Green Skimmer (Ortherum sabina sabina) - Yala, Sri Lanka Between the morning and afternoon drives through the Yala national park I spent some time experimenting with my macro lens. I'm still getting the hang of using it but it was very early days in Yala. Fortunately the harsh midday light ruled out the need for a flash and simplified things ...
Leopard - Yala, Sri LankaI've still got a number of photographs of Leopard taken in Sri Lanka which I have not had a chance to share until now. The photograph above was our ninth and last sighting of a Leopard in Yala. We saw it on the further side of an open plain near the entrance to the park. We ...
Bhaja Caves - Pune, IndiaI was in Pune on work last week and managed to free up sometime (by starting pretty early in the morning!) to see a few of the local sights. Bhaja caves was one of two old Buddhist cave temples I visited during the week. The cave temples are said to belong to the Theravada stream of ...
Jeans for GenesThe 5th of August was Jeans for Genes day in Australia. Jeans for Genes is a charity event aimed at raising funds for the Children's Medical Research Institute and is held on the first Friday of August. People are encouraged to wear Jeans ...
One of the Rukvilla Cubs - Yala, Sri Lanka The Rukvilla cubs are the current stars of Yala. Born around a year or so ago, they have grown up surrounded by noisy safari jeeps and ...
Little Creatures Pale AleThis weeks entry for my project 52 is a photograph of the cap of a bottle of Little Creatures Pale Ale. I had to play around ...
A Humpback Whale dives The migratory season for Humpback Whales is well underway and a large number of them are currently making their way north from the Antarctic Ocean toward the breeding grounds in North Queensland. One of our friends got us tickets to go Whale watching ...
Carving it up at Bronte* Photographs must be viewed at a larger size. Please click on each image.The weather last weekend was the best we've had in Sydney for a while. I decided to take advantage of it and headed out to the Eastern Beaches to ...
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 ...
CherriesThis weeks shot is of water splashing off some cherries. The hardest part of this shot was getting a decent splash. I wanted to light the cherries using two lights. I wanted one of them to light the overall image and the second to act as a key light. I could have used one light and the ambient to achieve ...
Garden Orb-weaver Spider (Eriophora transmarina) - Sydney, AustraliaI took the macro lens out over the weekend hoping to photograph some spiders in the garden. I found a number of Garden Orb Weavers in the shrubs along the driveway and spent some time photographing them. The fact that they spend a lot of time under their webs made the whole task ...
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher - Kandy, Sri LankaOne of the best sightings that I have had of the Tickell's Blue Flycatcher was in Kandy in July. The bird made several appearances and spent quite a bit of time around the house, allowing me to photograph it. I would have liked to get a lot closer to it but unfortunately this was ...
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 ...
Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosa) - Thalangama, Sri Lanka The Oriental White-eye is a common bird found in the lowlands in both the dry and wet zones of Sri Lanka. It can be found in the mid hills as well but is rarely seen at higher elevations. On my last trip to Sri Lanka I was able to photograph these birds ...
Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) - Thalangama, Sri LankaI photographed the Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) on a couple of early morning trips to the Thalangama wetland in July. I hadn't photographed this species before and was fortunate to get quite close to it. Again, the fact that these photographs were taken in the morning helped as the butterfly wasn't very active.More ...
Paddyfield Pippit (Anthus rufulus) - Arugam Bay, Sri LankaThe Paddyfield Pippit, a small passerine, is a common bird found in scrub, grassland and cultivated areas through Asia. I photographed these birds while driving to the Kudumbigala Monastery in July. It's a relatively plain looking bird with a streaked grey and brown body. However, measuring in at around the 15cm mark, ...
Sambar - Yala, Sri LankaWe came across this pair of Sambar on one of the drives we did in Yala. They had just come out into the open and were about to drink at a waterhole when we drove up. Initially they seemed a bit uncomfortable with our presence but within a few minutes they settled down and had a ...
SmokinHere's this weeks entry for the project. I know I have photographed a Tennis ball before but opted to use one again for this shot. I wanted to use smoke to give the shot a feel of speed and movement. I'm nto sure if I succeeded but here are the ...
Blue HydrangeasI'm pretty new to macro photography and I've got a fair bit to learn. The Hydrangeas are in bloom and since they make good macro subjects, I took the opportunity to practice a little. The hardest part of taking these photographs was the lighting.More photographs inside. Pink HydrangeasIn order to achieve a greater depth of field, relatively small apertures ...
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) - Sandy HollowWe were up at a friends farm in the Hunter region of New South Wales on our annual visit over the October long weekend when I came across a pair of Brown Falcons. The area is full of raptors as there is an abundance of prey on the farms. On our previous trips I ...
