South Africa

Feb 04

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Cheetah Conservation Project, South Africa

Nice Cheetah

I had the opportunity to pet this cheetah while visiting the Cheetah Rehabilitation Center in the northwestern region of South Africa.

Jan 14

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Baboon, South Africa, Table Mountain National Park

Baboon

I photographed this Baboon at the Table Mountain National Park in South Africa last year. He was eating insects plucked from the grassy area.

Jan 13

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: South Africa, Table Mountain National Park, Tidal Pool

Tidal Pool

I photographed this Tidal Pool at the Table Mountain National Park in South Africa. The park has many features and wildlife to photograph.

Jan 12

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Penguin, Penguin Colony, Simon's Town, South Africa

Penguin Braying

This is another African Penguin photograph taken near Simon's Town, South Africa during my trip to that great country last May.

Jan 11

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Penguin, Penguin Colony, Simon's Town, South Africa

Penguin Nest Builder

I photographed this Penguin Nest Builder during my trip to Simon's Town South Africa. The colony is located in the center of the town.

Jan 10

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, Little Bee-Eater, South Africa

Little Bee-Eater Couple

I spotted this pair of Little Bee-Eaters while on a trip to South Africa last year. The male on the left brought food to the female.

Jan 09

by TK in Images, Structures 0 comments tags: Cape Point, Lighthouse, South Africa

Cape Point Lighthouse

I photographed the Cape Point Lighthouse during my trip to South Africa last year. We drove down from Cape Town to spend the day there.

Jan 08

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, Little Bee-Eater, South Africa

Little Bee-Eater

I photographed this Little Bee-Eater at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game-Reserve during my trip last May to South Africa.

Jan 07

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: South Africa, Sunrise, Zulu Nyala

African Sunrise

I photographed this African sunrise during my trip to South Africa last year. I kept looking for a lone tree and this one stood out.

Aug 24

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Wahlberg's Eagle

Wahlberg’s Eagle

I photographed this Wahlberg's Eagle at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve during my trip to South Africa earlier this year.

Aug 23

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, White-fronted Bee Eater

White-fronted Bee Eater

I photographed this White-fronted Bee Eater at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve during my trip to South Africa this year.

Aug 19

by TK in Images, Post Processing, Wildlife 0 comments tags: High Key, South Africa, Zebra, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Lonely Zebra

This is the last of my high-key images from my trip to South Africa. It is of a lonely zebra that I took at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve.

Aug 17

by TK in Images, Post Processing, Wildlife 2 comments tags: High Key, South Africa, Sparring, White Rhinoceros, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Sparring Hippos

I photographed these sparring hippos during a trip to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. They were in an inlet leading to Lake Santa Lucia.

Jun 28

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Caracal, Cats, Cheetah Rehabilitation Center, South Africa

Caracal

I captured this image of a Caracal during my visit to the Cheetah Rehabilitation facility in the northeastern part of South Africa.

Jun 19

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 4 comments tags: Blue Gum Tree, Plantation, South Africa, Sunset

Blue Gum Tree Sunset

This photograph of the Blue Gum Tree sunset is the third in the series taken during last month's trip to South Africa. The first two are from a distance.

Jun 17

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Male Nyala, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Male Nyala

I was going through the remaining wildlife photos from my recent trip to South Africa when I came across this male Nyala.

Jun 16

by TK in Digital Darkroom, Images 13 comments tags: Composite Image, Photoshop, South Africa, Sunrise

Zulu Railway Sunrise

I created this Zulu Railway Sunrise photo from a single image. I used photoshop to achieve the design objective that I had in mind. Is this wrong?

Jun 06

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Common Warthog, High-Key Images, Photo Safari, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Common Warthog

The Common Warthog is wild member of the pig family and is probably one of the ugliest animals in the animal kingdom. It's not much better looking in person.

Jun 04

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: Beach, iSimangaliso Park, Long Exposure, ND Filters, South Africa

iSimangaliso Beach

The iSimangaliso Wetland Park was high on my list of places to visit during my trip to South Africa. I used my ND Filters to photograph its wonderful beaches.

Jun 03

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Beach, Penguins, Simon's Town, South Africa

Strutting Penguin

One of the highlights to my trip to Cape Town in South Africa was a visit to Simon's Town and specifically to Boulders Beach to see the the African Penguin.

Jun 01

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: Cape of Good Hope, Ocean, Rocks, South Africa, Surf

Rocky Surf

After visiting the Cape of Good Hope I decided to stop at a rocky outcrop to photograph the surf and the rocks prior to heading back to Cape Town.

May 29

by TK in Images, Post Processing, Wildlife 0 comments tags: High Key Photography, Rhinoceros, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

White Rhinoceros

The White Rhinoceros, along with the Black Rhinoceros, is part of the "Big Five" group of African game animals.

