Adventure, Travel, Photography, Culture
Overview There are few things in life more thrilling than being on safari in the African bush. For some of us it is the dream we’ve planned and prepared for our entire lives. While preparing to go on a photo safari ask yourself some questions. What kind of images do you hope to get? Are…
We at curiouslizard have been hard at work in this time of covid, going on wild and interesting adventures and taking beautiful photographs for you our dear readers. We went on an around the USA road trip by electric vehicle in the fall and winter months that racked up 10,000 miles. The trip was partially…
Overview The Fujifilm X-T3 was launched in September 2018. I pre-ordered mine in silver from a local camera shop and picked it up on release day September 20, 2018. In their marketing material, Fujifim says “The X-T3 is a high performance premium camera that will become an inseparable partner in your artistic journey. Everything about…
A short video I shot with my little Fuji point and shoot as we flew over the Skeleton Coast. This large fishing trawler was wrecked just a couple of months earlier. It looks as if it was driven right up onto the reef and parked there. You can see where the hull is buckling in…
I’ve been trying to find something to say about India for the past several weeks and I’ve just been sitting on my thoughts and ideas, mulling them over, letting them marinate because all or our experiences there have been so remarkable and life changing. Thinking about India has occupied so much of my time that…
After spending a few days enjoying the Great Barrier Reef at Lizard Island, we flew to Ayers Rock by way of Cairns. What a contrast! A tropical climate, lapping waves and lovely serene white sand beaches gave way to the warm dry conditions, sandstone monuments and gorgeous red sand of the heart of Australia. Uluru,…
Fujifilm FinePix XP130 Backround and Overview I was looking for a compact durable point and shot camera that was waterproof and I could be confident using around sand and sea. The camera had to be small and easy to use and produce nice images without a lot of fuss. Most importantly it had to have…
We’ve been on a little slice of paradise on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia known as Lizard Island for the past three days. Transport here was from Cairns by way of a single engine prop plane. The journey was kinda fun. We had a flight from Sydney to Cairns and in Cairns we transferred…
We flew overnight from Houston, Texas to Sydney Australia on a 787 Dreamliner in United Airlines Polaris Class. The flight to Sydney, although 17 hours long was really quite comfortable. The flight crew was friendly and accommodating. If you wish for the glory days of service and comfort from the Golden Age of Air Travel…