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Text input A dedicated award winning wildlife specialist with work in local and overseas collections. He takes classes locally and has tutored wildlife art at workshops around Australia and Africa Oct 2010.
He is a regular speaker on Wildlife, Wildlife Art, & photography. Combining his passion, wildlife experiences and stunning images in powerful motivational presentations.
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Category Archives: Wildlife
Photographs and the wildlife artist
Every story of any artist has a beginning. In my case my first drawings came from other peoples photographs. My sense of achievement was limited to having captured a likeness of the photo. I set about getting my own reference … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Artist
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Mungo National Park
Some people somehow manage not to see the beauty and complexity in ‘dry scrub country’. Just drive through on the way to somewhere! Now the beauty and grandeur of a sunset most can appreciate but with a little more curiosity … Continue reading
Lyrebird Song
This lyrebird is just 1 of 10 lyrebirds heard during a late afternoon walk in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. I was able to film 3 birds from as close as 2 meters. There appears to be an echo but … Continue reading
A walk in the forest!
Added a walk in the forest to my get fit program. Lyrebirds weren’t obliging for photography but they did serenaded me throughout my walk.
Posted in A day in the life of:, Birds, Victoria, Wildlife Artist
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Balangara-films: The Message of the Lyrebird
I participated in a lyrebird survey during which Balangara Films shot some this video. I discovered they have included a brief clip of me in the trailer! Look for me looking old in a beanie ‘I had one mimic my son’
Posted in A day in the life of:, Birds, Victoria, Video
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FREE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATION
PHOTOGRAPHY FOCUS With Stephen Powell Thursday 10th March 2011 at 2.30pm Ferntree Gully Library 1010 Burwood Hwy Ferntree Gully Ph: 9294 8140 www.erl.vic.gov.au Stephen Powell is an Australian wildlife artist, photographer and tutor. He has traveled through Australia & … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Elephant, Photographer, Presentations
Tagged Photography, Stephen Powell, Wildlife
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An encounter with an Elephant
It is the end of the dry winter period. Huge thunderstorms are rearing up at the end of each day. Bathed in the light of the setting sun. Some just resulting in a spectacular lightening show but just a few … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Elephant, Kruger, South Africa, Wildlife
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Just some of the Birds
Morning and afternoon game drives around Kruger National Park. 5am – 9 or 10. 3pm till getting inside the gate by 6:30pm. This was a flexible arrangement as there were distractions that kept us out longer – such as herds of elephants surrounding the car, … Continue reading
Posted in A day in the life of:, Africa, Birds, Kruger
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Steve Morvell at Creaturehouse Nature Books
My mate Steve Morvell puts the finishing touches on a mural at Creaturehouse Nature Books – Olinda. Nice work for nice people.
Posted in Australia, Victoria, Wildlife, Wildlife Artist
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Updated to new Theme!
I was never happy with the original theme but had to find some time to get a new one. Found one that I would have preferred but discovered it was not compatible with FireFox so I reluctantly looked for another … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Birds, Photographer, Victoria
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Orange Bellied Parrot Survey
Participated in an Orange Bellied Parrot survey on the weekend. Unfortunately no sightings. I did however add 5 birds to my list. These are a couple of the shots I grabbed along the way. A day at a sewerage treatment … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Birds, Photographer, Victoria
Tagged Australia, Birds, Photography, Stephen Powell, Wildlife
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Forest Visit
Just so you understand. In the park where the pic of me covered in Rosella’s was taken I could just as easily been covered in Sulphur-crested cockatoos. Except for one thing, fear!!! Like the black cockatoo in the image above … Continue reading
Posted in A day in the life of:, Australia, Birds, Photographer, Uncategorized, Victoria, Wildlife
Tagged Australia, Birds, Canon D7, Photography, Stephen Powell, Wildlife
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Lyrebird song
This is my first attempt at filming with my new Canon 7D. I did some rudimentary editing but trimming the quality and size to something appropriate to the web is still to come. I don’t have editing software so its … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Birds, Photographer, Victoria, Video, Wildlife
Tagged Australia, Birds, Canon D7, Photography, Stephen Powell, Video, Wildlife
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A walk in the forest
I’ve been very busy so my blogging has suffered. Today I walked through a local forest and listened to Lyrebirds – They are incredible mimics their songs include all the songs of the birds in their part of the bush. … Continue reading
Posted in A day in the life of:, Australia, Birds, Victoria, Wildlife, Wildlife Artist
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Melbourne Zoo
Spent the day at Melbourne Zoo with Steve Morvell. Thought I would add just a taste of my photos.