I think my favourite place (so far) where I have seen land meet water, is the beautiful Okavango Delta. Experiencing it by helicopter is truly a breathtaking experience. Here is my choice for the photo challenge Travel Theme: Land Meets Water
![The glorious Okavango Delta, where the division between land and water changes on a daily basis.](https://i0.wp.com/www.jennifersawickyphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150715_travel-theme-where-land-meets-water.jpg?resize=525%2C351&ssl=1)
Showcasing the beauty of Mother Nature
I think my favourite place (so far) where I have seen land meet water, is the beautiful Okavango Delta. Experiencing it by helicopter is truly a breathtaking experience. Here is my choice for the photo challenge Travel Theme: Land Meets Water
I’ve not had the opportunity to work on many star trails (only twice before this past trip) and while we had clear skies almost every night, there wasn’t always an opportunity to photograph the stars. Most places we stayed had covered decks plus tree cover, and at almost every property it was against the rules to leave your room unattended after dark due to things like lions and leopards. And the few places I did have the chance to work from my room, I didn’t necessarily have the best view of the stars, and it wasn’t advisable to leave the camera outside over night working, so I was limited to my waking hours (and when getting up before 5am, those aren’t too late). Now add to all those limitations the fact that once I finally had the chance to stack the photos, I realized I got the settings wrong. Heavy sigh. 🙁
But…
I still like this composite. I obviously set the period between photos far too long, as when you zoom in, you can see black spaces between the stars instead of a perfectly smooth trail. To me though, when zoomed in it looks like a macro photo of some type of fabric. I also like the way the curves are different from one side to the other.
This is a technique I definitely need to practice A LOT more, and I am looking forward to learning the proper settings.
Londolozi is well known for having amazing leopard sightings, and I certainly had one during my stay, but you’ll have to stay tuned to a future post to hear all about it and see the photos, as that encounter definitely deserves to be a post on its own (as does the Pangolin sighting!!!) 🙂
We had an absolutely fabulous time during our two night stay, and a lot of laughs with our ranger Dave and tracker Judas. I’d be back there tomorrow if I could (I think in fact I asked Phil the camp manager more than once if I could hide myself away somewhere just so I could stay longer).
The following are just a few of the moments that made me smile during my time there; I took over 1500 photos during my stay, so you can be certain you’ll see many more in the coming days and weeks.
This very blog was started after my first trip to Londolozi in 2013. In case you missed those first posts, you can find some of them here (or use the search function at the bottom of my home page to find them all!)
Leopard Sightings – Even Better the Second Time
Here is a link to my guest blog post from my first trip to Londolozi, in case you missed that:
And now for the images – I hope you enjoy!
Here is a glimpse of some of the beautiful scenery of Damaraland, and my transfer between Sossusvlei and Damaraland.
I know once I am home I will be able to fill several posts with photos from my time at Sossusvlei, but for now, here are a few highlights from my brief stay.
Two weeks ago, I managed to get loads of editing done, and had a post a day. This past week, each day seemed to slip by at record speed, and I didn’t manage a single post (or even to take or edit a single photo).
Thankfully, this morning I grabbed my camera bag when we headed out for our early morning walk. What a beautiful morning it was! I picked a particular spot at the dikes, both so I could get a few photos of the sky before heading out, and also the hopes of seeing some interesting ducks that I had spotted the evening before. It turns out the ducks are common goldeneyes, and I didn’t manage any decent shots of them, but at least they were good enough to get an ID.
This was my favourite shot from the morning. Enjoy!
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