Fonds d’écran Nature (913)

This image was captured about an hour before sunset on a recent backpacking trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon via Soap Creek. Located about 15 miles from Glen Canyon dam in northern Arizona, this area is well upriver from the popular main corridor. The solitude and sheer grandeur is incredible.

Nikon D90, Sigma 10-20mm.

This image was taken on a hiking trip in February of 2010, in the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. I had just gotten a new camera so on my way back from Central Oregon I stopped to hike some of the trails and take some pictures. It was a nice and clear sunny day, and not too cold - perfect for hiking that area. I took this at the first parking area and trail.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon 17-40mm F/4L.

The second camp in Etosha, Halali, is located next to the Moringa waterhole. I spent my second night in Etosha staying at this camp and watching the waterhole for most of the day. When the Sun began to sink behind the horizon I watched this matriarchal group of elephants drinking at the waterhole. While observing the animals we also had an amazing sunset with an orange so saturated - I never saw anything like it before.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Réglages de la photo : 1/80 seconde, ISO 400.

Taken at Cap Sani in Greece during the Summer of 2009. 8-second exposure with tripod. Sorry for the unstable quality in this picture.

Adobe Lightroom.

Canon EOS 50D.

I hiked up to this very calm pleasant spot. I had heard of this waterfall but never seen any images of it.

Adobe Lightroom.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4.0. 6 second exposure at f/18.

Réglages de la photo : 105 mm, 6 secondes.

Within the boundaries of Etosha Nationalpark in Northern Namibia there are three campsites. The biggest of them beeing "Okaukuejo", located at a big waterhole with the same name. I spent the first night of my recent visit last November sitting at the waterhole, watching different animals drink and interact. But not only the animals but also the scenery of the waterhole itself, changing colors during the sunset was amazing. That's when I took this picture of an elephant and a giraffe drinking right next to each other at the waterhole.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Réglages de la photo : 1,3 secondes, ISO 800.

I took this picture with my old camera on January 1st, 2008 near Mummelsee in the Black Forest where I lived before I moved to the Caribbean. The quality is not the best because I had no professional camera at this time but I am sure some people here will love that shot anyways and I wanted to share it before it get lost. If anybody want the original, please let me know.

view across Lake Hawea, New Zealand, just before sunset. I had hoped for some nice reflections here but the wind was just too strong.

Canon EOS 40D.

I took this picture of the beautiful Victoria Falls on my recent visit in November 2009. The photo is taken from the Devil's cataract in direction of the Main Falls. The water at that time of the year is at it's lowest compared to the rest of the year. However the green vegetation around, the many thousands of litres of water storming down into the valley and the sound of twittering birds around you makes this a location worth visiting any time of the year.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Réglages de la photo : 1/125 seconde, ISO 100.

I got myself some new filters and this was one of the results, i think it came out well. I took this shot just North of Bodega Bay, California at sunset. The foam really caught my eye. With a footprint-free beach it just seemed to all flow together.Canon EOS 40D, EFS 17-85mm, Cokin neutral density filters.

Canon EOS 40D, a footprint-free beach it just seemed to all flow together.Canon EOS 40D, EFS 17-85mm, Cokin neutral density filters.