiny is that they are covered with millions of cobwebs, here is a close up:
Kafue Lechwe:

Seville, Spain

In August 2006 I spent a few days in Seville, Spain which was great. Probably one of the most photogenic cities I have visited. Unfortunately I only had a small Fuji digital camera with me at the time so I was unable to get the shots I really wanted, I will definitely have to go again!

Los Baños de Doña María de Padilla:
Guadalquivir river:
Plaza de Españaa:

Ghana eclipse

On the 29th of March 2006 I was fortunate enough to witness a total Solar Eclipse near Cape Coast in Ghana, it was spectacular.

The photos I took could never portray the surreal atmosphere surrounding an eclipse, there were approximately 3 and half minutes of totality. During totality it was 80% dark compared to the night sky.

View of fishing boats shortly before the eclipse:
Looking through the clouds a few minutes before totality:
The final seconds before totality:
Totality - wow!:
The "diamond ring", occurs just as the sun comes out from behind the moon:
I would recommend to everyone that has the chance to witness a total eclipse sometime in there lifetime, it is magical. In case you are interested the next one is on Easter Island on July the 11th 2010, see you there!

Sunset on the Zambezi

This photo was taken on the Zambezi river just upstream from Victoria Falls. We were on a "booze cruize", basically you pay $30 and you drink as much as you want for a few hours while cruising the Zambezi river. Of course, the only reason I did the "booze cruise" was to get photos like this...

Bat in flight

Not a particulary good photograph, but I just had to upload this one because of the sheer amount of time I spent trying to get a photo of this bat. I took the photo when I was camping near Victoria Falls and spent the best part of an hour trying to time it right. Eventually I managed to get this shot. You can clearly see the structure of the bats wings.

Barcelona Sky

This was another case of being in the right place at the right time, I took this one in Barcelona on New Years Eve. I was in a shopping complex and remember looking up and thinking "Wow, that ceiling looks amazing". It took me a few seconds to realise that the ceiling was in fact the sky, it was surreal. I instantly went outside to look for a subject to photograph with the sky.

Tiger

I will never forget this photograph! I took it in South Africa, there is a tiger breeding program in South Africa to help save the species. I had to get very close to an electric fence to take the photo and yes, you guessed it; I touched the fence and got knocked off my feet! Still, I think it was worth the pain.

Cloud

I took this photo during a flight from Johannesburg to Ndola (Zambia). I guess the cloud itself must have been several thousand feet high, right place, right time I guess.