For the month of June, I am challenging myself. I will take a new image every day and post it on this blog for the whole month. The challenge is to come up with something new and fresh for 30 days. I will be away for a few days on photo trips, but will endeavour to post as soon as back, or smuggle a flash card back into an area with internet. Which ever comes first... Let me know what you think.
June 1 - Floor Crossing
June 2 - Divine Wine
June 3 - Nest Building
June 4 - Sunset Beauty
June 5 - Hiding out for Birds
June 6 - Motion and Blur
June 7 - Griffon Time!
June 8 - Psychedelic Spirals
June 9 - Heat Wave
June 10 - Present Cloth
June 11 - A Strip of leaf
June 12 - Side Light: Action!
June 13 - Wild Dog Mania
June 14 - Elephant Time
June 15 - Leopard
June 16 - Spider Webs
June 17 - Backlight Creations
June 18 - Wide Angle and Remotes
June 19 - Wide Angle and Remotes x2
June 20 - Pages
June 21 - Buffalo Stripes
June 22 - Foil Reflections
June 23 - Snake Rope
June 24 - Winter Sun
June 25 - Big City Life
June 26 - Bathroom Ivy
June 27 - Stripes and Flow
June 28 - Football Mania
June 29 - Shutter Blind
June 30 - Work Shirt
Have a look at my second Creative Challenge here.
Read more!
Monday, January 1, 2007
Philosophy
Philisophy:
Just my thoughts about life and what it would be like without photography! Seriously, this is where it all gets discussed and the problems of this world and the next are solved..
It's the small things
A Quiet look back
A humbling site
The eye of the elephant
3 Stories on the Maasai
Wildlife Photography - A question of ethics
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Full Circle
Post 101
Post 100
The Tao of Film and it's Delectable Hold on Me
Taking Your Time With Film
Living like lions on our dying environment Read more!
Just my thoughts about life and what it would be like without photography! Seriously, this is where it all gets discussed and the problems of this world and the next are solved..
It's the small things
A Quiet look back
A humbling site
The eye of the elephant
3 Stories on the Maasai
Wildlife Photography - A question of ethics
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Full Circle
Post 101
Post 100
The Tao of Film and it's Delectable Hold on Me
Taking Your Time With Film
Living like lions on our dying environment Read more!
Destinations
Destinations:
Cool places to visit, travel and photograph. I love it, I get excited just looking at the list below, and I wrote them...
The Masai Mara
Landscapes and endemics at Erongo
Life of Dunes
Back from Nam
Back to Nam
The beauty of wind
Okavango Delta Blues
Wild Dog Wonders
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Okavango Birds
Namaqualand Endemics
Fresh From the Mara
Masai Mara Ramblings
Read more!
Cool places to visit, travel and photograph. I love it, I get excited just looking at the list below, and I wrote them...
The Masai Mara
Landscapes and endemics at Erongo
Life of Dunes
Back from Nam
Back to Nam
The beauty of wind
Okavango Delta Blues
Wild Dog Wonders
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Okavango Birds
Namaqualand Endemics
Fresh From the Mara
Masai Mara Ramblings
Read more!
Photos
Photos:
Well, thats what I do, what else do you expect?
Water Lily Fun
Wild dogs in 409
Summer Fun
Gold 5
A glimpse of the night
The Mara, setting the Scene
Mashatu Madness
The wonder of wild dogs
More on elephants and what they look like from low down
Elephants and muddy cameras
Seeing in Infrared
Taking Your Chances
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Secret Missions
Kalahari Enjoyment
Okavango Birds Read more!
Well, thats what I do, what else do you expect?
Water Lily Fun
Wild dogs in 409
Summer Fun
Gold 5
A glimpse of the night
The Mara, setting the Scene
Mashatu Madness
The wonder of wild dogs
More on elephants and what they look like from low down
Elephants and muddy cameras
Seeing in Infrared
Taking Your Chances
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Secret Missions
Kalahari Enjoyment
Okavango Birds Read more!
News
News:
Just plain old news about where I've been, what I've been up to and a few photos that I took along the way. Easy, simple reading for those who feel like an easy read.
