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An Orange Sunset

 Landscapes and Sunsets  No Responses »
May 162012
 
An Orange Sunset

A picture of a sunset taken in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  I tried my hand at framing this picture and feel the result came out relatively well.  Do do such framing was actually quite easy [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 5:09 pm  Tagged with: landscape, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, sunset, The Gimp

Super Moon 2012

 Landscapes and Sunsets  1 Response »
May 052012
 
Super Moon 2012

Yet another Super Perigee Moon was here to grace us with its beauty. The day, 5 May 2012. A moon that is more brighter than the average moon and also closer to earth. The moon [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 9:33 pm  Tagged with: Landscapes, moon, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

A Rose from Addo

 Flowers and Shrubs  3 Responses »
Apr 292012
 
A Rose from Addo

Every year without fail, the Addo Rose & Garden Show will be hosted. As the name suggests, this takes place in a small town called Addo, in the Eastern Cape. This is usually hosted in [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 6:31 pm  Tagged with: ADDO, Eastern Cape, flowers, South Africa

Out of Bounds Malachite Sunbird

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Apr 262012
 
Out of Bounds Malachite Sunbird

I have been trying to be more creative with my photography of late and try different things.  I belong to a camera club in Port Elizabeth South Africa and we post most of the pics [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 7:56 pm  Tagged with: Eastern Cape, Gimp, Photoshop, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Fork Tailed Drongo

 Birds and Birding  2 Responses »
Apr 222012
 
Fork Tailed Drongo

The Fork-tailed Drongo is a type of small passerine bird. Its scientific name is Dicrurus adsimilis and is also known as the Common Drongo, African Drongo or Savanna Drongo. They are members of the family Dicruridae. The [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 6:10 pm  Tagged with: Birds of South Africa, passerine birds

Two Giraffes

 Mammals  1 Response »
Apr 182012
 
Two Giraffes

These two were photo’ed at Koffylaagte Game Lodge on a game drive.

 Posted by Sean Allen at 7:03 pm  Tagged with: african mammals, Canon, koffylaagte game lodge, photo, Photography

Storm Approaching Koffylaagte Game Lodge

 Landscapes and Sunsets  4 Responses »
Apr 092012
 
Storm Approaching Koffylaagte Game Lodge

Once again, I have been playing around with the HDR effect. This picture was taken out at Koffylaagte Game Lodge in the Eastern Cape. There was a storm approaching, but completely fizzled out to a [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 3:51 pm  Tagged with: HDR, koffylaagte game lodge, Photography

Despatch Train Station in HDR

 Landscapes and Sunsets  2 Responses »
Feb 142012
 
Despatch Train Station in HDR

I have been playing around with HDR recently and went out on a photo shoot with an Eastern Cape Photography group to a small town known as Despatch. Despatch is located a few kilometers outside [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 10:00 am  Tagged with: Canon 7D, Despatch, Eastern Cape Photography, HDR, images, pictures, points, Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Camera Club, railways, train stations, trains

The South African Bokmakierie

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Jan 272012
 
The South African Bokmakierie

The Bokmakierie is quite a common bird in Southern Africa. It does not seem to have an English name, but its latin name is Telophorus zeylonus. It belongs to the Malaconotidae bird family group which [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 3:00 pm  Tagged with: Boubous, Helment-shrikes, Puffbacks, South African Birds, South African Bokmakierie, Tchagras, Telophorus zeylonus

Portia Jumping Spider

 Spiders and Scorpions  1 Response »
Jan 222012
 
Portia Jumping Spider

Portia Spiders are from the family Salticidae which contains the jumping spiders. Portia is a genus of jumping spider which feeds on other spiders (araneophagic). They are remarkable for their hunting behaviour it seems they [...]

 Posted by Sean Allen at 10:00 am  Tagged with: araneophagic spiders, jumping spiders, Portia Spider, salticidae
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