Today’s Picture: Zebra Trio

Photo Details: Trio of Zebras (Equus quagga) partially lit by the slanting rays of late afternoon sunlight, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.

Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Canon Rebel XSi 12.2MP); Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM; Focal Length: 225mm; Shutter speed: 1/80; Aperture: f8; ISO: 400; 30 May 2009, 5.15pm.

Book Review: Recently I wrote about Elephant Reflections, the book by Karl Ammann and Dale Peterson I’d started reading. Well, I’ve now finished reading the text by Peterson, gone back to pore over Ammann’s photographs, and had a chance to write a review of the book. This is much more than a pretty coffee-table book and deserves to be read as it contains an important message about elephants and their long-term survival.

The photographs also deserve to be studied and enjoyed, but this should only be done after first reading Peterson’s text. In my write-up I’ve been less enthusiastic about the photographs than have other reviewers, but maybe that’s because I’m looking at the pictures through the eyes of a photographer. It’s also probable that I was simply expecting too much and have become spoilt by constantly looking at images made by many of the world’s best wildlife photographers. In any event, you’re welcome to read my Elephant Reflections Review and certainly encouraged to buy the book, which is available for around $26 from Amazon.