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Singapore Airlines “Priority” Magazine Spread

7 01 2013

Two page spread in Singapore Airlines’ “Priority” magazine.

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Tags: Sardine Run, Singapore, South Africa
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Water Like Silk

8 08 2010

This was my first attempt at HDR with a super long exposure during the day to create the silk-like water effect. Right in back of where I am standing is about a thousand foot drop off the real falls. That picture to follow…

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Tags: HDR, Landscape Photography, Magwa Falls, Mbotyi, ND Filter, South Africa, Water Falls, Wild Coast
Categories : HDR, Landscape

Funky Palm Tree & Stars

27 07 2010

I can’t help myself. Night shots have become one of my callings…

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Tags: Palm Tree, Sardine Run, South Africa, Stars
Categories : HDR, Landscape

An Earthly Event That Can Be Seen From Space

24 07 2010

They say that the South African Sardine Run is such a massive event that it can be viewed from space. Well, while at the Sardine Run this year, I pointed my camera in the other direction. Apparently the sky is also so clear that you can see space from the Sardine Run!

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Tags: Astrophotography, HDR, Milky Way, Outer Space, Plam Trees, Sardine Run, South Africa, Space Photography
Categories : HDR, Landscape, Wildlife

South Africa Serendipity

13 07 2010

Took a day off of diving to explore the area around Mbotyi. The views are pretty spectacular. I saw this image in my mind the moment we drove past it.

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Tags: HDR, Landscape Photography, Mbotyi, Sardine Run, South Africa, Travel Photography, Wild Coast
Categories : HDR, Wildlife

Live From South Africa … Sardine Run

8 07 2010

Amid world cup mania here in South Africa, I spent the last few days at a much bigger event – diving the sardine run, the largest species migration and marine predatory event on earth. While I didn’t yet experience the epic level activity from last year (check out these posts: sardine run 1, sardine run 2, sardine run 3), it’s been active, albeit in limited visibility water. I have one more week to go, and feel the sardine run gods are smiling. Here are a couple of images from the last few days in the interim.

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Action at the South African Sardine Run 2010

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Tags: Sardine Run, Scuba Diving, South Africa, Wildlife Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Sardine Run Images Hitting Newspapers In The UK & Worldwide

12 10 2009

Newspapers and magzines will begin publishing some of my Sardine Run images this week. So far I saw it in UK based Telegraph, The Sun and Daily Mail . I have released some images that were previously not posted publicly yet, including a full body image of a Brydes Whale and some feeding dolphin and shark images.

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Tags: Dolphins, Sardine Run, Sharks, South Africa, Underwater Photography, Whale
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

More Images From The Sardine Run – An Ode To Sharkiness

22 07 2009

Thanks to everyone who added so many wonderful comments to my initial post of Sardine Run underwater images! I promised more, so here are a handful of shark-focused images. Again, this was just simply an amazing experience!

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Still more to come, stay tuned!

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Tags: Sardine Run, Scuba Diving, South Africa, Underwater Photography
Categories : Underwater Photography, Wildlife

Blowing Your Mind — The Sardine Run: First Shots

13 07 2009

Having just returned from witnessing one of nature’s most amazing spectacles, I haven’t had the time to go through all of the images yet – I’ve been busy pinching myself to see if I was actually dreaming. All I can say is that it was mind blowing. I am still glowing from the experience. The Sardine Run is the largest species migration on earth, taking part on the Wild Coast of South Africa each June/July. I’ll be leading expeditions again in 2010 (sold out) and 2011 (For underwater photographers who wish to join me click here). We’ll be posting a complete story and images on DivePhotoGuide.com, but for now here are some preliminary images that will hopefully blow your mind as much as the experience blew mine. Enjoy!

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