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posted Sunday, 14 March 2010, 13:31 (+0800), by Martin
While walking around Dove Lake, near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania,
we came across this wombat.
He wasn't too concerned about all the people crowding around with their cameras,
but just slowly continued on his way.
wombat
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @44mm, 1/125 sec, f/5, ISO200
posted Monday, 30 November 2009, 22:35 (+0800), by Martin
We recently added a new pet to the family - a young female kitten named "Bella".
As is typical with kittens, she has lots of energy!
On the weekend, I tried to get a photo of her in mid-air leaping from the ground
onto the top of her scratching post. However, she didn't want to co-operate...but
I still managed to get some interesting photos of her.
Here's a selection of 8 photos from the weekend session.
I can pose
I can dive
posted Thursday, 06 August 2009, 19:44 (+0800), by Martin
I saw this little guy while walking along Johnston Canyon, in Banff National Park (Alberta, Canada).
chipmunk begging for food
Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @70mm, 1/400 sec, f/3.2, ISO320
He wasn't very shy of the tourists, and one tourist, ignoring the signs,
managed to entice this chipmunk close enough for it to take a small piece of biscuit
out of her hand.
enjoying a morsel begged from a tourist
Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Canon EOS 50D, 24-70mm f/2.8L @70mm, 1/640 sec, f/3.2, ISO320
posted Wednesday, 08 July 2009, 20:51 (+0800), by Martin
I still haven't finished processing all the photos I took while in Canada in May.
Here's one I processed recently, of a ground squirrel (aka gopher) in the snow.
gopher in the snow
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/3200 sec, f/4, ISO160
posted Monday, 15 June 2009, 22:40 (+0800), by Martin
While visiting Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, a group of
bighorn mountain sheep wandered across the road on top of the dam wall,
and didn't seem to mind the few tourists who followed them
with cameras at the ready.
bighorn mountain sheep
Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @126mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4, ISO200
posted Sunday, 07 June 2009, 21:30 (+0800), by Martin
Another photo from my recent visit to Canada. This was taken
at Cascade Ponds, in the Banff National Park,
and shows a herd of elk grazing on the grass.
grazing elk
Cascade Ponds, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @84mm, 1/800 sec, f/4, ISO200
posted Thursday, 25 September 2008, 21:40 (+0800), by Martin
To a snail, even blades of grass can present formidable obstacles!
a snail's viewpoint
back yard at home, Western Australia Canon EOS 350D, 100mm f/2.8 macro @100mm, 1/80 sec, f/10, ISO200
posted Thursday, 03 July 2008, 22:00 (+0800), by Martin
While in Tasmania in May, we visited the
Devils @ Cradle
wildlife park. Devils @ Cradle have a captive-breeding program,
with 20 Devils on-site. They also monitor wild Devils in the Cradle Mountain area.
When we visited, they had several female Devils which were thought to be pregnant.
This particular Tasmanian Devil is a small female named Charlotte.
I like this photo because it shows the Devil in the classic screaming posture, with her mouth wide open.
Charlotte the Tasmanian Devil
Devils @ Cradle, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania Canon EOS 350D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/80 sec, f/4, ISO200
Tasmanian Devils have a reputation for making lots of noise, and the specimans
at Devils @ Cradle were no exception. They screeched and screamed a great deal
while we were there.
Apparently the screaming is not really a show of agression - it is done to intimidate
their enemies (including humans).
posted Monday, 12 May 2008, 21:10 (+0800), by Martin
During a business trip to Calgary (Alberta, Canada) in June one year,
I saw many mounds of dirt on the grass and around the paths in downtown Calgary.
The locals told me these were created by the local gophers, but it took a few days
before I saw a gopher in the flesh.
This photo was taken during a weekend visit to Banff and the surrounds in 2005, with
my point-and-shoot Olympus C-770.
The Olympus camera really helped my photographic
progression, but also really
frustrated me with some of its limitations, and thus helped me to make up my mind to buy a DSLR.
Watchful gopher
Banff, Alberta, Canada Olympus C-770 UltraZoom @63mm, 1/200 sec, f/3.7, ISO100
posted Saturday, 26 April 2008, 12:15 (+0800), by Martin
While in Phuket recently, we visited the Phuket Monkey School.
This is one of the monkeys at the school (note the chain around its neck).
I thought the duotone conversion adds to the gloomy feel of the photo, as the monkey waits for the next show to start.
waiting
Phuket Monkey School, Phuket, Thailand Canon EOS 350D, 100mm f/2.8 macro @100mm, 1/50 sec, f/2.8, ISO200
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