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. 

This photo is the copyright of Manuel Graf and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature
Now also on Instagram - search for @africa_nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 15 to 21 June 2015

Our theme on Facebook for the week of 15 to 21 June 2015 was all about elephants, and we used the hashtag #Trunkated - we like to be quirky and punny like that.

We received some wonderful images, like we do every week, which makes selecting one to feature a tough task.

This lovely photo of an elephant enjoying a bath in the Chobe river that separates Botswana from Namibia was taken by Corlette Wessels. You can see more of her photography on her WEBSITE.

This photo is the copyright of Corlette Wessels and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 11 to 17 May 2015

Hello friends! We hope you have enjoyed the images featured on our blog.
We are lagging a bit in terms of dates, but don't fret, we will keep running a weekly feature as regularly as possible.

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

Share your images using the #AFRICANature hashtag...

+Susan Portnoy is featured this week with a stunning photo of one of Namibia's desert-adapted elephants.

This photo is the copyright of Susan Portnoy and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 April 2015

It was an open theme again for this particular week on our Facebook Page - so #AnythingGoes as long as it is "nature" and photographed in Africa!

This photo of an Oryx (Gemsbok) in the Kalahari desert caught our eye - so well done to Felix Reinders. Check out more of his photography by visiting his WEBSITE!

This photo is the copyright of Felix Reinders and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 30 March to 5 April 2015

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

Share your images using the #AFRICANature hashtag...

+Jaco Marx shared this wonderful photo of a leopard up in a tree in Mashatu, Botswana!

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

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 9 to 15 March 2015

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

Share your images using the #AFRICANature hashtag...

+Christa Niederer shared this wonderful image of springboks in the Namib desert with us.

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

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 9 to 15 June 2014

We had a special theme running on our Facebook Page during the week of 9 to 15 June 2014 - all about Africa's embattled and endangered Rhinos. #RhinoRescue was the hashtag used to create awareness of the gentle beauty of these behemoths. A Rhino is now poached every few minutes in Africa on a daily basis, and there just seems to be no end to the massacre.

Rhino poaching has reached a crisis point, and if the killing continues at this rate, we could see rhino deaths overtaking births in 2016-2018, meaning rhinos could go extinct in the very near future.

Our featured photographer is Ross Couper, who shared this poignant monochrome vision of a White Rhino calf. You can see more of his work here: www.rosscouper.com

This photo is the copyright of Ross Couper and unauthorised use is prohibited

For more info on getting involved with Rhino conservation:
www.savetherhino.org
www.stoprhinopoaching.com
www.sanparks.org

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa!

AFRICANature Curators Spotlight: Hilary Hann

We have a quiet and talented lady from Australia who lends a hand with duties on our Facebook Page. Her name is +Hilary Hann - and she is a remarkable fine art photographer who's won countless awards for her work.

You can see more of her work on the following links:

1. WEBSITE: www.hilaryhann.com.au
2. BLOG: http://hilaryhann.com.au/blog/
3. FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/hilaryhannphotographer

AFRICANature Curators Spotlight: Grobler du Preez

Last week we told you more about Rudi Hulshof who is one of the curators on our Facebook Page. This week, we shift the focus to Google+ where we have a different team of curators managing the content being featured by the +AFRICANature page.

+Grobler du Preez is first up. A wildlife and wedding photographer based in Bloemfontein, South Africa (although he's a native of Windhoek in Namibia), Grobler is a selfless community builder who's been an immense help with establishing wildlife photography communities and photo themes on G+ since the social media site's beta launch.

Check out the following links for Grobler's work:
1. WEBSITE: www.groblerdupreez.co.za
2. FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/pages/Grobler-du-Preez-Photography/124029624327406
3. GOOGLE+ THEMES ASSISTANCE: www.groblerdupreez.co.za/gplusthemes.htm

AFRICANature Curators Spotlight: Rudi Hulshof

It's time to introduce you to the team of curators who help make AFRICANature the success that it is. Starting this week we will post a post or two every week showcasing our curators across the various social media platforms where this photography community has a footprint.

First up - +Rudi Hulshof who is one of our dedicated curators of the popular FACEBOOK PAGE.

Rudi has many years of experience in wildlife guiding, photographic guiding and luxury lodge management in the South African environment. He is an accomplished and well-published photographer who has recently gone into wildlife photography full time.

