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Nepal with Amawanda – Nepalese dragonfly

(Monday, November 9th, 2009)

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Back from a few days of photo trip to Nepal, I feel it is time to share with you some of this astonishing experience organized by Amawanda and guided by Alain Pons.

I am more or less a wildlife photographer attracted to the African wide-open spaces. But I had been attracted mostly by the presence of a seasoned pro photographer (Alain Pons) assisted by a very serious organization (I had been able to appreciate them in a previous trip to Kenya in 2008). I had also noticed that costs were relatively moderate (taking into account that this is a wildlife trip – which is often very expensive) including -we could check this later on location- a significant share reserved for local actions for development and nature protection in full coordination with the local structures and the local wildlife organizations.

A summary of the program:

  • 1 night in Kathmandu in 3*** hotel
  • 2 nights in Pokhara in 3*** hotel
  • 1 night in LumbinÄ« in 2** hotel
  • 6 nights in Bardia in 3*** hotel
  • 1 night in Kathmandu in 3*** hotel

The flight to Kathmandu was without surprise on Qatar, despite the long night stop in Doha airport where the only Duty Free shop cannot be considered as a commendable tourist spot (but they have a nice stock of alcohol or cigarettes for those who prefer to prepare themselves for later needs).

The Kathmandu-Bardia journey requires about 20 hours of bus or car. The stops provided in the program are a good way to break the inevitable monotony. A faster plane journey would be possible (it is included on the way back) but it would be a pity to avoid the view in the valleys and from the mountain roads out of Pokhara.

All along this journey, I will try to make a few recommendations about what a photographer might find more interesting to stop for.

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Bald eagle

(Monday, October 19th, 2009)

Pygargue à tête blanche

Pygargue à tête blanche - Copyright (C) Yves Roumazeilles

The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America.

You can buy an original print at RedBubble.

Ukiyo-e books by Kitagawa Utamaro

(Sunday, July 26th, 2009)

A friend of mine recently bought a copy of a Japanese wood engraving. While reading this article from BibliOdyssey, about the wood engravings of Kitagawa Utamaro, I thought I should share some of the pictures of this artist.

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Fly like an eagle

(Thursday, June 25th, 2009)

…but I couldn’t fly.

Jose Luis Ortiz has changed it all. He installed a small video camera on one of his royal eagles.


Link to YouTube

And now, you and me can fly, really fly. Breath-taking! Boarding a plane became so down-to-Earth. I now want to have wings, I want to fly like an eagle…

It’s smarter to travel in groups

(Saturday, April 11th, 2009)


YouTube link

Bird photos in Vincennes

(Monday, March 2nd, 2009)

Ten days ago, I went walking in the bois de Vincennes, near Paris, my photo camera in hand in the footsteps of Fabrice Hénon who accepted to share some of his informations. I’m back with pictures of Eurasian Jay and common kestrel.


Common kestrel

Common kestrel

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

All the photos are on www.YLovePhoto.com :

Beautiful parrots

(Thursday, February 12th, 2009)

Thanks to BibliOdyssey again, we can see magnificent reproductions of XIXth Century engravings of parrots, maccaws and other Psittacidae birds.

Macrocercus ararauna - Blue and yellow maccaw

Macrocercus ararauna - Blue and yellow maccaw

But there are also interesting modern parrots. Go and watch the videos and photos from the Perroquet project from fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø. Did I say impressive?

Some more vultures

(Saturday, October 18th, 2008)

Before some big cats, here are some vultures again:

Vulture

Vulture, in flight (Copyright 2008 - Yves Roumazeilles)

Vautour oricou

Lappet-faced vulture (Copyright 2008 - Yves Roumazeilles)

Vultures

(Saturday, October 11th, 2008)

Vautours - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

Vultures - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

Vautour en vol - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

Vulture, in flight - Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

Don’t confuse buffalos with landing strips!

(Friday, October 10th, 2008)

You should think that most cattle birds never heard about this injunction. They use African Buffalos as landing strips and these big cows as as source of food while they remove the parasites from their skin.

African Buffalos (nearly) without birds

Buffle - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

African Buffalo - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

Buffle - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

African Buffalo - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

Buffalos and birds

Here, we see a fast airplane in final approach, or is it in attack phase?

Buffle et oiseaux - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

African Buffal and birds: Tora! Tora! Tora! - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

Finally, here the one I prefer (”the airport is not happy“) :

Buffle et oiseaux - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

African Buffalo and birds - Copyright 2008 Y.Roumazeilles

African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer, Buffle d’Afrique, Búfalo negro). Kenya, Masai Mara, September 2008.

Helmeted Guineafowl

(Wednesday, October 8th, 2008)

Splendid representant of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, a brightly colored bird with a bare head, can be found all around the Masai Mara National Park. Unfortunately, it is always running out of the path of the photographer.

Helmeted Guineafowl (Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles)

Helmeted Guineafowl (Copyright 2008 Yves Roumazeilles)

Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris, Pintade de Numidie). Kenya, September 2008.

Back from Masai Mara

(Wednesday, October 1st, 2008)

After about 10 days out of France, I am back from the Masai Mara National Reserve (in Kenya). I brought back about 30 GB of wildlife photos (around 1700-1800 images) to be sorted out in the coming days. You can expect series of published images here on a regular basis.

Macrophoto and bird

(Monday, June 30th, 2008)

I assume that the lens choice was not the right one. Unfortunately, I could not find the author of this image.

Bird and lens

An owl and its prey

(Thursday, May 29th, 2008)

I was unable to identify the author of this very nice picture.

An owl and a rat

Pink flamingo

(Sunday, May 11th, 2008)

Pink flamingo
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Pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber, Flamant rose). Brazil, 2007.

Roseate Spoonbill

(Friday, May 9th, 2008)

Roseate Spoonbills and Snowy Egrets

Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja, Spatule rosée). Brazil, 2007.

Collared Plover

(Wednesday, May 7th, 2008)

Collared Plover
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Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris, Pluvier d’Azara). Brazil, 2007.


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