Ben Locke
I’ve given the background/surround image a refresh. It’s larger, more vibrant, and it caters to much larger monitors than the previous version. This screenshot is taken at a resolution of 2560 x 1600. The site footer has also been tidied … Read more
One addition to the gallery today. This Sloth Bear emerged from the jungle just as the light was starting to fade. It’s a species I didn’t feel too optimistic about seeing when planning the trip, but I got very lucky … Read more
This European Bee-eater was hunting from this perch on the roadside near Tshokwane, South Africa, so this image was opportunistically photographed from the car window. The Wild Boar piglets were photographed a lot closer to home, here in the Forest … Read more
I’ve made a number of mostly cosmetic changes throughout the site. The most obvious change is most evident when viewing the site on a desktop computer, as above. I might make up a few different surrounds and have them display … Read more
Despite my previous post and the claim that I wouldn’t make any more changes to the site for a while, I’m stuck at home for a bit so I thought I’d take the opportunity to improve the gallery options a … Read more
In what is probably the last update to this section for a while (unless anything breaks!), I’ve made some changes to the way the site handles different screen sizes. It’s already coped pretty well with any size device, but I’ve … Read more
A new video has been added to the videos page. It’s a compilation of clips from a European Nightjar nest filmed over the course of a couple of wet and windy days in August 2019. I think this was the … Read more
Two more additions to the wildlife gallery… firstly is a Crested Barbet on the upper slopes of the Olifants River Valley in South Africa. Staying in Africa, the Cape Buffalo pictured was one of a herd encountered slightly east of … Read more
I’ve given the site header a bit of a refresh. The logo on the right is now a lot paler, more like a watermark, and instead of stopping at the menu bar, it now bleeds on through beyond the header … Read more
Two new additions to the wildlife gallery today. Firstly is a Hadeda Ibis which was photographed within the perimeter of the Skukuza rest camp inside the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Secondly is a pair of Pearl-bordered Fritillaries found in … Read more
Previously, when viewing any of the galleries, all the images would be displayed with an opacity setting of about 90%. When the visitor hovered their mouse over them, the opacity would change to 100% to highlight the image they were … Read more