This is the reason I always carry my 5.9 kg camera bag with me whenever I go hiking. Yesterday I ran across this beautiful animal during my daily walk through the Amerongen Forest (part of National Park "De Utrechtse Heuvelrug"). She was not scared and let me approach till about 10 meters.
Added sepia-toning and frame to one of the previous pictures. Post-processing these kind of images is really fun. But this might be the last one. (May 2006)
These spectacular clouds are called "Altocumulus Lenticularis" and are formed by wind passing at right angles over an obstruction (like a mountain range). When this happens, the air is forced upwards over the obstruction. If the wind speed increases with altitude, waves of rising and sinking air form on the lee side of the obstruction. The tops of these waves are often capped with lenticular clouds like these ones. (December 2005)
This one I dedicate to Hans Bakker. A shot of playing baby elephants near a waterhole in Ethosha National Park in Namibia. (August 2001)
