nhoizey, “What are you waiting for?”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/what-are-you-waiting-for/
📅 28 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 640, ƒ/11, 1/500 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #Amboseli #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “Flooded gate at Lake Nakuru”
Lake Nakuru joined in 2013 the list of other lakes in Rift Valley whose water levels have abnormally increased endangering the lives of residents and the ecosystems around the lake.
Some lakes are recognized as Wetlands of International Importance, and all are Important Bird Areas, with several being within UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites.
The lake level rises are worrying because of the destruction to homes, livelihoods, industry, and infrastructure, and loss of terrestrial wildlife habitat.
The effects on lake ecologies are a concern as flooding increases lake turbidity and dilutes the saline waters of alkaline lakes. Alkaline lakes like Nakuru provide unique feeding habitats for East Africa’s famous lesser flamingos.
You can watch a local news story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghZhEVS8dDM
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/flooded-gate-at-lake-nakuru/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 160, ƒ/1.2, 1/10000 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “Black Rhinoceros in Lake Nakuru National Park”
Lake Nakuru is well known in Kenya for its rhino population, and it has one hundred white and fifty black rhinos to be seen.
Black and white rhinos naming has created confusion because both species of rhino are in fact grey… I hope I didn't make a mistake identifying this one as black!
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/black-rhinoceros-in-lake-nakuru-national-park/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1/140 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “Augur Buzzard”
The Augur Buzzard is a large, stocky hawk, which usually perches in full view on the ground on a prominence of ground or on a perch (tree, rock, post,…) and is not shy, so that one can often observe it at leisure.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/augur-buzzard/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/11, 1/240 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “Now you see me”
Named for their preferred proximity to water, the Common Waterbuck feeds on plants near bodies of water in various habitats, including savannas and forests.
These creatures are designed for protection from Kenya’s predators in several ways. Their eyes are situated on the sides of their face in order to maximize their field of vision. Their bodies give off a strong odor that helps to ward off predators as well.
Another notable trait is their long horns, which are sometimes used by males when fighting over territory.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/now-you-see-me/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9.2, 1/60 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
CyrusDotDog, #Travel Vacation in #CinqueTerre #Italy 4/n
A wider view shows that terraced slope sits behind and above a village perched atop giant rock abutments at the edge of the sea. There’s a harbor inlet, with buildings up above each side, and a large stone bridge connecting the two sides.
Another view of one of those little villages, tightly capping a huge rock base, sort of like a filling on a tooth. Richly green mountains rise behind and all around.
At the crest of the high rolling hills there is another little village tucked among the trees. At a natural vee in the peaks, separate from the village, a large church stands alone.
nhoizey, “Grant's zebras”
More Grant’s zebras are in the wild than any other species or subspecies of zebras. Unlike Grevy and mountain zebras, they are not endangered.
Grant’s zebras eat the coarse grasses that grow on the African plains, and they are resistant to diseases that often kill cattle, so the zebras do well in the African savannas.
However, recent civil wars and political conflicts in the African countries near their habitats has caused regional extinction, and sometimes zebras are killed for their coats, or to eliminate competition with domestic livestock.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/grant-s-zebras/
📅 28 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/2, 1/9000 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #Amboseli #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT2
CyrusDotDog, #Travel Vacation in #CinqueTerre #Italy These shots along the coastline were all taken from a ferry boat that we took from La Spezia to Monterosso. 2/n
The same stone church from another view, with a long slope of rocks from the sea up to the wall.
Giant rocks line the seaside, forming a basin from which a field of greenery leads up to a stone fortress.
A rugged mountain climbs out of the sea. One face is covered with rich vegetation. Another face is bare rock, mostly white but with a wide vein of vivid red from iron ore.
CyrusDotDog, #Travel Vacation in #CinqueTerre #Italy 1/n
Closer view of a large hotel and concrete promenade at a bend where the land juts out into the sea. The hotel is pastel yellow with red terra cotta tiled roof.
Two houses overlooking the sea, nestled between thick swaths of trees on a rocky embankment. The sky is clear and the sea is a rich turquoise.
One of the villages of Cinque Terre, with many tall and narrow pastel colored buildings, all crammed together side by side in a mass, on a rocky harbor full of small boats.
stryvox,
nhoizey, “So, you're still ok for this?”
While many might assume that the birds are a constant annoyance to the majestic buffalo who carry them across the plains of Kenya, they would only be half right.
A classic alliance in the animal kingdom is often seen in the African Buffalos. Birds often sit on the back of buffaloes, pecking in open wounds, picking vermin from the host's fur, and even looking deep into their ears and noses for food - typically a win-win situation for both.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/so-you-re-still-ok-for-this/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/11, 1/120 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
ICareAboutTheWorld,
hennige, Electric Wire Art 😀
Stuttgart Main Station#Travel #Trains #Electric #Wires #Photography #Reisen #Bahnhof #StromKabel #Stuttgart
nhoizey, “All quiet on the frozen Trälhavet shore”
It's not every day that you see the sea freezing. Here, it was in Sweden, a little north of Stockholm.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/all-quiet-on-the-frozen-traelhavet-shore/
📅 3 February 2020
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 10-24mm
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/4, 1/1400 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #Sweden #Akersberga #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
Stoneycase, What up Venice? #travel #food #cafegratitude #thanksandpraises #ca
mrcompletely, @Stoneycase what % of customers do the same I wonder? 70%?
