



Showcasing the beauty of Mother Nature



I would say that this topic was a failure, at least for getting out and shooting more. I should have known better than to set myself a target that required getting out and shooting when winter still hadn’t released it’s grip, and being outside was of no real interest to me. There were some silver linings though, in that I finally got around to reviewing and editing video from my trip to East Africa. That was a lot of fun and I don’t know if I would have done that otherwise. I was digging deep to find anything that remotely fit with my topic.
I’ve been working on some new designs in my Vida shop. Here is one of the new items I have added in the past month.

I’ve also added a few new images to my gallery pages. If you haven’t checked them out, please do and let me know what you think. Like anything, it is a work in progress.
Despite feeling like my Wide Angles project was not a success, two of the images I shot are in my favourites for the month. I’m sure if I looked at these images yesterday, or tomorrow, the choices would be different, but these were the ones that caught m eye.
I haven’t decided yet on my topic of the month for May, so check in Sunday and find out what I’m going to go with. Looking through my list, painterly effects caught my eye, but I almost feel like I should be saving a more computer based topic for when the weather turns cold again in the fall. We shall see 🙂
The sun over the Boteti River. Each time I have been to Botswana, I have found the sky there completely mesmerizing. This past trip was no exception.
Wishing everyone a great week ahead – happy Monday 🙂

I’ve had a great time over the past 10 days reviewing all of my video clips from my time in Kenya and putting together some highlights as the last instalment of my wide angles only project. With the exception of the lion cub video clip, which was shot on a Panasonic FX1000, all clips were done on the Gopro, and I edited and built the video using the free Gopro studio software.
If you missed the video from Uganda, you can find that here.
Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead. It’s time for me to ponder what my topic will be for May.
The photo challenge topic for the week is lines (not the kind you were stuck writing in school if you were misbehaving in class…) 🙂
Here are a few images that I found that I feel have a strong linear element to them. I hope you enjoy.






Such an amazing animal to spend time with on safari. The social dynamics of the wild dog packs are fascinating to watch, though if they are on the move, it is nearly impossible to keep up with them. This pack member looks on while some other members were starting to get up and ready themselves to set off.

I had planned to put together my GoPro clips from Kenya this week, but time slipped away from me, so I have had to put that off until next week. Instead, I am sharing some of the stitched panorama images I have created over several trips.






I’m starting the week off with an adorable baby elephant that I had the pleasure of spending part of my last morning on safari with. It never hurts to start the week with something sweet 🙂
Wishing you all a fantastic week ahead.
