Google+ Feature: Derek Evens

Changes in the Google+ algorithm makes it harder and harder to trace posts on our profile down to specific dates, so we decided to change the Google+ blogs to a random feature.

That way - nobody can feel that somebody else was featured in a week where they didn't post, and fairness etc etc.

The random feature will be totally random, and random in it's randomness. It will be purely based on photos shared with the #AFRICANature hashtag that caught our eyes.

This week's featured photo is by +Derek Evens - lovely take on a leopard tortoise drinking water from a puddle in the road in the Kruger National Park.

This photo is the copyright of Derek Evens and unauthorised use is prohibited.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 October 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder.

This week's weekly pic from our Google+ stream is by +Penny Robartes, and it shows some flamingos on Lake Nakuru in Kenya.

This photo is the copyright of Penny Robartes and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 October 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder.

This photo of the legendary Boswell from Mana Pools in Zimbabwe was captured by +Dana Allen. See more of his work on his website: www.photosafari-africa.net

This photo is the copyright of Dana Allen and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 October 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder.

This cute lion cub was photographed by +Winston Mitchell in Duba Plains, Botswana.

This photo is the copyright of Winston Mitchell and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 29 September to 5 October 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder.

This stunning action photo of a Cheetah chasing down a young Gazelle was shared by +Dana Allen. Make sure you check out his website for some amazing photography: http://www.photosafari-africa.net/

This photo is the copyright of Dana Allen and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 22 to 28 September 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder. This fabulous photo of an African Painted Dog (African Wild Dog) was shared by +Christa Niederer. Check out her G+ profile for more of her work!

This photo is the copyright of Christa Niederer and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 15 to 21 September 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder. This week's selection from the +AFRICANature page on Google+ is a cute Cape Buffalo calf by +Peter Brooks.

This photo is the copyright of Peter Brooks and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 8 to 14 September 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We are very happy with the standard of images being shared with the theme - but that also makes our choice as curators even harder. This week we chose a lovely infrared photo of a herd of elephants, taken by +Marie Knock. You can see more of her work on her website: www.tarajiblue.com

This photo is the copyright of Marie Knock and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 1 to 7 September 2014

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

A truckload of quality images during the past week made choosing a favourite quite and ardous task! Eventually we felt this Olive Baboon's pose was the clincher. Photo by +Penny Robartes.

This photo is the copyright of Penny Robartes and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 25 to 31 August 2014

We are starting to receive more and more high quality submissions to the #AFRICANature theme on Google+ and it's making it harder and harder to pick weekly selections!

This cute photo of a Diademed Sifaka from Madagascar caught our eye. It was taken by +Linda Villers from San Francisco.

This photo is the copyright of Linda Villers and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 18 to 24 August 2014

We are starting to receive more and more high quality submissions to the #AFRICANature theme on Google+ and it's making it harder and harder to pick weekly selections!

This hauntingly beautiful image of the Namib desert evokes a sense of peace and quiet in you, no matter where you are when you view it. It was taken by +Sandy Schepis. Check out her website for more of her work: www.sandyschepis.com

This photo is the copyright of Sandy Schepis and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 11 to 17 August 2014

How can we not share a lovely image of a species that needs as much publicity and awareness as it can muster? More than 600 rhinos have been ruthlessly butchered in South Africa this year alone to meet increasing demand from a growing middle- and upper class in Vietnam and China where the horn is used as a status drug and false medicine!

+Derek Evens captured this lovely moment somewhere in Southern Africa - location hidden for a reason obviously! You can see more of his work over on his blog: http://derekevens.wordpress.com/

This photo is the copyright of Derek Evens and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 4 to 10 August 2014

Last week we featured a landscape photo, and in an attempt to break away from stereotypical "big 5" features, here's a lovely bird photo - a weaver from +Jaco Marx! He captured this photo at the exciting new photographic reserve near Mkuze in South Africa - Zimanga Private Game Reserve.

Jaco is a dentist from South Africa - you can check out more of his work on his website: www.marxphoto.co.za

This photo is the copyright of Jaco Marx and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 28 July to 3 August 2014

We've been featuring a lot of wildlife photos, so this week's Google+ feature is a welcome change.

This beautifully simplistic Namib desert scene was shared by +Christa Niederer. 

This photo is the copyright of Christa Niederer and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 21 to 27 July 2014

Last week we featured a Cheetah, this week's it's another spotted African cat - a Leopard.

+Peter Delaney shared this incredible photo with us, showing a wild Leopard at night in the African bush. Peter is an award-winning fine art wildlife photographer, and you can see more of his work on his website: www.peterdelaney.co.za 

This photo is the copyright of Peter Delaney and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 14 to 20 July 2014

This week's selection from the +AFRICANature page on Google+ comes from +Rudi van den Heever. 

He photographed this lovely Cheetah having a drink at sunset from a waterhole in the Kalahari desert (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park). You can see more of his work on his website: www.linruphotography.com

This photo is the copyright of Rudi van den Heever and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 7 to 13 July 2014

There was one photo that really stood out to us from the +AFRICANature page on Google+...

+Penny Robartes shared this magical photo of the embattled White Rhino, where light and mood come together to tell us something more about this subject. Over 1700 rhinos have been lost in the Kruger National Park alone since 2010, with reports coming thick and fast of Mozambican poaching kingpins living it large in neighbouring towns like Massingir. It seems there is little hope left for rhinos...

This photo is the copyright of Penny Robartes and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 30 June to 6 July 2014

Hello everyone.

As is customary, every week we pick one photo from our G+ and one from our FB feed to feature here on the blog.

This gorgeous photo of a leopard mother and her cub was shared by +Uwe Skrzypczak. You can see more of his work here: www.serengeti-wildlife.com

This photo is the copyright of Uwe Skrzypczak and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 23 to 29 June 2014

Hello everyone.

As is customary, every week we pick one photo from our G+ and one from our FB feed to feature here on the blog.

This photo of a journey of Giraffes (that's actually the collective name for this animal) walking across the plains of +Etosha National Park in Namibia was taken by +Michel Rademaker. You can see more of his lovely imagery on his 500px profile: http://500px.com/michelrademaker

This photo is the copyright of Michel Rademaker and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 16 to 22 June 2014

Hello everyone.

As is customary, every week we pick one photo from our G+ and one from our FB feed to feature here on the blog.

A photo that stood out during the week of 16 to 22 June on our +AFRICANature Google+ page is this jumping Serval Cat from the Masai Mara, photographed by +Cindy Wheeler. You can see more of her work here: www.pbase.com/cjw

This photo is the copyright of Cindy Wheeler and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.