Nature

I’m generally not a nature photographer. Some of these photos were taken on safari while in Tanzania. The others were taken when I saw something interesting.  When I see other photographers carrying  huge lenses and tripods, I suspect that they are out trying to find that elusive bird that few have seen. Since I mostly shoot with a 18 – 200 mm lens, I have to be pretty close to my subject. Birds and animals are not very cooperative when it comes to coming close. Plus it requires patience to wait for exactly the right shot. My deepest respects to all of you that shoot nature photographs.

Tanzania – Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park

Tanzania – Arusha National Park

U.S.A. – Oregon Beaches – Lincoln City

Tanzania – Serengeti National Park

National Park

National Park

Tanzania – Serengeti National Park

Taiwan – Cheng Long

Tanzania – Serengeti National Park

U.S.A. – Fungus on a Log

Tanzania – Lake Manyara National Park

I took this November 06, 2013 in the Suislaw National Forest between Lincoln City and Neskowin, Oregon. This 50-year growth followed the 1962 Columbus Day wind storm called the Big Blow that destroyed all the trees here. The trees from the Big Blow were salvage-logged, and natural seeding took place. This forest had an eerie quality to it with almost no large vegetation on the forest floor and no sounds of birds. What this picture does not show is that this forest was all around us.

U.S.A. – Near Sitka Center for the Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon

 

 Category: Nature      Tagged: Africa, Nature, Photography, safari, Tanzania, Timothy S. Allen

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