Wildlife Photography Blog

On a trip like this you can spend countless hours watching our early ancestors in their daily routine. In Tanjung Puting NP the wild orangutans are given food daily at feeding stations. This gives you a golden opportunity to observe their behavior. In this video you get to meet Doyak, the dominant male in this area. Keep in mind you are seeing him at his more "docile moment", and you need to stay away just in case you cross that invisible line where he feels threatened. He has the strength of 8 men in case you decide to challenge him.

We made it! After 2 years of planning and lots of airplane flights we are finally on safari. Well, almost there. We still had another 45 minute small plane flight to get us to Lake Ndutu, our final destination for the first leg of our trip. Speaking of small planes, do you have any idea of why the pilot puts thorn bushes around this tires? The vastness of the Serengeti is apparent from this view at the visitors center Upon arrival at our camp in Lake Ndutu in the Serengeti we were given an orientation by Peter. He has a

Boli was quite knowledgeable. He gave us a great presentation every day using the high definition plasma display to teach us the history, flora, and fauna of Galapagos. Now, about his jokes...... He was also a good photographer. Some of his photos are on this Galapagos page. Christina was just as charming and knowledgeable Its fun to bust the guides at a candid moment They made a great team!

Klotoks are a wonderful way to travel the Sekonyer to Camp Leakey. They are called klotoks due to the unique sounds of their one cylinder engines. They travel at just the right speed to get you to your destination, while at the same time allow for wildlife viewing and photography in the vegetation along the river. This is the engine room of the klotok Click on the link below to hear its unique sound for a few seconds Klotok The four of us spent 3 days and 2 nights on this klotok as we cruised the Sekonyer river upstream to

To say it was cold was an understatement. The early mornings, when the natural light was good for our photography, hovered around -20 F.  Thank goodness there was no wind and the sun was out to help warm us up. Mornings were so cold that glasses were frosted and not usable Ardak's horse had some frost also I dressed in 5 layers on top and 4 on the bottom. The boots I purchased in town worked great. I filmed the full moon one evening, and it was just as cold as the morning My breath at minus -20 F illuminated by