Gentoo penguin admiring her reflection, Saunders Island, Faulkland Islands - Terry Allen's Photos

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Portrait of an Acehnese woman in elaborate flowered headdress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra

This photo, and the others in this series, were shot outdoors with natural light and were not posed, but shot as they were seen (with my Nikon D300). In this case, I noticed her standing in front of a building with a yellow-beige wall that provided a neutral background in an otherwise busy crowd-filled scene. In situations such as these, when there is lots of light, I usually shoot on aperture priority (at least f11), with the exposure stopped down by one stop to avoid blowing the highlights.

Leopard cub in a Mopane tree with its paw on an impala carcass, Ngala, South Africa. Best seen at larger sizes since his good camouflage causes him to almost disappear in the thumbnail.

Mopane trees with their huge trunks and large spreading branches are favorites with leopards for stashing their prey out of reach of other predators such as lions and hyenas. This young leopard is around 1 year old. His mom was lying in the deep grass at the base of the tree totally stuffed after feeding on the impala. The cub appeared to feel safer staying in the tree 'guarding' the impala carcass. Note the paw resting on the hind limb of the impala, and how well he blends into the dappled light in the tree.

Hippo displaying at sunset-4, Ngala, South Africa

You do NOT want to see this coming up next to your canoe! Hippos kill more people than any other African animal and can be highly aggressive toward humans and boats. Their powerful jaws can bite canoes in half and they can tip over even larger boats.

Happy Robbie Burns Day!

I wanted to do something a little creative for Robbie Burns Day. This attempt combines a Scottish thistle with some bottles of scotch. Best seen at larger sizes (or after having consumed the contents of the bottles LOL)

Portrait of a couple in traditional dress, Banda Aceh, Sumatra

Quadratone of zebra eating grass, Ngala, South Africa

I couldn't decide whether to feature this photo or the portrait of the Cape buffalo today. In the end, I decided on this one, because the one visible leaning leg of the zebra creates an interesting unbalanced feeling when juxtapositioned against the heavy head and neck, almost like it's impossible that the zebra doesn't fall over. I'd be interested in hearing other opinions.

Epupa falls gorge with rainbow, Epupa, Namibia

This was a very challenging photographic situation due to the extremes of light and shadow. HDR doesn't work well on moving water, so the final image is a blend of 3 different tripod exposures, one for the highlights, one for the shadows and one for the mid-tones.

Gentoo penguin admiring her reflection, Saunders Island, Faulkland Islands

Gentoo penguin admiring her reflection, Saunders Island, Faulkland Islands

Gentoo penguin admiring her reflection, Saunders Island, Faulkland Islands

Gentoo penguin admiring her reflection, Saunders Island, Faulkland Islands

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