"The route that leads to Transylvania is called Cheia. Yes, the same Transylvania where Vlad Tepes, the fabled Count Dracula, was born. According to tradition, he may have seen this image during his nighttime trips! Still, it's a gorgeous vista of an even more stunning road."
It was the most wonderful afternoon light as I sat quietly watching this crocodile inspect his supper. It was such a peaceful time, and the patterns that the reflections created in the afternoon sun were breathtaking.
The Nenets have roamed the vast tundra and farmed deer since ancient times, leading a nomadic lifestyle. In the Arctic, a reindeer tethered to a sled is the most dependable mode of transportation. For eight months of the year, the Nenets travel through inclement weather.
"Northern California serves as the wintering ground for thousands of migrating birds, including geese, egrets, ducks, herons, and others, every year between December and March."
"In the winter, a guy travels across the Baral River in a boat. The river moss is more evident in the winter than it is in any other season."
Two years had passed since my last visitation with my family at home. I also made the trip into a vacation for taking pictures. I went exploring among the sand dunes south of Pismo Beach, California, one evening. I discovered this immaculately formed sand dune devoid of any tracks."
"This Adelie penguin was climbing a steep iceberg while we were traveling along the Antarctic Peninsula in a zodiac. I snapped a fast picture as we got closer to the iceberg and then swiftly drove past the penguin."
"We had to pull over at Nakuru Lake because a family of baboons was seated in the middle of the road. One of the baboons was returning her to us and I could not get her to move. We could see that she was trying to shield her infant from us as we drew nearer."
"During the migration, a wildebeest sprints across the Ndutu plains in the southern Serengeti. A 'prehistoric painting' of these amazing animals was made by using a slow shutter speed."
"In Jardines de la Reina, golden sun beams broke through the water's surface as the sun sank. The pelagic silky sharks that surfaced to hunt were presented with an amazing background by it. I felt a great deal of pressure to make the decisions."