Elephant charging Wild dogs
Cheers to the frantic Nuturalist
Elephants and Muddy Cameras
Focussing on the Fine Details
Wildlife Photography on a Different Level
60 000 Flamenco Dancers
Starting Afresh
On the Road
A Fish-Eye for Insects Read more!
Just plain old news about where I've been, what I've been up to and a few photos that I took along the way. Easy, simple reading for those who feel like an easy read.
Elephant charging Wild dogs
Cheers to the frantic Nuturalist
Elephants and Muddy Cameras
Focussing on the Fine Details
Wildlife Photography on a Different Level
60 000 Flamenco Dancers
Starting Afresh
On the Road
A Fish-Eye for Insects Read more!
Reviews
Some people call reviews those scientific things that tell you which pixel is better than another. You might find mine a bit different, and more relaxed in outline. This stuff is damn important to me- its my livelyhood and all I've done is written out my process of what I do every day with my images. From out in the field, back to the office with all the drives and big computers. Enjoy going through it and I hope it is of some help.
BTS video: Using different lenses to expand your creativity
Wide angle Remote Photography
5 Stars For Image Management - Lightroom 2
Making the beautiful, Searchable- Lightroom 2
Searching for Gold- Lightroom 2
Remember whats in those archives- Lightroom 2 Read more!
BTS video: Using different lenses to expand your creativity
Wide angle Remote Photography
5 Stars For Image Management - Lightroom 2
Making the beautiful, Searchable- Lightroom 2
Searching for Gold- Lightroom 2
Remember whats in those archives- Lightroom 2 Read more!
Creative Challenge 2
I'm in town for the month and this time I'm simplifying the process by taking images with a phone. All images come straight from the phone taken at exactly 17h00 each day- where ever I am, or what ever I'm doing; with a little help from bestcamera.com onto the blog. No editing, no cropping- just images to enjoy and inspire.
October 1
October 2
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
October 17
October 18
October 19
October 20
October 21
October 22
October 23
October 24
October 25
October 26
October 27
October 28
October 29
October 30
Creative challenges to creative comments-18 Points
Have a look at my first Creative Challenge here.
Read more!
October 1
October 2
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 7
October 8
October 9
October 10
October 11
October 12
October 13
October 14
October 15
October 16
October 17
October 18
October 19
October 20
October 21
October 22
October 23
October 24
October 25
October 26
October 27
October 28
October 29
October 30
Creative challenges to creative comments-18 Points
Have a look at my first Creative Challenge here.
Read more!
About me
Both these have led him on many beautiful and exciting paths where he experiences nature’s wonderful places on earth and captures them to the best of his creative ability. His passion for natural areas and photography has led to a life of travel and creating environmental awareness through his photography. Shem is known for his creative representation of common subjects- leading to a diverse range of subject matter. His images have won national and international awards and his work is published worldwide.
How does he do this? In 2004 he set up C4 Images and Safaris, now the largest specialist photographic safari operator in Africa. Through C4 he has travelled with clients to many fascinating wildlife destinations- some as far away as Japan. Shem uses my specialist knowledge of African wildlife, African travel and wildlife photography to take clients, some of whom have travelled with him 6 times in the last 5 years, to witness the best wildlife photography action and scenes. He is lucky to now regard most of his client’s as good friends.
His experience and reputation has been built up through a lifetime of being immersed in nature. A formal background of a nature conservation and wildlife management also helps! Once he combined his photographic knowledge and skills, his services were of high demand. Read the comments of what some of Shem’s clients have to say about his service.
In 2010 Shem supplied all the 56 images to the Africa Geographic wildlife calendar which went on to sell out within 2 months, the first time it has done so.
In 2009 Shem published his first book, ‘A landscape of Insects’, which is a visual celebration of photographs documenting how insects interact in our environment. In 2010 he released his second book ‘Insider’s guide: Top wildlife photography spots in South Africa’. This is a guide to the best places in SA to take good wildlife photographs, including information on equipment, seasons and many practical tips. He is currently working on three more books for 2011, one which will be the second in the ‘Insider Guide’ series.