Check out the following links for Rudi:

1. WEBSITE: www.rudihulshof.com
2. BLOG: www.classicafrica.blogspot.com
3. FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/Rudihulshofclassicafrica
4. 500px: http://500px.com/rudi_hulshof

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 March 2014

Folks, our awesome theme is now live on Google+ as well, and you can find the official AFRICANature G+ page HERE.

Participation is coming along nicely - more or less on the same principles as on our Facebook page.

Our first pic of the week from G+ is from +Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos (you can go directly to his G+ profile through Blogger's intuitive integration with G+). His website can be accessed here: http://outtherephotos.com/

 How lovely is this image of oryx/gemsbok from Namibia's Namib desert??

This photo is the copyright of Konstantinos Arvanitopolous and unauthorised use is prohibited

 

Facebook Pic of the Week: 10 to 16 March 2014

Alrighty then - here we go with last week's pic of the week from our Facebook Page.

There was no specific theme for this week, so all nature images posted during the week come into contention. We just love this stealthy and spooky image of a Kalahari leopard, photographed by Hendri Venter using a slow shutter panning technique.

You can see more of his amazing photography on his website: www.digitalwild.co.za

This photo is the copyright of Hendri Venter and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 20 to 26 January 2014

It's time for another backlogged post, folks. Thanks for bearing with us.

The theme for the week of 20 to 26 January was all about our African feathered friends - the birds. The theme name was "African Birdie", using the hashtag #AfricanBirdie.

Our pic of the week shows a normally shy and elusive (yet beautiful) bird - the African Green Pigeon - captured in Botswana by the talented young photographer from the Netherlands, Mees Kuiper. You can check out his 500px profile here: http://500px.com/MeesKuiper

This photo is the copyright of Mees Kuiper and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 13 to 19 January 2014

Don't stress too much about these dates you are seeing in these posts - we are busy catching up on posting pics of the week from our Facebook page for 2014.

The week of 13 to 19 January had no specific theme - but this image stood out for us in any case...how cute can you get? The cuteness itself is complemented by a great low angle, good action frozen through the shutter speed and lovely light.

The photographer of this Meerkat moment is Wim Vorster. Check out his website here: www.wildwebafrica.com

This photo is the copyright of Wim Vorster and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 3 to 9 March 2014

Hello everyone! Today's post is "current" - meaning this is the actual pic of the week for the past week. Yay!

Every 2nd week is theme-week on the AFRICANature Facebook Page, alternating with an open week where anything goes. Our theme this week was "Tiny Africa", using the hashtag #TinyAfrica - all about the macro photography and smaller critters found in Africa.

This week's choice photo goes to Marcus Jooste, who portrayed a Praying Mantis with elegance, beauty and an exceptional use of available light. You can add him on his Facebook profile for more of his photography.

Keep your eyes on this blog and our Facebook Page and Google+ Page for more updates on themes in the future!

This photo is the copyright of Marcus Jooste and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 17 to 23 February 2014

Our theme for this particular week was "Love & Hate: African Affection or Anger in Nature" - and sharing was done using the hashtag #LoveHate.

For this selection - we chose 2 photos - our favourite shot showing affection, and our favourite shot showing anger.

Affection:
This photo is by Carole Deschuymere, and captures a wonderful moment between a honeymoon couple in the bush. You can see more of Carole's awesome wildlife photography on her webiste: www.carole-wildlife.com

This photo is the copyright of Carole Deschuymere and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Anger:
This photo is by Roel van Muiden, a field guide based in South Africa. It captures the rare interaction between the shy and elusive Brown Hyena and the more common Spotted Hyena. No love lost here! His website can be found here: www.rvmwildphoto.com

This photo is the copyright of Roel van Muiden and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection! Keep your eye on our blog to see whose images get selected next...

Facebook Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 January 2014

Carrying on with backtracking through the past few weeks, now that the blog is functional and on a mission...

Hey - forgot to mention - the AFRICANature Facebook Page was launched pretty much exactly a year ago! What a journey...here's to more growth and more amazing images being showcased to the world by our amazing community of photographers in 2014.

Back to the topic at hand...
Every 2nd week we have a fun little theme going on. During the week of 6 to 12 January 2014, the theme was "Silhouette Superbowl", hashtag #SilhouetteSuperbowl. There were some amazingly moody and unique images submitted during that week - but one took the cake. The perfect confluence of planning, preparation, luck and execution on the part of the photographer.

Charl Senekal is the creator of this masterpiece. You can see more of his work as he shares it on the Facebook page of the Zimanga Private Game Reserve which he manages.

This photo is the copyright of Charl Senekal and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoy this one! Have a great day.