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Indian Elephant, mother and baby.

Testing the aw shucks value of wildlife photography

Lesser striped swallow, Okavango Delta

A Lesser Striped Swallow perches on a spiny acacia in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

Sunset over water, Okavango Delta, Botswana

The end of the day and the sun sets over Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

Ashes and snow

Bushfire charred trees and snow, a classic example of how the camera’s light meter can be fooled.

Oriental Magpie-Robin

A bird on a twig in Assam, India, and the use of Noise Ninja software in image processing.

Little Pied Flycatcher, Assam, India

I was walking along a trail when this bird alighted on a twig quite close by seemingly unconcerned.

Single horned rhinoceros

A close and LOUD encounter with an endangered species in India’s Kaziranga National Park.

Crested serpent eagle

The telephoto lens (500mm) was required to get the bird large in the frame and the camera lens combination was mounted on a tripod with gimbal mount.

Purple Swamphen, running to takeoff

Photographed from a canoe, the swamphen runs across lilypads to gain speed for takeoff

Whistling Duck, Assam, India

Travel through India is a great cultural experience but less well known is that it offers great opportunities for nature and wildlife photography