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Saturday 5 September 2015

Isn't Wildlife Wonderful !

Now have you got a few minutes to sit down with a cuppa?


perhaps enjoy a chai spice biscotti - find recipe here

 ... and look at some lovely wildlife photographs. Here are just two out of ten wonderful images which can be seen in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015. Link for more photo's is given below.

Snow Hare by Rosamund Macfarlane, UK

Snow Hare By Rosamund MacFarlane

One of Rosamund’s photographic ambitions was to photograph Scottish mountain hares in the snow, camouflaged in their winter coats. Native to Britain, mountain hares moult from brown to white or partially white in winter, depending on temperature. With a local expert, Rosamund climbed a valley in the Scottish Cairngorms, ‘at times through knee-deep snow’, until they came across a couple of hares that allowed them to approach within photographic range. Their mottled, snow-dusted coats echoed the colours of the snow-covered hillside. For several hours, Rosamund lay on the ground in freezing temperatures, observing the hares snuggled into their forms (shallow depressions) as fine snow blew over them and rime coated their pelts. In the late afternoon, the hares finally became active and started to feed, scraping the snow from the heather and then nibbling the shoots. Positioning herself so that she was looking up a gentle incline directly at one hare, Rosamund captured its determined scrabbling in a head-on portrait.


Natural Frame by Morkel Erasmus, South Africa


Natural Frame by Morkel Erasmus, South Africa


Morkel could hear every rumble. He could even smell the elephants. But his view was limited to the viewing slit of a cramped bunker sunk into the ground beside a remote waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. Giraffes, zebras and kudu wandered in and out of view, but the elephants were right in front, sometimes so close that his view was blocked. Morkel used black and white to place the emphasis on the composition. His moment came when a mother framed his shot with her legs just as her calf walked into view framing a giraffe. Having caught his ‘dream moment’, Morkel put down his camera and just sat and enjoyed the ‘bliss’ of watching wild animals taking their turn to drink from this life-giving waterhole.

These are just two of the ten wonderful Wildlife Photographs which can be seen in the


All the best Jan

14 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Wow, awesome images. I love both the cute hare and the Namibia's wildlife is cool. Great post, enjoy your weekend!

DeniseinVA said...

Ah now Jan, close to my heart here. Thank you so much for the link also.

Anonymous said...

What lovely photographs.
Thank you posting them here.

Nona

Anonymous said...

They are all very good and the time and patience taken to get them.

Ben

Jo said...

Wow! Absolutely fabulous. I think you've chosen the best two from the ten there, but I like To Drink or Not too. It's amazing hearing how the photographers have got their pictures, it takes a lot of dedication to photograph wildlife.

Lowcarb team member said...

Eileen, many thanks for your comment.
These are such great photo's, wildlife so often make for great images.

Have a lovely weekend.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Denise, many thanks for your comment.
Glad you liked the photo's ... and so pleased you used the link because there are some fantastic photo's that I didn't show here!

Have a lovely weekend

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Nona, many thanks for your comment.
So pleased you liked this post and the photo's. We do try and give variety on the blog but always the main-stay is the LCHF message!

Hope your weekend is going well... best wishes

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Ben, thank you for your comment.
I do agree the time and patience it takes to get these amazing photo's for us all to enjoy. Just brilliant.

Have a great weekend.

All the best Jan

Lowcarb team member said...

Jo, many thanks for your comment.
Do you know I very nearly put that photo up ... it is so lovely, quite cute and to see it as a black and white image just adds to it I think?
As has been commented on by yourself and others - the time and trouble involved is quite amazing, but I am so pleased they do ... we can all enjoy them.

Do hope your weekend is going well.

Take Care

All the best Jan

Rue said...

What amazing pictures, Jan! Aside from the two you picked, the one with the storks is very interesting. I love the bunny one the best though... so cute!

I hope you're having a lovely weekend.

xo,
rue

Lowcarb team member said...

Rue, thank you for your comment.
The one with the storks is quite different isn't it, using a piece of sculpture which apparently the storks return to each year. I do like the one with the Egrets too, and yes 'the bunny' one, and how it was photographed does look cute and quite amazing.

My weekend is going well, thank you.
You have a lovely one too.

All the best Jan

Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes said...

Beautiful photos, Jan. The bunny is adorable! I've got to check out the recipe! I know I'd love those biscotti.

Lowcarb team member said...

Amy, thank you for your comment.
The bunny photo is lovely isn't it! Enjoy the biscotti, and happy birthday too!

All the best Jan