Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) - Pantanal, BrazilFifteen or twenty minutes after our Jaguar sighting, we came across a group of Giant River Otters at their den. This was the first of two sightings we had of this rare species. Photographs of the second sighting are available here. When we came across them, they had just come out of their ...
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) - Pantanal, BrazilWe first saw the Vermilion Flycatcher about 40-50 meters away, as a red blur streaking around the shrubs while feeding on insects. It was quite a distance away and we couldn't really see the bird but the colour was unmistakable. I also saw the bird on our last day in the Pantanal when it ...
Iguazu Falls - Puerto Iguazu, Argentina Iguazu Falls, one of the three great waterfalls of the world, was our last stop in Brazil and the first in Argentina. Since most of the waterfall flows over the Argentinian side of the border, you get stunnig view of it from Brazil. The sheer size of the waterfall, the edge is 2.7km ...
Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) - Amazon, BrazilThe first animals we saw at our lodge on the Rio Negro were two baby Howler Monkeys. Their mothers had been shot for bush meet and the staff at the lodge had brought the babies to the lodge to care for them. They were allowed to roam around all day and were only locked ...
Teatro Colon - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe Teatro Colon was on our list of places to visit while in Buenos Aires and getting tickets for a guided tour of the theatre was one of the first things we did. The guide was pretty good until she lost us (I had stopped to take some photographs with a couple of others!). We ...
Iglesia de la Compania - Cusco, PeruPlaza de Armas is the central square in Cusco, the old Inca capital in Peru. It's a hub of activity throughout the day with both tourists and locals wandering through the plaza or sitting on the benches to relax. The two most prominent buildings around the square are the cathedral, which sits on the ...
Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) - Pantanal, BrazilThe Little Woodpecker was one of three woodpeckers that I was able to photograph in the Pantanla. I had a couple of good, clear sightings of this species and was able to photograph it at length. It was moving around amongst some small trees and feeding on what looked like some sort of larvae. ...
Chestnut-Eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) - Pantanal, BrazilThe Chestnut-eared Aracari was one of the first birds that we came across in the Pantanal. It was feeding on a pawpaw tree in the garden of the lodge where we were staying when we arrived. The bird we saw seemed to be accustomed to having people in the vicinity as it continued to ...
Machu Picchu - PeruVisiting the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu was one of the main motivations behind our recent visit to Peru. We opted to get there via the 4 day Inca trail, which starts close to the town of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley of the Incas and ends in Machu Picchu, as opposed to taking the bus ...
Sayacmarka (Day 3) - Inca Trail, PeruPeru was the first stop on our trip to South America. We had decided not to spend much time in Lima and headed up to the old Inca capital, Cusco, instead. The main attraction in Cusco for us was the Inca trail. We had two days in Cusco to acclimatise to the altitude before ...
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) - Pantanal, BrazilThe Roseate Spoonbill was one of the most striking birds that we saw during our brief visit to the Pantanal. We came cross it on the first day when we were driving down the Trans-Pantaneria towards our lodge. There were about 10 of them feeding in a small waterhole close to the road. A ...
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) - Pantanal, BrazilThe Pantanal's iconic bird, the hyacinth macaw, is unmistakable. Measuring in at around 100cm from head to tail, it is the largest parrot in the world. Along with the jaguar and giant otter, the hyacinth macaw was on my list of animals that I wanted to photograph during our trip to the Pantanal. Fortunately, ...
Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) - Pantanal, BrazilSeeing a group of Giant River Otter was one of the highlights of the trip into the Pantanal. We had 2 sightings of different groups. The first sighting was at a den about a kilometer downstream from where we saw the jaguar. We also came across a group hunting in a waterhole by ...
Jaguar (Panthera Onca) - Pantanal, Brazil Firstly, apologies for neglecting the blog for over a month, I've been in South America for 4 weeks on holiday and just returned. I've got 180 GB worth of photographs to process so hopefully I will be able to post more regularly.One of the highlights of the trip was a 30 minute sighting of ...
Sunrise at Bondi - Sydney, AustraliaI got a new 5D earlier in the week and took it out for the first time this morning. I headed off to Bondi, in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, hoping to photograph a decent sunrise and some surfers. Unfortunately the swell wasn't that great and there weren't too many surfers out. Since I was ...
Cherries and KirschI haven't uploaded any posts on off camera flash since the end of my project 52 last year so decided to do one over the weekend. The subject was a Cherry and Kirsch cake that my wife had baked. I didn't have too much time to shoot it so Opted to use one strobe to light it.Lighting diagram/setup ...
Spotted Deer (Axis axis) - Wilpattu, Sri LankaThe Spotted Deer found in Sri Lanka is said to be a sub-species(ceylonensis) of the Deer found throughout South Asia (this is disputed as the Axis axis is said to be monotypic). They are a prey species for Leopards, Sloth Bear and Jackal.More photographs inside.Spotted Deer (Axis axis) - Yala, Sri LankaHerds of ...
Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) - Buduruwagala, Sri LankaI came across this Lime Swallowtail when we stopped off for lunch at Buduruwagala, close to the famous rock carvings, in North-Central Sri Lanka. The butterfly was flying around the shrubs along the waterline when I photographed it. Fortunately I was able to get relatively close to the butterfly to take these shots.More ...
Black Bulbul ( Hypsipetes leucocephalus ) - Sinharaja, Sri LankaAmong all the birds we saw at Sinharaja the Black Bulbul was probably the most raucous. The noise it creates makes locating and identifying the bird quite easy. Most of the photographs on this post were taken on the drive up to the main entrance of the park. I found the ...
White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) - Yala, Sri LankaDuring my trip to Yala, I photographed a number of species that I either saw only once or managed to shoot only a handful of photographs of. In this post, I've uploaded four photographs of four different species taken during the trip. The first is of a White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) ...