May 28

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: Beach, Cape Town, Clifton, South Africa, Starburst, Sunset

Clifton Sunset

I drove up Chapman's Peak Drive on my way back to Cape Town from the Cape of Good Hope and stopped in the town of Clifton. This is where I captured this sunset.

May 27

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Cape of Good Hope, Ostrich, South Africa

Ostrich

I was expecting to see a lot of wildlife during my trip to South Africa but I was not expecting to see an Ostrich on the road to the Cape of Good Hope, but I did.

May 26

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Nyala, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Nyala

This photograph of a female Nyala was taken in the wild during one of our excursions at the Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve.

May 25

by TK in Images, Wildlife 4 comments tags: Giraffe, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Baby Giraffe

We spotted this baby giraffe during our second Safari outing. It was so close to the vehicle that I was able to capture a very sharp image.

May 24

by TK in Images, Post Processing, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Elephants, High-Key Processing, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Elephants

This photograph was taken during one of the safaris I took part of at the Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve. They only had two adult female elephants and one offspring.

May 23

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 2 comments tags: Cape Town, Panorama, South Africa, Table Mountain

Cape Town Panorama

Cape Town is the third largest city in South Africa behind Durban and Johannesburg. I photographed a panorama of the Cape Town area during my trip to the area.

May 22

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 4 comments tags: Airplane, High Altitude, South Africa, Sunrise

High Altitude Sunrise

This is the last day of my trip to South Africa. I appreciate all of you that followed my travels and lived vicariously through my daily blog posts. Thank you for your comments and praises.

May 21

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 3 comments tags: South Africa, Sunrise, Zulu Nyala

Zulu Sunrise

One of the great things about my trip to South Africa were the beautiful sunrises. It was great to wake up to nice color pallet of red, yellow and orange.

May 20

by TK in Images, Wildlife 3 comments tags: Baboon, Baby Baboon, South Africa, Table Mountain NP

Baby Baboon

One of the more prolific animals in South Africa has to be the Baboon (Papio). I saw Baboons in almost every location that I visited.

May 19

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Giraffe, Red-billed Oxpecker, South Africa, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Parasite Remover

I was impressed by the number of parasites on the wildlife during my trip to South Africa. The Red-billed Oxpecker helped rid these parasites from their host.

May 18

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: South Africa, Zebra, Zulu-Nyala Game Reserve

Zebra

One of the common animals we saw during the photo safaris was the Zebra. Specifically these were Plains Zebras which differ slightly from Mountain Zebras.

May 17

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Nyala, South Africa, Zulu Nyala, Zulu-Nyala Game Lodge

Nyalas and Aloe

Two things that were very common at the Safari Lodge that I stayed at were Nyalas and Aloe plants. Nyalas came into the lodge compound frequently during my stay.

May 16

by TK in Images, Wildlife 4 comments tags: Photo Safari, South Africa, Vervet Monkey, Zulu-Nyara Photo Safari

Angry Monkey

Our guide tried to find the elusive Black Rhinoceros during our last safari. Unfortunately he proved to be elusive but we fond a Vervet Monkey in a tree.

May 15

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: Blue Gum Tree Plantation, Eucalyptus globules, South Africa, Sunset

Plantation

After capturing the photo from yesterday's post, I moved closer to capture a closeup of the Blue Gum Tree tree rows, the remaining sunset and the stormy clouds.

May 14

by TK in Images, Nature & Landscapes 0 comments tags: Blue Gum Tree, Eucalyptus globulus, South Africa, Sunset

Stormy Plantation

Upon arrival to our final destination in South Africa, we could not help but notice the miles of Blue Gum Tree plantations. Literally thousands of acres.

May 13

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa, Vervet Monkey

Vervet Monkey

I encountered dozens of Vervet Monkeys at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northeastern South Africa, many of them were aggressively trying to get food from us.

May 12

by TK in Images, Wildlife 2 comments tags: Cheetah, Cheetah Rehabilitation Center, South Africa

Cheetah

We had a chance to visit a Cheetah rehabilitation center who's goal is to care for orphaned Cheetahs, Serval Cats, African Wildcats and Caracal.

May 11

by TK in Images, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Giraffe, Photo Safari, South Africa, Wildlife

Giraffe

We completed our second photo safari yesterday and photographed wildlife in the morning light. It seemed like most of what we saw were giraffes.

May 10

by TK in Images, Wildlife 4 comments tags: Hippopotamus, Photo Safari, South Africa, Zulu Nyala

Hippopotamus

After two days of travel, it was great to arrive at our final destination. We decided to go on our first photo safari immediately upon arrival to our lodge.

May 09

by TK in Images 0 comments tags: Coat of Arms, South Africa, Travel

South Africa

This is day one in my long anticipated trip to South Africa. I'm excited to be here and explore this land rich in natural resources, wildlife and culture.

Thank You!

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