Right, after a bit of tech-talk with yesterday’s iPhone applications back to wildlife photography.
Before carrying on, I have to however mention I was informed that there is in fact an iPhone application called Sit or Squat which can find you a restroom anywhere in the world. So there you go. An application for absolutely anything.
I was originally thinking of doing a Daily Photo today but to celebrate the fast approaching end of 2009 I thought I would not only post more than just one image but also make them downloadable as iPhone wallpapers. As with the previous three iPhone wallpapers, the following images have all been optimized for use as an iPhone wallpaper but they might work on other handsets as well or, if you don’t want to downlaod any images, you can just browse through some African wildlife photographs! 
All the following images were shot during the last month yet it barely even start to showcase the diversity of Africa’s natural heritage. With the year almost at an end I suppose it is quite normal to start thinking ahead and start planning, hoping and dreaming about what the future holds or what you can make of it. At this stage I am doing the same, both from a photographic and personal point of view. I believe that as a photographer you need to look at and question your style, how you shoot and what you shoot all the time as it will keep things fresh and stop you from getting caught in a rut. I have already started looking at this and am starting to get quite excited about the New Year and all the possibilities when I think of all the plans, ideas and goals I am working on. More on this as 2010 unfolds!
It is very easy to start shooting images that all look the same and in there is one of my goals for next year but jumping the gun a bit. For now I am quite happy with the diversity of the following seven images that don’t seem to all look or feel the same. It was a tough choice but here goes with seven of my favorite images, available as free downloads, from the last month.
Angry Sunset. Shot this a few weeks ago as an approaching thunderstorm was trying to overpower an African sunset. The result was spectacular!
A close up black & white image of a male lion shows the intensity of their stare.
Baby Jackal. Cute.
Elephant Close Up. These grey giants offer so endless amounts of shapes and angles to photograph.
Elephant Trunk. Love the depth of field on this one.
Lion Silhouette. Enough said.
Male Lion. Seeing Africa’s largest predator move through the bush like this is an amazing experience.
To download any of the above images simply click on the image of your choice, save it to your computer and sync it to you iPhone. Simple as that! I would love to hear which one you chose and why so feel free to comment below and make sure to tell all your friends and family to come and download there favorites!
Tomorrow, being Thursday, I am very please to have Greg du Toit as the guest blogger. Greg is a professional wildlife photographer and 8th generation African. Born in South Africa in 1977, he has lived and worked in four different African countries. From a young age, he has engaged the wilds of Africa, and there was never any doubt as to what he would do with his life. It was therefore no surprise that after completing his tertiary education in Nature Conservation, he went to live permanently in the African bush.
Greg’s photography is truly inspirational and his work was recently commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, one of the most prestigous wildlife competitiosn in the world. What is it like to be a professional wildlife photographer? For an insight make sure to visit the blog tomorrow for his guest post, ‘A Time to Reflect‘. I am very happy to have a photographer like Greg end of 2009 on Photo-Africa. Some truly fantastic African wildlife photographs to inspire a New Year of going out into the field and capturing the beauty of nature. Viewing other people’s work for ideas and inspiration is a great way to give your own creative juices a kick start so there you go. Another reason to pop in tomorrow and if you need another reason, the zebra image is mind blowing! I will be back on Friday for the first post of 2010.
However you decide to celebrate the start of a New Year – enjoy, keep safe and thanks so much for sharing this year with Photo-Africa!
Wishing you health, happiness and many great photographic opportunities in 2010! 
Gerry
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Very nice series of images. The sunset is just incredible
Thanks! Great shot and not sure I will see a sunset like that again in a hurry!
Some very nice shots you added here. I love Africa and these photo’s show why