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Spanish Highs, Sierra NevadaThat’s a wrap. Just finished 4 great days walking in the Alpujarra with this fun group from the UK.
Great trails, great company. Thanks for coming along and for the laughs! Until next time
#Alpujarra #WalkingHoliday #HikingWithFriends #UKHikers #AlpujarraTreks #GroupHike #HappyFeet #Hiking #Backpacking #Walking #Mountains #Spain #Landscape #Outdoors #Andalucia #SierraNevada #OutdoorLife
Oliver Peter Caeners#dasamphibium #southafrica #tankwa #overlanding #graveltravel #offroad #offroadlife #outdoor #outdoorlife #landroverlife #landrovervagabond #bushcamping #goingslowlynowhere
A tradition is developing of getting stuck in the Tankwa Karoo...
AbsoluteFontaineSurvival🌅 Every sunrise is a fresh start.
The wild rewards preparation, not excuses.
🧭 Direction
💧 Water
🔥 Fire
🏕 Shelter
⚡ Readiness
Simple skills. Reliable gear. Peace of mind.
Build your Pack
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The wild rewards preparation, not excuses.
🧭 Direction
💧 Water
🔥 Fire
🏕 Shelter
⚡ Readiness
Simple skills. Reliable gear. Peace of mind.
Build your Pack
🛒 absolutefontainesurvival.com
#SurvivalGear #Preparedness #Camping #Bushcraft #OutdoorLife
2 Peeps And A Camera 🇦🇺Sunlight Dancing on the Burra Creek.
Burra, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.
(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)
#Photo #Photography #2PeepsAndACamera #Australia #SouthAustralia #BurraCreek #NaturePhotography #AustralianLandscape #RiverView #PeppercornTree #OutdoorLife
Maikel de BakkerSome images are not just about what you see—but about the journey behind them.
This one was captured by my wife during a long, warm 25-kilometer walk across the Mookerheide near Nijmegen. Armed with her Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, and a small backpack with just the essentials, she spent the day finding her own way in the field. I carried the heavier load—12.5 kg of gear—and together we climbed several steep inclines under the summer sun. By the end, “tired” doesn’t quite cover it.
And somewhere along that journey, she found this: Polygonia c-album, known in Dutch as the gehakkelde aurelia, or in English, the comma butterfly. Named after the small white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wings, this species is a master of camouflage—often resembling a dead leaf when at rest.
I gave her complete freedom on this one. No intervention, no correction in the moment. Just: observe, try, and we’ll review later.
Back home, we looked at the image together. It works—beautiful subject, strong moment. And just as important, it carries the kind of lessons every photographer learns to see over time: a wing intersecting the eye, a slightly busy foreground, and challenging light. Not flaws to dismiss the image, but signs of growth—of learning to truly observe, to refine, and to recognize what makes an image stronger.
Growth lives in both the success and the imperfection.
And after all that? A well-earned rest and a wonderful dinner at ’t Zwaantje—highly recommended, even for vegan photographers like us.
#PolygoniaCalbum #CommaButterfly #GehakkeldeAurelia #ButterflyPhotography #InsectPhotography #MacroWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Sigma100400 #Canon7DMarkII #FieldWork #PhotographyJourney #Mookerheide #Nijmegen #OutdoorLife #HikingAndPhotography #BehindTheShot #PhotoCritique #NatureLovers #WildlifeMoments #PatienceAndPractice #CloseUpNature #TinyWorlds #VeganLife #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens
This one was captured by my wife during a long, warm 25-kilometer walk across the Mookerheide near Nijmegen. Armed with her Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, and a small backpack with just the essentials, she spent the day finding her own way in the field. I carried the heavier load—12.5 kg of gear—and together we climbed several steep inclines under the summer sun. By the end, “tired” doesn’t quite cover it.
And somewhere along that journey, she found this: Polygonia c-album, known in Dutch as the gehakkelde aurelia, or in English, the comma butterfly. Named after the small white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wings, this species is a master of camouflage—often resembling a dead leaf when at rest.
I gave her complete freedom on this one. No intervention, no correction in the moment. Just: observe, try, and we’ll review later.
Back home, we looked at the image together. It works—beautiful subject, strong moment. And just as important, it carries the kind of lessons every photographer learns to see over time: a wing intersecting the eye, a slightly busy foreground, and challenging light. Not flaws to dismiss the image, but signs of growth—of learning to truly observe, to refine, and to recognize what makes an image stronger.
Growth lives in both the success and the imperfection.
And after all that? A well-earned rest and a wonderful dinner at ’t Zwaantje—highly recommended, even for vegan photographers like us.
#PolygoniaCalbum #CommaButterfly #GehakkeldeAurelia #ButterflyPhotography #InsectPhotography #MacroWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Sigma100400 #Canon7DMarkII #FieldWork #PhotographyJourney #Mookerheide #Nijmegen #OutdoorLife #HikingAndPhotography #BehindTheShot #PhotoCritique #NatureLovers #WildlifeMoments #PatienceAndPractice #CloseUpNature #TinyWorlds #VeganLife #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens
Smartphone Photographer1 YEAR AGO FLASHBACK: One Tree to Rule them All.
#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #ireland #cedar #wicklow #trees #goldenhour #woodland #smartphonephotography #outdoorlife #eveningwalk
#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #ireland #cedar #wicklow #trees #goldenhour #woodland #smartphonephotography #outdoorlife #eveningwalk
#dasamphibium #southafrica #karoo #overlanding #graveltravel #offroad #offroadlife #outdoor #outdoorlife #landroverlife #landrovervagabond #bushcamping #goingslowlynowhere
A rocky road lies ahead.
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