Also read C4 Images and Safaris profile about Shem’s photo specialities when on safari.
Archive
This is where all the dust lies.
Its also where you can find all the lost ramblings sorted into some sort of organised semblance.
May it be of help to you!
Reviews:
Some people call reviews those scientific things that tell you which pixel is better than another. You might find mine a bit different, and more relaxed in outline. This stuff is damn important to me- its my livelyhood and all I've done is written out my process of what I do every day with my images. From out in the field, back to the office with all the drives and big computers. Enjoy going through it and I hope it is of some help.
BTS video: Using different lenses to expand your creativity
Wide angle Remote Photography
5 Stars For Image Management - Lightroom 2
Making the beautiful, Searchable- Lightroom 2
Searching for Gold- Lightroom 2
Remember whats in those archives- Lightroom 2
News:
Just plain old news about where I've been, what I've been up to and a few photos that I took along the way. Easy, simple reading for those who feel like an easy read.
Elephant charging Wild dogs
Cheers to the frantic Nuturalist
Elephants and Muddy Cameras
Focussing on the Fine Details
Wildlife Photography on a Different Level
60 000 Flamenco Dancers
Starting Afresh
On the Road
A Fish-Eye for Insects
Philisophy:
My thoughts about life and what it would be like without photography. Seriously, this is where it all gets discussed and the problems of this world and the next are solved..
It's the small things
A Quiet look back
A humbling site
The eye of the elephant
3 Stories on the Maasai
Wildlife Photography - A question of ethics
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Full Circle
Post 101
Post 100
The Tao of Film and it's Delectable Hold on Me
Taking Your Time With Film
Living like lions on our dying environment
Publications:
Images that have been published and I thought had reason enough to talk about them.
Fuji Film/Getaway Awards, the other two pics...
Fuji Film/Getaway Awards, one winner one runner up
Africa Geographic Calendars
Investing in yourself - Africa geographic Cover Image
Lions, Elephant and Research
Giving Something Back
Getaway/Fuji Film Awards
Photography and Technology
Essays:
You've been receiving these for many years now- this is where they rest when they die.
Lone Photographer, Lions Head, cape Town
Masai Mara Moods
Cheetah, Masai Mara
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Dusting Desert Elephant
Elephant crossing, (and camera crushing) - Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
Leopard Portrait
Wild Dog Ghost - Mashatu Game Reseve, Botswana
Skimming The Light, a Mutual Benefit
A Landscape of Insect - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Ocean Stars. Whale Trail, de Hoop Nature Reserve
Bat Eared Fox
Fiery-necked Nightjar, Botswana
Lesser Flamingos
White Faced Ducks, Austen Roberts
Black Bellied Bustard Display, Lebala, Botswana
Lion Chase - Deception Valley, Botswana
Dune Scale - Dead Tree Pan, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Cattle Egret Flight - Ampijoroa, Madagascar
Running Lechwe - Lebala, Botswana
Desert Zebra - Etosha, Namibia
Sand Dune Sunrise - Sossusvlei, Namibia
Hogsback Snow - Easter Cape, South Africa
Star Trails - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Cape Longclaw Bath
Lizard Portrait - Tuli Block, Botswana
Pascal Writings
Photos:
Well, that's what I do, what else would you expect?
Water Lily Fun
Wild dogs in 409
Summer Fun
Gold 5
A glimpse of the night
The Mara, setting the Scene
Mashatu Madness
The wonder of wild dogs
More on elephants and what they look like from low down
Elephants and muddy cameras
Seeing in Infrared
Taking Your Chances
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Secret Missions
Kalahari Enjoyment
Okavango Birds
Destinations:
Cool places to visit, travel and photograph. I love it, I get excited just looking at the list below, and I wrote them...
The Masai Mara
Landscapes and endemics at Erongo
Life of Dunes
Back from Nam
Back to Nam
The beauty of wind
Okavango Delta Blues
Wild Dog Wonders
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Okavango Birds
Namaqualand Endemics
Fresh From the Mara
Masai Mara Ramblings
Other:
What ever does not fit into the above...