Stoneycase, @mrcompletely Considering it was 70% empty, might be time to change the approach. The food and drinks are really good and the pricing is in line with what you’re getting.
nhoizey, “What are you staring at?”
The African buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle and is only distantly related to other larger bovines. Its unpredictable temperament means that the African buffalo has never been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. African buffaloes have few predators aside from lions and large crocodiles.
A characteristic feature of the horns of adult male African buffalo (southern and eastern populations) is that the bases come very close together, forming a shield referred to as a “boss”.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/what-are-you-staring-at/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1/125 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “The little one”
The Rhino Sanctuary in Lake Nakuru National Park was the first Rhino sanctuary in Kenya and is currently home to the largest number of black rhinos in the country. The rhino sanctuary was established in 1984 when the first two rhinos were introduced to the lake Nakuru National Park grounds.
Lake Nakuru National Park was chosen as the first Rhino sanctuary because it was already a bird sanctuary and it had the needed land for the rhinos to be relocated at the time. Also because rhinos need water every day, the presence of the lake made it advantageous for rhinos to make their life in the park; the vegetation in the park is also suitable for both the white and black rhinos, so Lake Nakuru National Park was and still is the perfect place for the rhino sanctuary.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/the-little-one/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/10, 1/240 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
conansysadmin, Do you dare to visit these eldritch underground tombs, accessed by long staircases and ramps? They were carved from solid rock before history was recorded. #travel #history https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/crete/western-crete/armeni.html?s=mc
JosephSGiacaloneArt, Majestic scene from Convict Lake.
Wall Art & products available here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/candy-colored-mountains-convict-lake-joseph-s-giacalone.html
#convictlake #naturephotography #wallart #wallartdecor
#interiordecor #travel #California #outdoors #mastoart
nhoizey, “Peaceful cohabitation”
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/peaceful-cohabitation/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/10, 1/250 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
Mallulady, #TravelThursday #travel #Photography #Avignon #PopesPalace #Palace #France #Architecture Largest #Gothic building of the #MiddleAges #Photo from 2012. Section of the Palace.
nhoizey, “Young olive baboon at sunset”
Olive baboons have a greenish-grey coat covering their bodies. Infants are born with a black natal coat that changes to the adult coloration as they age.
Olive baboons are widespread throughout equatorial Africa and are found in 25 countries.
Olive baboons live in a variety of habitats across their broad range. Baboons are generally characterized as savanna species, inhabiting open grassland near wooded areas.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/young-olive-baboon-at-sunset/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/10, 1/340 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
nhoizey, “Mantled guereza”
The mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), also known simply as the guereza, the eastern black-and-white colobus, or the Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, is a black-and-white colobus, a type of Old World monkey. It is native to much of west central and east Africa.
It has a distinctive appearance, which is alluded to in its name; the long white fringes of hair that run along each side of its black trunk are known as a mantle. Its face is framed with white hair and it has a large white tail tuft.
🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/mantled-guereza/
📅 27 February 2019
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 100-400mm + 2.0×
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/9.4, 1/13 s#Travel #TravelPhotography #Africa #Kenya #LakeNakuru #NationalPark #Photography #Fujifilm #Fuji #XT3
xChaos, Near Ouarzazate, me and @cobic have just met Czech cyclist Mirek and Slovenian cyclist Katya, who travel all around the world on their bicycles and live on the road and work as artists. I have introduced them to Mastodon and they are now @Cyclingnomads on our #fcz instance...
So if you want Cycling Nomads in Fediverse instead of just on Facebook, don't hesitate and follow @Cyclingnomads !
#travel #cycling #nomad #nomads #morocco #africa #thesuntrip2024 #bike #camping #travel
Pair of heavily loaded cycling nomads meet two solar cyclists in arid Morrocan landscape
sesivany, @xChaos @cobic @Cyclingnomads Nice, promoting Mastodon even in the middle of the desert!
aral, @xChaos @cobic @Cyclingnomads Welcome! :)
timrichards, I do stick to just one item as carry-on, though I imagine it's often over the weight limit. On my flight from Belgrade last year I suddenly realised I was on a low-cost carrier and had to get the backpack down to 7kg. So everything that absolutely wasn't needed went out - nail-clippers, papers, toiletries. And I zipped about 1kg of notebooks into my jacket pockets. :)
Carry-on luggage limits in Australia: The battle for space has become a joke
(Maybe paywalled) #Travel https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/the-battle-for-carry-on-bag-space-on-planes-has-become-a-joke-20240514-p5jdg8.html
rusted, @timrichards those wheeled things take up too much space. Forbid wheeled ones unless the owner is also flying with disability aids.
timrichards, @rusted Yeah also I regard wheels on luggage as unnecessary extra weight. :)