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I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. It has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful. Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and benumbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy.
Hamlin Garland, McClure's, February 1899
Equipment
Cameras
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 350D
Cannon 300D - Retired
Minolta Dimage Z1 - Retired
Lenses
Canon EF 500mm F4 L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS USM - Retired
Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II
Canon EFS 18-55mm
Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM
Tamron AF70-300mm LD - Retired
Other
Canon EX 550 Speedlight
Kenko Pro 300 1.4x DG Converter
Kenko Pro Extension rings (12mm,20mm,36mm)
Kenko 52mm Macro Diopters (+6)
Manfrotto Tripod
Manfrotto Head
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Groups (50)
- GlobalBirdTrekkers 52,965 photos, 1,088 members
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- The Nature Conservancy 391,046 photos, 28,255 members
- PORTFOLIO - In the Style of National Geographic 675 photos, 102 members
- Natures Finest (Invited Images Only) 299,913 photos, 39,647 members
- Leopards & Cheetahs 6,710 photos, 1,172 members
- Lion (Panthera leo) only 8,995 photos, 1,494 members
- South African Herpetology 929 photos, 73 members
- The Best Of Macro Photography 886 photos, 85 members
- Excellence In Avian Photography (EIAP) -- INVITED IMAGES (2/day) 60,944 photos, 7,910 members
- Trophy 27,695 photos, 5,119 members
- Super Shots - Only Invited Photos 256,087 photos, 40,977 members
- Cream Of The Crop Animal Pics **INVITED PICS ONLY** 3,107 photos, 1,100 members
- Color Photo Award - PREMIER -- Post 1: Give 2 - Get 5: Go BRONZE 170,724 photos, 31,456 members
- I Saw You First- Invited images only, post 1, invite 1 36,779 photos, 14,794 members
- Supreme Animal Photos (INVITED PHOTO'S ONLY) 3,249 photos, 1,186 members
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- Shield Of Excellence - Level 1 (p1/a5) 330,846 photos, 37,960 members
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- Let's Have Another Look At That 73 photos, 32 members
- *Animal Photography* 320,563 photos, 17,775 members
- Birds on the World Map (Please Read Rules) 12,807 photos, 374 members
- Flamingo 5,902 photos, 1,646 members
- Beautiful Bird Bokeh 40,624 photos, 2,534 members
- #1 Nature & Wildlife Photographers Corner 304,197 photos, 8,023 members
- Giraffes 4,533 photos, 1,352 members
- Monkeys , apes and lemures. 36,932 photos, 5,773 members
- Monkeys 24 photos, 162 members
- Animal Kingdom: Primates 9,131 photos, 1,077 members
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- KwaZulu Natal (KZN) 3,093 photos, 132 members
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- Nature, Animals, and STUFF ho ho ho my 80,848 photos, 2,569 members
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- Nature Group: From animals to plants. 271,713 photos, 8,141 members
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- Wondrous Nature/all its aspects 10,905 photos, 252 members
Testimonials (3)
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Mingfong says:
"If you have never been to Africa, come to the gallery of Africa here and you will surely be amazed by the world Gerhard (Natural Photographer) presented here. Each photo here is a commitment to represent the wildness of Africa, but there are more waiting for you to explore. For me, I have found a place where I learn to express Nature with the highest standard of art."
23rd February, 2006
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Wild Images says:
"Gerhard and I met on the ether many moons ago on a site far, far away. We later met in person around a couple of cheetahs and other bad breath animals such as Vultures and African Wild dogs.
I have learned a lot form him, not just photographically, and call him a friend. We are both tied to this beautiful and sometimes harsh country of ours, and love and treasure it.
Have a look at this unusual portfolio, browse and enjoy a guy who loves and knows what he is doing, and doing it very well.
He also love spiders, which I hate!
So, if ever you notice dirty marks on his macro work, that me trying to get rid of the hairy beasties."23rd February, 2006
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spilopterus says:
"Was absolutely bowled over by your shots when I first stumbled upon your flickr. It really stands out from many of the other simple point and shoot wild life images I see around here. Thanks for bringing out the best of South Africa in photos. You and Wild Images are the first people to ever make me wanna migrate to South Africa! Multi-talented, well versed and among the best from macro to bird to landscape photography."
14th February, 2006
- Joined:
- February 2006
- Hometown:
- North West Province
- I am:
- Male
- Occupation:
- Photographer
- Website:
- Wildlife & Nature Photography