Author: Yves Roumazeilles

  • Burchell’s zebras

    The “Great migration” in Kenya and Tanzania is the move of gnus (wildebeests) but also of zebras. Usually, I have a tough time to find inspiration when shooting these animals. But in last September, I believe that I found how to draw a few good images of these zebras. Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchellii, zèbre de…

  • Lions in the Kenya morning

    Lions in the Kenya morning

    A few images of lion females on YLoveBigCats.com (Kenya 2008).

  • Some more vultures

    Some more vultures

    Before some big cats, here are some vultures again:

  • Sun rise

    Sun rise

  • Giraffes from Kenya

    Giraffes, here is a weird animal. On of the real bizarre things in nature. You can often see young males fighting: It seems that they are fighting in a very slow motion. Despite that, it is a very aggressive behaviour and the males use that to decide hierarchies and access rights to the females. .…

  • An old Monty Python about a young would-be VP

    Link to YouTube

  • Stepper motors, step-by-step

    Stepper motors are nearly everywhere. this is marvellous for happy hobbyists. Even better, you can find them (and extract them from) a large number of devices that are easy to hack like old floppy disk drives, hard discs. For those of you who would ike to know more and keep an eye on the technology,…

  • Southern Eland

    The Southern Eland is the largest savanah antelope (bulls may weigh 700-800kg). Very shy, it runs away at first sight of a human being or a car. Difficult snapshot, guaranteed. Southern Eland (Taurotragus oryx, Elan du Cap, antílope eland común). Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008.

  • I want to drive on this highway

    I want to drive on this highway

    Presented by  Dutch architects NL in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.