There’s nothing quite like experiencing a breathtaking sunset, and it makes for some awesome sunset silhouettes.
We saw some of the most amazing sunsets in Boracay in the Philippines – below are the first 8 of Visit50.com‘s 50 Sunset Silhouettes!
Frisbee Silhouettes
I want to go back!
These kids were adorable!
Julian captures the Boracay sunset with his SLR
You counted correctly - these photos were just the first 8 of Visit50.com‘s 50 Sunset Silhouettes. The rest are coming soon!
Imagine snorkeling with massive Whale Sharks! They’re the largest fish in the sea, and they migrate right through The Philippines annually. It provided a perfect opportunity to not only see whale sharks up close, but get in the water and actually swim and snorkel with them. Wow. It was certainly one of the highlights of my trip!
Imagine snorkeling and seeing this whale shark just a few feet below you!
Elephants are incredible. So primitive, so old, and the baby elephants are so cute! We were on a river safari in Borneo when we saw a whole family of Asian Elephants (aka Asiatic Elephants or Elephas maximus). After seeing them in the wild, I was really curious and learned some interesting elephant facts. My photography is below, also with interesting Asian elephant facts are below:
While I’ve never gone snorkeling with so few fish in Malapascua, Philippines, the water was clear and we had a great group and our first ever encounter with a Sea Snake! I’ll post about the Sea Snake soon, but in the meantime, here are some fun pics from our snorkeling experience below.
With hardly any fish and great visibility, we mostly just played. Our international group of friends were from Italy, Sweden, England, Holland, and the U.S.
I’m often asked, is there good snorkeling in Malapascua? If you’re looking for clear water, it’s wonderful. If you’re looking for lots of fish, I don’t recommend. With that said, I had an amazing time!
So I later learned that it’s really not advisable to be anywhere near a sea snake…
that’s me!
Gangster! Gabbi has a bloody knife while snorkeling?!? Should I be concerned?
Iain created a contraption to portion out bread to fish. He stuffed pieces of break in a plastic water bottle and opened it ever so slightly when he wanted some to float out
Giuseppe playing at the bottom of the sea and showing off the abs
The top 10 Best Animal Photos of 2011 – incredibly cute photos from around the world. It’s not my photography, but rather from some of the best animal photojournalism of the past year. They’re from everywhere from China and the Philippines, to Russia, Slovakia, and Germany. I loved this Ginger Orange Seal, and the chimpanzee nursing a tiger. Which were your favorites?
Ginger orange seal on Tyuleniy Island in Russia - Via: theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com
A baby hippo and his mother
Adorable animal photography.
2-year-old chimpanzee "Do Do" feeds milk to "Aorn" - a 2-month-old tiger cub. (Reuters / Sukree Sukplang)
A Kamchatka Brown Bear and one of her two three-month-old cubs share a kiss in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters - Fabian Bimmer)
12 giant panda cubs lie in a crib at the Chengdu Research Base in China. (Reuters - China Daily)
one-month-old jaguar cub at the Leningrad city zoo in St. Petersburg, Russia
Jonna Baquillas holds her pet, a rescued cat named Rue, for an event to benefit the Philippine Animal Welfare Society in Manilla, Philippines. (AP)
A zoo keeper holds a 9-month-old baby orangutan orphan named Boo as he plays with a toy. (Reuters / Andrea Comas)
The monkey I saw most often on my trip was the macaque. Long-tailed macaques are not shy (although sometimes aggressive; be careful!) and that made for some wonderful closeup photos like at Ulu Watu, and this one (below) from Bako National Park in Malaysian Borneo.
Borneo cover photo for the next Lonely Planet
Another photographer said this wildlife shot of a macaque should be the next cover of Lonely Planet Borneo – perhaps! I need to thank the photogenic monkeys that were so kind to pose for me.
The dentist asked him to open up and say ahhhh...
[yes the correct pronunciation is actually Muh-kok. Giggle.]
It wasn’t the first time seeing wildlife in my trip – the baby orangutans, baby elephants, and baby monkeys (macaques) in Borneo were adorable! I also saw other types of animals up close – camels, tarsiers, proboscis monkeys, sharks, pythons, and more!
The Monastery in Petra / Jordan
Petra is impressive – established sometime in the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans – they carved the entire city out of the rock. They didn’t build columns – they kept carving the rock until they had columns. Given the back-story, it’s some of the most impressive architecture I’ve seen. I highly recommend.
The Monastery in Petra, Jordan
The Monastery (above) and The Treasury (3rd & 4th photos) were my favorite two.
The Monastery, Petra’s largest monument, dates from the 1st century BC. It was dedicated to Obodas I and is believed to be the symposium of Obodas the god. This information is inscribed on the ruins of the Monastery. [wikipedia]
The Siq is the narrow passageway to Al Khazneh ("The Treasury") in Petra, Jordan
Petra looks like it's falling (on me!) but it's quite solid, even after all of these years
What’s the only thing more exciting than seeing animals in the wild? Baby animals in the wild! Check out these photos of baby monkeys – baby long-tailed macaques:
These baby monkeys are macaques from my trip through eastern Borneo (Malaysia) in the island of Bako National Park, in the Sarawak region of Borneo.
I saw these Long-tailed Macaques in Bako National Park, in Malaysian Borneo. This below photo reminds me of the photos of monkeys in Bali.
notice the little hands and feet grabbing on
Best baby wildlife photography?? This trip has already produced opportunities to see baby elephants in Borneo, baby monkeys (macaques) in Indonesia, and baby apes (baby orangutans). Which set of baby wildlife photos did you like best?
I also saw other types of animals up close - tarsiers, macaques, proboscis monkeys, sharks, pythons, camels, and more!
Who knew primates had photography skills? A monkey stole a wildlife photographer’s camera, and then started taking pictures of himself, even smiling in the photos. The crested black macaque monkey (black ape) swiped the camera and took self-portraits at arms length, like you’d see on a 15-year old girl’s Facebook page.
Monkey steals a camera and snaps his new profile pic
It happened when wildlife photographer David Slater was visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, he left his camera unattended and a crested black macaque monkey grabbed it and proceeded take Facebook-style monkey self-portraits. Who knew “black apes” took pictures? It’s actually a decent monkey self-portrait!
If you’re curious, I found out some interesting facts about these inquisitive monkeys below:
great shot of a Black-Crested Macaque. I love his expression
We were enjoying the view from the cliffs of Ulu Watu in Bali – it was a beautiful moment until…a slight interruption. Just then it occurred to me that I was surrounded by monkeys…and they seized the moment. I was photographing a monkey on the edge of the cliff, when another jumped on her from behind. Then two other monkeys having sex too. Then two more. Where am I??
Mommy, where do baby monkeys come from?
These monkeys were in their natural habitat, so anything goes. Including this first photo. What, you’ve never seen monkeys having sex?
a Discovery Channel moment for the monkeys at Ulu Watu
Forget doggystyle – this is monkey style!
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