Wildlife Photography Blog

21 years ago when I first cruised down this river my camera equipment was modest compared to what is available today. I used a Minolta XG-M camera that was manual everything; focus, film advance, and exposure. This camera had slide film at an ASA of 400, which was fast film at that time. It  was small and light and the battery would last for months. At the time I used a 500 mm mirror lens to shoot the proboscis monkeys from a canoe. A mirror lens is a lens with only one f-stop, in this case it was f/8. Why

  The orangutans at the care center range from babies to adults, and are here for a multitude of reasons. Some have chronic disease and will not survive in the wild. Others are young orphans and need a place to call home in the denuded rain forest. Their mothers were killed because they wandered into the wrong area (usually a palm oil plantation), or their mothers were killed because some citizen wanted a baby orangutan in their house (which is illegal). When this baby is discovered (usually a neighbor rats them out) it is confiscated by the authorities and brought

 GRAPHIC PHOTOS IN THIS PAGE They act playful when they are not hunting for their survival In the cool of the early morning, when prey is abundant and within striking distance, Cheetah sometimes do nothing. Only when the sun is higher, and  it is getting so hot that heat waves interfere with photographing them with a telephoto lens, do they streak after their prey. Their excessive panting after a chase are an indication of how winded they are in the mid day heat. This is one of those aspects of cheetah behavior that cannot be explained. Why they pass up opportunities in

This was my fist chance to see a close encounter between lions and hyenas. It happened at 9 Am while driving  in the central Serengeti. A clan of hyena were feasting on the significant remains of a wildebeest The ripped away and engorged themselves They kept a wary eye in the distance, and we soon found out why As it turns out, a small pride of male lions had killed the wildebeest earlier and already feasted. They were lounging about 100 yards away after gorging on the wildebeest. They left their kill to the hyenas since they could not eat

October 2007 Carl Palazzolo, DVM In October of 2007 I will be leading a digital photography workshop in Kenya to view the wildebeest migration, which will be my 4th time to Africa. It is a tremendous opportunity to view and photograph the age old drama of these animals and their interaction with the predators they encounter during the migration. All adults over 18 are welcome, and even if you are not interested in photography, you are encouraged to join us. You will be able to do what you want without any pressure to take photos or learn about photography. This