Tag Archives: Animals

The Serengeti – African Safari

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jus

I am running behind with updating my blog with photos. I have some more photos from South America and a lot from Africa, where I was in february/march. So I decided to show you some photos from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. I will be be posting more photos from my safari in the following days/weeks so be sure to come back.

Acacia trees on the Serengeti plains

The Serengeti is located in north Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya and it spans some 30.000 km². The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world, which is one of the ten natural travel wonders of the world.

Maasailand has East Africa’s finest game areas. The governments of Tanzania and Kenya maintain a number of Protected Areas: parks, conservation areas, game reserves, etc. that give legal protection to over 80% of the Serengeti.

Altitudes in the Serengeti range from 920 to 1,850 meters with mean temperatures varying from 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. Although the climate is usually warm and dry, rainfall occurs in two rainy seasons: March to May, and a shorter season in October and November.

The Serengeti was used as inspiration for the animated Disney feature film The Lion King and subsequent theatrical production.

Leopard

I have been to a few parks in Tanzania during my trip, but the Serengeti was the largest. Every park has its own advantages, animals, secrets…but more on others later on.

Warthog

Zebras

Leopard

Cheetahs

Lion

Lion and Lionesses

Zebras

Head over to my videos sub-page or go to vimeo to watch my movie from Africa.

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Filipino Dogs

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jus

This is a series of photographs taken all around the Philippines.

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Friendly Shark of Hawaii

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Jus

I know that everybody is eagerly waiting for new photos from my recent trip to USA but you will have to wait a bit longer. I have a lot of work with my new site and believe me, it is worth the wait Meanwhile I also have to study for exams. I am also building travel photography section on this blog, so every trip or travel expedition I have been on (and will be) will be covered there. Once complete it is going to be great Enough with stuff that isn´t here yet. I will be posting some new photos from Hawaii here on my blog soon.

For today I have chosen the photo “Friendly Shark” which was shot when I visited Aquarium on MAUI, Hawaii. They have an underground “show room” for the biggest fish tank they have there, so you can see through a big wall of glass. There are a few species of sharks in it, sting rays and some other big fish. There were mainly families with children and as soon as I saw kids in front of that big window and sharks swimming by I knew that is going to be The Shot! I was there quite some time until I got the shot I wanted. It is probably one of my best photos from Hawaii or it might be also one of the best photos that I have. It shows children how curious they are and are just speechless watching this big animals. It so interesting that nobody was scared of them. That´s it…until next time….hope you like the photo!

Posted in People, Travel | Tagged Animals, Hawaii, People | 2 Comments

Panthera tigris altaica (5D mkII video)

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Jus

Here is my first attempt to shot a short video with the new EOS 5D mkII. I have no idea around video and editing so this was just for fun and to see how useful is the new video mode. I think that with practice you could get some really nice things on “tape”. The movie is downsized, however you can see it in larger resolution on this link.

Panthera tigris altaica from Jus Medic on Vimeo.

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Panthera tigris altaica…

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Jus

…or Siberian Tiger. I was in Ljubljana ZOO today to check them out. I also wanted to play around with the new video mode on 5D mkII. I must say that the ISO performance on the new 5D is just stunning! All the photos were shot at ISO1600.

Posted in Animals, Winter sports | Tagged Animals | 4 Comments

“Monkey Beach” – Phi Phi Don

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Jus

The name should say it all. The beach is located on Phi Phi Don island. I stopped at Monkey Beach when I was traveling around the islands. You must watch out because the monkeys can bite you. After you have fed the monkeys with bananas don’t be surprised if they jump on you wanting more food, trust me I have seen it. They are also very intelligent, they will take stuff out of your backpack if you leave it lying on the beach.