Facebook Pic of the Week: 28 September to 4 October 2015

Our journey down or Facebook memory lane continues!

The theme for this particular week was an open theme, meaning #AnythingGoes!

This fabulous photo by Gerhard Steenkamp deserves to be singled out - masterfully composed and exposed indeed...more of his work can be seen on his WEBSITE.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 21 to 27 September 2015

We keep on trawling through our 2015 archives on Facebook...

No surprises that the theme for the week of 21 to 27 September was an open theme, meaning #AnythingGoes!

Elephants gently approaching a calm pool of water - this photo by William Steel deserves a nod this week. You can see more of his photos on his WEBSITE. 

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 14 to 20 September 2015

Trawling through our 2015 archives on Facebook...

The theme for the week of 14 to 20 September was an open theme, meaning #AnythingGoes!

This beautiful photo of a Baobab tree on the famous Kubu Island in the Makgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana caught our eye. Check out more photos from the photographer, Farida Carim, on her WEBSITE.

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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.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 7 to 13 September 2015

Trawling through our 2015 archives on Facebook...

Our theme for this particular week was #whyiloveKenya and we asked our contributing photographers to showcase their best images from the wonderful land of Kenya. There were great photos of elephants in front of Kilimanjaro, and cheetahs in full chase, but this photo of a pride of lions lazily lounging on a log had to be featured. 

Photo by Mohit Pise - you can see more of his photos on his FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 31 August to 6 September 2015

Yes, we are starting with our regular features again. Sorry about the lag :)

The theme ran for the week of 31 August to 6 September 2015 on Facebook was #OnTheWing, and it was all about birds in flight. A tricky photographic subject, especially for the little fast birds.

Our pick this week goes to Clint Ralph with this Malachite Kingfisher. You typically need a shutter speed of 1/8000 to capture these in sharp flight, and they are very small. Pretty huh?
See more of Clint's photo on his FACEBOOK PAGE.

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GooglePlus Feature: Kirsten Frost

If you haven't noticed, we've fallen behind on our weekly features - haha.

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 random feature is a photo by +Kirsten Frost - be sure to check out more of his photos on Google+

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 24 to 30 August 2015

For the week of 24 to 30 August 2015, our theme was open and fluid again - #AnythingGoes, as long as it's wildlife/nature and taken in Africa.

This elephant enjoying some mud and water at Nxai pans in Botswana was photographed by Manuel Graf. Check out more of his photography on his website. 

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 17 to 23 August 2015

Yes, we are still going through our 2015 archives and sharing selected images from our social networks with you.

We hope you are enjoying seeing them again!

+Derek Evens shared this lovely portrait of a swallow-tailed bee-eater taken in the Kalahari desert.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 August 2015

Yes, we are still going through our 2015 archives and sharing selected images from our social networks with you.

We hope you are enjoying seeing them again!

This leopard photo was shared by +Chad Wright 

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 August 2015

Are you enjoying our walk down the archives of last year?

Our theme for the week of 10 to 16 August 2015 was all about the king of the beasts.
#LongLiveLions

This intensely dramatic action image was shared by Andy Skinner.
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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 3 to 9 August 2015

Contrary to popular belief there is a lot of great photo sharing going on on Google+, if you are on that network check out our page: +AFRICANature 

Are you enjoying our walk down the archives of last year?

If you haven't started sharing your nature photos taken in Africa with our exciting daily theme on Google+ yet - what's keeping you???

This image was captured by +Derek Evens in the Kruger National Park...

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 27 July to 2 August 2015

Contrary to popular belief there is a lot of great photo sharing going on on Google+, if you are on that network check out our page: +AFRICANature 

If you haven't started sharing your nature photos taken in Africa with our exciting daily theme on Google+ yet - what's keeping you???

This red-billed hornbill was photographed by +Winston Mitchell in Botswana - check out his profile on G+

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 27 July to 2 August 2015

We stuck with an open them for the week of 27 July to 2 August 2015.
The variety and quality of images received for our #AnythingGoes theme is usually very high.

This young Spotted Hyena moving along with a meal in its mouth, expertly captured using a slow shutter speed, caught our eyes. The photographer is Rouxlé Jooste, and you can check out her Facebook page HERE.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 July 2015

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These mating lions were photographed in Kenya's Maasai Mara by +Piper MacKay. Head on over to her profile and follow her!

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 July 2015

We stuck with an open them for the week of 20 to 26 July 2015.
The variety and quality of images received for our #AnythingGoes theme is usually very high.

This monochrome leopard half-hidden from sight immediately caught our attention - the photographer is Manuel Graf, and you can see more of his work on his WEBSITE.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 July 2015

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This tender warthog interaction in Mana Pools was photographed by +Wayne Marinovich.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 July 2015

We had an open theme for the week of 13-19 July 2015, and so our #AnythingGoes hashtag produced some great imagery as always.

This hippo emerging with loads of energy from the water was shared by Keith Connelly. You can head over to his WEBSITE for more of his quality photos.

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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 July 2015

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+Alistair Knock shared this lovely elephant photo with us.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 July 2015

Our theme for the week of 6 to 12 July 2015 was all about the magnificent raptors that roam the African skies. #BirdsofPrey received some wonderful images, like we do every week, which makes selecting one to feature a tough task.

Mark Drysdale shared this photo of a Tawny Eagle in full flight. You can check out more of Mark's photography on his WEBSITE.

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