Read more!
Its also where you can find all the lost ramblings sorted into some sort of organised semblance.
May it be of help to you!
Reviews:
Some people call reviews those scientific things that tell you which pixel is better than another. You might find mine a bit different, and more relaxed in outline. This stuff is damn important to me- its my livelyhood and all I've done is written out my process of what I do every day with my images. From out in the field, back to the office with all the drives and big computers. Enjoy going through it and I hope it is of some help.
BTS video: Using different lenses to expand your creativity
Wide angle Remote Photography
5 Stars For Image Management - Lightroom 2
Making the beautiful, Searchable- Lightroom 2
Searching for Gold- Lightroom 2
Remember whats in those archives- Lightroom 2
News:
Just plain old news about where I've been, what I've been up to and a few photos that I took along the way. Easy, simple reading for those who feel like an easy read.
Elephant charging Wild dogs
Cheers to the frantic Nuturalist
Elephants and Muddy Cameras
Focussing on the Fine Details
Wildlife Photography on a Different Level
60 000 Flamenco Dancers
Starting Afresh
On the Road
A Fish-Eye for Insects
Philisophy:
My thoughts about life and what it would be like without photography. Seriously, this is where it all gets discussed and the problems of this world and the next are solved..
It's the small things
A Quiet look back
A humbling site
The eye of the elephant
3 Stories on the Maasai
Wildlife Photography - A question of ethics
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Full Circle
Post 101
Post 100
The Tao of Film and it's Delectable Hold on Me
Taking Your Time With Film
Living like lions on our dying environment
Publications:
Images that have been published and I thought had reason enough to talk about them.
Fuji Film/Getaway Awards, the other two pics...
Fuji Film/Getaway Awards, one winner one runner up
Africa Geographic Calendars
Investing in yourself - Africa geographic Cover Image
Lions, Elephant and Research
Giving Something Back
Getaway/Fuji Film Awards
Photography and Technology
Essays:
You've been receiving these for many years now- this is where they rest when they die.
Lone Photographer, Lions Head, cape Town
Masai Mara Moods
Cheetah, Masai Mara
Saving Your Soul - Earth Lodge, Sabi Sabi
Dusting Desert Elephant
Elephant crossing, (and camera crushing) - Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
Leopard Portrait
Wild Dog Ghost - Mashatu Game Reseve, Botswana
Skimming The Light, a Mutual Benefit
A Landscape of Insect - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Ocean Stars. Whale Trail, de Hoop Nature Reserve
Bat Eared Fox
Fiery-necked Nightjar, Botswana
Lesser Flamingos
White Faced Ducks, Austen Roberts
Black Bellied Bustard Display, Lebala, Botswana
Lion Chase - Deception Valley, Botswana
Dune Scale - Dead Tree Pan, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Cattle Egret Flight - Ampijoroa, Madagascar
Running Lechwe - Lebala, Botswana
Desert Zebra - Etosha, Namibia
Sand Dune Sunrise - Sossusvlei, Namibia
Hogsback Snow - Easter Cape, South Africa
Star Trails - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Cape Longclaw Bath
Lizard Portrait - Tuli Block, Botswana
Pascal Writings
Photos:
Well, that's what I do, what else would you expect?
Water Lily Fun
Wild dogs in 409
Summer Fun
Gold 5
A glimpse of the night
The Mara, setting the Scene
Mashatu Madness
The wonder of wild dogs
More on elephants and what they look like from low down
Elephants and muddy cameras
Seeing in Infrared
Taking Your Chances
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Secret Missions
Kalahari Enjoyment
Okavango Birds
Destinations:
Cool places to visit, travel and photograph. I love it, I get excited just looking at the list below, and I wrote them...
The Masai Mara
Landscapes and endemics at Erongo
Life of Dunes
Back from Nam
Back to Nam
The beauty of wind
Okavango Delta Blues
Wild Dog Wonders
Kalahari Excitement
A Whale of a Time
Okavango Birds
Namaqualand Endemics
Fresh From the Mara
Masai Mara Ramblings
Other:
What ever does not fit into the above...
Read more!
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