Cotton Headed Tamarin, by Silvia Casali

May 21, 2013   |   No Comments

I saw these little creatures from far and commented “Ah, another primate”. But when I saw them from close I felt really fascinated. Despite the grid of the cage, I was lucky to be able to capture their velvet shiny head and their incredibly looking like Aboriginal warriors. Technical Info: Pentax K-x | Exposure 1/125sec [...]

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Acqua Alta, by Sébastien Beun

May 19, 2013   |   No Comments

Saturday, March 30th, Venice, Italy. It was close to 21:00 when the sirens that announce the exceptional tide peaks that sometimes occur in the northern Adriatic Sea rang throughout the city. I was in my hotel room when I heard the alert system announcing a very intense phenomenon, around 135 cm above the standard. Then [...]

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Green Touch, by Silvia Casali

May 19, 2013   |   No Comments

I was photographing an orchid while I saw “something” very bright appearing from below. It was this little shiny green gecko, who did not feel afraid of me, actually he was flirting with the camera until many curious visitors arrived and started flashing him – he did not like flashes at all, so he left. [...]

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Romeo, by Silvia Casali

May 17, 2013   |   No Comments

Romeo is the name of this wonderful Siberian Tiger. He was born in the zoo, and was raised by the Zoo guardians together with another tiger, Wendy. They both had physical problems; this is why they were rejected by the mother. Before I shot this photograph, Romeo had just expressed his “disappointment” out loud, he [...]

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