Tag: Photo
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Leopard
We went to Tanzania with the specific intent to meet young animals and leopards. These big cats are not always easy to meet, and they can be too far to shoot a good picture, but there were a few nice meetings like this one: Leopard (Panthera Pardus, léopard). Tanzania, Seronera, Serengeti National Park, March 2013.
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Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Faisan de Colchide Photographed in Parc National du Vexin Français in May 2011.
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Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Faisan de Colchide Photographed in Parc National du Vexin Français in May 2011.
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Why nature photography is dangerous…
…for the photo/cinema gear. YouTube link
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1910 Russia – Photos
These pictures of Russia are color photos taken a few years before the October REvolution. A memory of a far era and of a society which has been deeply transformed in the following years. Big Picture – Russia in color a century ago.
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A really big disk drive
The IBM 350 disk storage unit, with a capacity of 5 MB, was really small. But you needed a forklift to move it around.
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African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene)
This medium-sized eagle was a great discovery for me in Botswana. The African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene) hunts for insects and small animals in dead trees and rocks. It’s very mobile and devilishly active. African harrier Hawk (or Gymnogene) (Polyboroides typus), Gymnogène d’Afrique. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Great White Pelican
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Pélican blanc. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Hamerkop
I love this bird. It seems to be right out of the illustrations of a XIXth Century book about prehistoric wildlife (and it’s the only living species of the genus Scopus). I love its name. It seems a near impossibility (that’s probably why there are so many other possible names like Hammerkop, Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead…