Nature Photography

I am a 3D Visual Effects Supervisor & Photographer that works in the film and television Industry.   This page contains some of my Nature & WIldlife Photography & D-SLR Videography from South Africa & Namibia.   NatGeo photos: National Geographic Flickr Gallery: Flickr Gallery Nature Showcase: Showcase Home Page: Anti-Matter-3d 3D VFX Blog: 3D VFX   rm_f1st('8','220','true','false','000000','8mrsdx7hsq1','true','ff0000');

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Infinite Regress My latest photography eBook - Infinite Regress - A study of Nature from close-up Macro Photography, to Landscapes, Wildlife and Astrophotography of the observable Universe. Infinite Regress eBook

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The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex A widefield mosaic of the large Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex. Rho Ophiuchi is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus (close to the red Supergiant star Antares). - Homepage | Photography Gallery | Facebook | Twitter | Brain Food

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Astrophotography Showcase A short compilation of my Astrophotography.

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The "Looking" Photo Series #4 - Looking up...

Astrophotography www.flickr.com/photos/martin_heigan

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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 (as seen from the Southern Hemisphere).

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Kalahari Desert Star Trails Kalahari Desert Circular Star Trails, due to Earth's rotation around the Southern Celestial Pole (a stacked image sequence started just before daybreak, and ended at first light of day). - Homepage | Photography Gallery | Facebook | Twitter | Brain Food

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The Great Nebula in Carina (NGC 3372) The Carina Nebula is the closest giant star-forming region to our Solar System, in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy (7 500 light years from Earth).

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The Waning Gibbous Moon The Waning Gibbous Moon on 31 December 2015, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa. - Homepage | Photography Gallery | Facebook | Twitter | Brain Food

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Waxing Crescent Moon behind the clouds The Waxing Crescent Moon on 16 December 2015, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa.

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Super Blood Moon – Total Lunar Eclipse The Super Moon (Total Lunar Eclipse) on 28 September 2015, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa. Photographed between 03:00 and 04:30 am. - Homepage | Photography Gallery | Facebook | Twitter | Brain Food

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Waxing Crescent (Super Moon) The Waxing Crescent Moon (Super Moon) on 19 September 2015, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa. Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent Moon Illumination: 33.89% - Homepage | Photography Gallery | Facebook | Twitter | Brain Food

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Super Moon The Full Moon (Super Moon) on 29 August 2015, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa.

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The Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)

My first wide field Galaxy photo! The oldest light that I've captured thus far, from a Galaxy far, far away (situated 11.42 million light years from Earth). The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy (NGC 253), is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.

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Eta Carinae (NGC 3372) by Martin Heigan My first attempt at wide field, deep sky Astrophotography (complete with newbie mistakes and only short 20 second exposures, due to a technicality with the Guide Scope). Luckily all of that is sorted out now for next time. ;) Eta Carinae - The Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) - 7 500 light years from earth. Processed in PixInsight (also a first for me).

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Power Shower Mom giving the kids a dust bath demo (Kruger National Park, South Africa). - |

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A baby elephant calf taking a dust bath with mom (Kruger National Park, South Africa).

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Wild Elephant Encounter at Kruger National Park.

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