When you photograph something, do you really want your camera or computer to have a say as to the final look and feel of your image? I have said this before, and I am sure I’ll say it again – post processing your digital images is not something you should think of doing. It is [...]
Being Thursday it would normally be guest blogger day on Photo-Africa but today is slightly different. This has been a long time coming and is part of a much larger picture which is slowly but surely coming in to focus. Exciting, all be it very busy, times. ’Regular programming’ will continue from tomorrow and next [...]
The processing of wildlife images remain a highly debated subject. Yes or no? If yes, how much? Recently I was asked how a specific wildlife photograph could be processed in Photoshop or Lightroom in order to improve it. Wait!! Before we all get excited and start arguing the rights and wrongs of processing wildlife images [...]
Having spent quite a bit of time browsing through magazines and various web sites the last while, this question keeps on popping up and there does not seem to be any ‘civilised’ agreement about the answer. Should you ‘Photoshop’ or ‘alter’ your digital images? Why should this be such a contentious issue? Whether for a [...]
Panic! I have started this blog with the word “panic” The reason? Photographers at some time PANIC, how do I know this PANIC? Because it happened to TWO photographers at the same time at the same place with the same vista in front of us Time: Two minutes before Gate close Place: Addo Elephant National [...]
Known locally as Ingwe, meaning “pure sovereignty”, the leopard can still be found on farmland as well as other habitats throughout Southern Africa where they co-exist with their human neighbours depending on the attitudes of both parties. Game Reserves that are inadequate in size to hold most big cats such as lion and cheetah, show [...]
Louis Psihoyos, Director of the most awarded and ultimately successful Activist Film to date ‘The Cove’ said it best for me when he exclaimed … “You are either an Activist or an Inactivist. I chose to become active”. Well, some years back I tipped into this very Active Mode when my Camera Lens no longer [...]
Welcome to September! Before we get going with this month’s free wallpaper downloads, a big thanks to Brendon Cremer for his guest post yesterday. I am sure you will agree – that is about as good a leopard photography gets! Truly spectacular photographs! Thanks for sharing! Make sure to go and check out Brendon’s site [...]
Welcome to August! I am sure that by now you know how this works. If not, it’s simple. Simply scroll down, choose your favorite image, click to download and save. Simple as that and the best part, apart from the handy little calendar – it’s free! I will be posting a few iPhone wallpapers in [...]
