Welcome to April! Yeah, the first quarter of the year is gone and things don’t look like slowing down anytime soon. This year started off with a bang and now, after a lot of work and planning, Photo-Africa is proud to announce that out brand new equipment rental service if up and running. This rental [...]
Tag Archives: bird
Quelea Chaos
Yesterday we spent the afternoon photographing birds. Lots and lots of birds! Every year around this time thousands of Red-Billed Queleas start getting together in communal breeding sites. Apart form fantastic raptor sightings this also makes for some great photographic fun! The little birds fly in massive swarms as they feed on seeds and grasses [...]
You Can Only Shoot What You See
In wildlife photography you can only shoot what you see. I photographed this young Bat-Eared Fox in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park a few weeks ago. Yes, these are branches in front of his ears. Yes, the background is very busy and yes, the image could have been a bit sharper. But that is what I [...]
Desktop Wallpapers – January 2011
This year has started very productively for me and if things can keep on like this… exciting times ahead! As promised last year, the free Photo-Africa desktop wallpapers are back! This month sees three very different images that you can download to beautify your desktop. It’s like a bit of Africa on your pc. Each [...]
Getting Close Enough
One of the most difficult things about creating bird portraits is getting close enough. I spent yesterday in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve with the specific goal of photographing birds. Even though it is the middle of winter, the amount of this water in this picturesque reserve makes for amazing bird watching and therefore, bird photography. [...]
