African Moments
First off a big thanks to Hilton Kotze for his guest post yesterday where apart from a killer sequence, excuse the pun, he share some solid advise for aspiring wildlife photographers. Make sure to go and check out his blog or, if you are keen on improving your wildlife photography, join him on a photographic [...]
March 2010 – Free Wallpaper Downloads
Start of a new week and a new month.
Having only been back in the bush for three weeks I am quite amazed at the amount of good images, both diversity and amount, that I have been able to get. Ranging from lions and other large game to landscapes and macro the photography has been great. [...]
Wrapping Up the Week
Friday finally brings a very busy week to an end.
In between all the meetings, trip to Johannesburg and admin I have still been able to capture a few decent wildlife images. Our good run on lion sightings continue and this week we got to spend a lot of time with five young cubs, their mom [...]
Bad Boys
Sometimes things just work out and when you have options it’s just so much better.
Yesterday morning we spent almost two hours with a pride of lions consisting of two large males, two females and five cubs of about 4 months of age. Great sighting which included lions feeding on a wildebeest, lions roaring, cubs playing, [...]
In the Spotlight
Have been wanting to shoot this little guy for a while and finally he played along.
This little Green Woodhoopoo has been living in the same dead Leadwood tree for almost two years now. Every night on our way back to the lodge he sticks his head out so that the spotlight catches the bright red [...]
Spotting Vultures
This last weekend has been rather quiet from a wildlife photography point of view.
Even though we saw a few lions, elephants and rhino there was never a moment where I felt that ‘I need to grab my camera NOW’. All the subjects we sat watching, or followed around waiting for photo opportunities, just did not [...]
Seeing Double
It’s quite strange to look through older images and then see the same composition pop up again and again.
Yesterday I was looking for a specific lion image when I noticed a couple of images which looked very similar. The two images were shot about four years apart. Different lions, different cameras, different light but very similar [...]
Look For a Contender
After a weekend of meetings and trying to get stuck into processing a lot of images from a recent hotel shoot I have an interesting week ahead. In between a lot of small projects that need some attention I will be making time to shoot a few specific images I need for upcoming workshops. Looking [...]
A Slideshow, Aperture 3 and Creativity
Firstly a shout out to Grant Marcus for his guest post yesterday. Nice insight and I especially liked the monochrome image of the male lion’s face and the last shot of the elephant. Both have that something special that makes you look twice, three times and each time still makes you notice something new.
Recently I [...]
Heavyweight Fight
Seeing two male lions have a go at each other is an amazing sight!
Yeah yeah I know I said that I am going to try and photograph other subjects rather than lions! The thing is that I quite like the following sequence of two fully grown male lions having a fight and I also kinda [...]
Lion Portraits
A while ago I did a post on African icons and which animals stand out as truly African.
Some of the other species that was mentioned as possible icons included giraffe, cheetah and elephant but by looking back at Photo-Africa over the last few weeks it seems that lions still rank up there as some of [...]
Shoot Something for the First Time
The last few weeks have been crazy but what a ride!
After a fantastic three week break it’s back to work and with new ideas, mixed feelings and a whole lot of inspiration there is no doubt that 2010 is gearing up to be quite an interesting year. The break away from wildlife and lodges was [...]
Back Soon
I am currently on my way back from the Drakensberg where I did a hotel shoot.
I will be back on Friday but make sure to join David Lloyd for tomorrow guest post. Amazing images, great post!
As soon as the dust settles I will give you a quick trip update but the shoot went very well [...]
Five Wildlife Images
As you have seen, and read in yesterday’s post, I change the five slideshow images at the top of the blog every month.
It’s always an interesting exercise to go through my images to choose five for the slideshow. Here are the images I chose for February and a few thoughts on each.
I shot this image [...]
February 2010 – Free Wallpaper Downloads
Welcome to February!
With the year well underway it’s time for this month’s free wallpapers. The first three are for your desktop and, as mentioned in a previous post, I have also included three wallpapers for your iPhone and yeah… it’s free. No cost! Nothing! All you have to do is download your favorite image, use [...]
Go Out and Shoot!
A big thanks to Shem Compion for his guest post yesterday.
I am sure you will agree that images like those remind us all why photographing Africa is such an amazing privilege and experience. If you are interested in bettering your own wildlife photography why not book a photographic safari with Shem? All going well, I [...]
Mixed Bag of Links. And a Dove.
Middle of another week. Amazing how fast time is going!
I was going to do a Daily Photo post but this week I have been spending a lot of time on the web researching potential lodges and other venues to use for workshops and photographic safaris. (If you have any thoughts or suggestions, let me know!) [...]
Lion – An African Icon
Lion.
These magnificent cats are without a doubt one of the icons of Africa. I mean, and no disrespect here, but when was the last time you heard someone say ‘ I cannot wait for that once in a lifetime opportunity to go and photograph warthogs in the wild!’ Uhhh… nope. Not quite the same thing! [...]
Take a Moment
Something we all do a lot too little of is to take a moment for ourselves. I know I don’t.
Adele and I have just returned from an absolutely amazing trip to Bangkok. Now this place must be the furtherest thing from wildlife and nature you can imagine. It’s insane! It is an overwhelming attack [...]
It’s Not a Wild Wolf
The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been disqualified.
At the end of last year questions were raised about the authenticity of the winning image. You can check out this post for a little more background info but the short version is that the authenticity of the image was questioned. Was the wolf [...]
Until Next Week
Even though the year is just beginning, tomorrow my holiday officially starts!
I was going to do a few posts in advance and have them upload automatically during the time while I am in Thailand but then decided against it. It would have been very easy to just go through my older images, select a few [...]
Share Your Work
Today has been insane but I finally found some time to make a cup of coffee, sit down and do today’s post.
You see, even though I spend the most of my time on the African bush it is still nice to get away every now and then. Tomorrow my wife and I head to Johannesburg [...]
Compare. Compete. Critique.
Comparing, competition and critique. Are they important?
I think so but there is a line where any of the above can cross over to a ridiculous obsession. Yes, you need to compare your images with other photographers. Yes, you need to have enough confidence in your own work to enter competitions, whatever the outcome. Yes, you [...]
Almost a Great Image
Sometimes it can be so close!
After photographing some Wild Dogs having a standoff with a group of Wildebeest, which was a fantastic sighting and produced some nice images, I almost got a great shot. You see, the last while I have been shooting with a push-pull Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 lens. Picked it up for [...]
