So…. turns out it’s bad luck to claim you’re lucky. š Walking around just now, my camera fell off my camera strap. (The strap is a screw-on and evidently came loose.) The filter on my lens shattered, and the zoom is stuck on 55mm. The camera itself seems ok, except for a crack in the preview screen. Fortunately, I’ve already taken a ton of photos. And likely, it’s just a pricey repair. Still, I think I’m going to go store gear. And go get a margarita. š
This morning, I found myself in the middle of Dia de Revolucion fiestas. It’s a photographic pleasure. š In the middle of trying to switch lenses and capture an adorable kid with a fake mustache… I managed to poke myself in the eye with my camera. My left contact popped out. I saw it fly into the air… But had no idea where it landed. I was, after all, in the middle if a parade. I decided to head home, and count my blessings that I remembered my glasses… (note: I have hard contacts, so switching to glasses makes my …
Photography, like everything else, requires practice. Today, I remembered how rusty I am. And how my camera gear is RIDICULOUSLY heavy. I think I’m at almost 10% my body weight (pre-tacos, of course). Anyways, here are a few that turned out ok.
Life has been crazy the last few months, so Iām treating myself with some ātime out of timeā in Mexico. Iām spending tomorrow in Mexico City, and then several days in the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende.Ā Ā The plan is lots of photography, yoga, food and tequila ā though not necessarily in that order. Ā š
African penguins at Boulder Beach. the crowd mom & baby walkinā swimminā āi can kick your assā penguin
Cape of Good Hope, the most south-west point of the African continent. (Though not the āsouthernā most point ā thatās Cape Agulhasā¦ which I didnāt see.)
bird kudu chameleon. this guy had the craziest walk. he was swaying back & forth, trying to look like a leaf to those predators flying above. weaver warthog almost hippo rhino, by john
After a couple quick glimpses, baby elephants were topping my ācuties of Africaā list. I had seen Asian baby elephants before, but African baby elephants ā with their HUGE ears ā were just too much. However, by our 5th game drive, we still hadnāt gotten a good look at them ā they were always hidden or running off. Then, as we were off attempting to track a rhino, a large herd of 30 or so elephants came marching towards us. They went around the truck like it was no big deal. And we got to see all of their little …