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One of the participants on last month's Namibia Untamed photo trip,

photographing a quivertree moments before sunrise.

This was shot in Deadvlei, Namibia, moments before sunset. Converted

to BW in PS.

Little Snow Monkey with a self made snow ball. Shot in Japan.

A Red-crowned crane (Grus Japonensis) is trying to impress an

approaching white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla) that is looking

for some fish to steal.

 

The red-crowned crane is the second rarest crane in the world - the

estimated population of the species is only 1,500 in the wild, with

about 1,000 in China, making it one of the most endangered species of

bird.

 

Shot in Hokkaido, Japan.

Your comments are appreciated.

Great composite, I like the atmosphere you created. It's a pity the two vultures on are not sharper though, it makes the image feel oof, especially since the birds in the bg look quite sharp.

It may not look like it at first glance, but there is plenty of life

in the desert - you just have to look for it. This image was shot in

the Namib desert, Namibia, with some of the highest sand dunes in the

world. I spotted this chameleon and watched it for a while. When it

walked towards a bush and stopped, I saw the bug. I lay flat on the

sand with a 90mm macro, chose a fast shutterspeed and composed the

shot. I then waited for the action and took a burst of images. I liked

this one best.

This shot was taken in the desert of north Namibia. Life here is

extremely tough. Even though the Oryx you see here don't need any

water to survive - they get all their moisture from the vegetation

they eat - last season was so dry there simply wasn't enough food for

these animals. Everyday I saw Oryx dying of starvation, a horrible sight.

This was shot one early morning at Deadvlei, Namibia. I was shooting

this dead tree from a variety of angles when these Pied Crows appeared

and hopped through the scene. It was just the most perfect thing that

could happen for a shot like this.

 

Your comments are greatly appreciated.

 

D2Xs, AF-S 12-24/4.0, 1/320 @ f/11, ISO 250, tripod

This image was taken one early morning just before sunrise, at the

Caprivi-strip in the far north-east of Namibia. The rest of Namibia

may be extremely dry, this narrow strip of land bordering Angola and

Botswana is humid and wet. The combination of low light levels, a

moving subject, a long lens and a wobbly boat made it difficult to get

critically sharp images, but luckily I managed to get a few.

 

D2Xs, AF-S 600/4.0, 1/125 @ f/4, ISO 800

That's a really nice shot. The fact that there is snow in the image makes all the difference. I do think however that you should remove the contrails and reduce the saturation of the sky to natural levels.

I like the shot, but you went overboard with the processing. The sky looks way too dark and those halos around the crosses...

In November and December I traveled in Namibia for a photo book I'm

working on, and to make final arrangements for the photo trip I'm

leading there in May this year.

 

One of the places we'll visit is an old and deserted diamond mining

town near the Namibian coast. The dunes are slowly claiming back their

territory, covering this little town with sand. The result is a very

surreal and eery place, but stunningly beautiful.

 

D2Xs, AF-S 12-24, 3.6s @ f/16, ISO 100, tripod