Nature photographers often end up with a lot of free time on trips, whether it’s on airplanes or when the weather’s bad. While there’s often work to be done editing images or writing, sometimes you just can’t work anymore and want a break. Personally, I like to read in my down time. Yet between the weight of my camera bag and the weight of my computer bag, I never wanted to take more than one book with me on a trip and would often end up reading very slowly or re-reading my book. After my trip to Africa, I’ve definitely come to love my Kindle!

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We just got back from a fantastic trip to Africa, and you can see the images in the Gallery. There were three distinct parts to the trip: sharks in South Africa, a game reserve, and an abandoned diamond mining town in Namibia. Each was incredibly distinct and provided some great photographic opportunities!

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This past weekend, I was playing with an infrared flash trigger and some water droplets. I have to say it was pretty neat but very hard to control the splash. More after the jump:

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Recently, my friend Erik helped update my site, making it easier for me to update the content here. For one, galleries containing a selection of images from my Photoshelter Archive are now integrated into the site. That will make it easier for me to share new images with everyone. The second big change is this blog, which will make it easier to get the word out on different projects, especially now that O’Reilly has moved away from the Inside Aperture blog. Look for a trip report from the Falkland Islands in the near future.

Happy shooting!