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 [...]
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 [...]
Guest Post: “Wildlife Photographs That Work” by Chad Cocking
Greetings Photo-Africa readers!
My name is Chad Cocking, and for the last three years I have been working at a field guide in the northern Timbavati Private Game Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger Park. I was based at Motswari Game Lodge, a warm and welcoming camp that allowed me to live a dream and be [...]
Seven African Wildlife Images (for your iPhone!)
Right, after a bit of tech-talk with yesterday’s iPhone applications back to wildlife photography.
Before carrying on, I have to however mention I was informed that there is in fact an iPhone application called Sit or Squat which can find you a restroom anywhere in the world. So there you go. An application for absolutely anything.
I [...]
Sharpening Your Wildlife Images
I trust that you had a fantastic Xmas and that you have settled into somewhat of a normal eating pattern after the obligatory overindulgence of the silly season! We had a fantastic time with family and now, being back at the lodge, it already feels like months ago. Great memories though.
Fresh from a few days [...]
New Images Added: Gerry van der Walt
I have just added 18 new images to the Photo-Africa Stock Library.
Lion Silhouette by Gerry van der Walt
Elephant Portrait by Gerry van der Walt
To view more of or purchase any of my images click here.
More soon.
Gerry
New Images Added: Kerry de Bruin
Kerry de Bruin has just uploaded 3 new images to the Photo-Africa Stock Library.
African Elephant by Kerry de Bruin
African Elephants by Kerry de Bruin
To view more of or purchase any of Kerry’s images click here.
More soon.
Gerry
Africa On Your iPhone
Hope you are all having a great weekend so far.
I have been thinking about doing this for a while but it’s always the ‘time’ issue. Being on leave is not only great due to the kicking back and relaxing part of it but it also gives me a chance to get stuck into those things [...]
Daily Photo: Wisdom
Wisdom
Madikwe Game Reserve
(Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 200mm, 1/320, f.2.8, ISO 400)
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Love them or hate them, ellies are special. Whether you spend time with a breeding herd and see the interaction or you sit with an old bull who seems to understand everything about the world you cannot help but be attracted to these [...]
Daily Photo: Young Elephant
Young Elephant
Madikwe Game Reserve
(Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 420mm, 1/640, f.6.3, ISO 500)
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We see a lot of elephants. This makes it easy to images of them but, in a strange kind of way, more difficult to create unique images. With anything that you do on a regular basis, you need to start thinking out the [...]
Book: The Elephant Whisperer
I mentioned a while ago that I was planning to read The Elephant Whisperer. All done.
After all the hype about this book I just had to read it. The subtitle to the book is ‘Learning about life, loyalty and freedom from a remarkable herd of elephants’ and it describes the story in one short sentence. [...]
Daily Photo: Elephant in B&W
Elephant in B&W
Madikwe Game Reserve
(Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 120mm, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 200)
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This morning we sat watching a small herd of elephants as they slowly moved through the thickets. With the overcast skies casting a very soft diffused light the scene was tranquil, almost romantic. There is no doubt that golden morning sun is [...]
Daily Photo: Ellie in Mud
Ellie in Mud
Madikwe Game Reserve
(Nikon D300, Nikon 50mm, 1/160, f/1.8, ISO 400)
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Yesterday we sat watching more than 80 elephants as they drank and played in the mud. An absolutely amazing sighting. The kind you would expect to walk away with a huge number of images but unfortunately wildlife photography does not always work like this. [...]
iPhone on Safari
The last few days I have been taking my iPhone with me on game drive with the idea of trying to actually shoot wildlife with the 2 megapixel camera. Possible??
I have said this before – it is not about the camera you are using! With wildlife photography we have all been conditioned that larger is [...]
Daily Photo: Colorful Elephant
Colorful Elephant
(Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 420mm, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 200, Aperture Priority, -1/3 EV)
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This must be one of the most common angles which people use to photograph an elephant bull. No doubt it makes for a very impressive full frame portrait but the goal is to make your images stand out and after while [...]
Photo-Africa Stock Library Update
Here are a few images that have recently been uploaded, by various photographers, to the Photo-Africa Stock Library.
Clash of Elephants by Nico Verster
Birds of South Africa by Wayne van Zyl
Male Lion Portrait by Sean Cawood
Male Lion by SafaGraphics
To purchase digital copies of any of the above images simply just click on the pic of your [...]
Anticipate It
Anticipation is one of the most important factors in capturing great wildlife images.
Even though it has been shot a million times, a yawning lion still makes for an impressive image. The problem is that, depending on your camera of course, you need to click the shutter at exactly the right moment to get that classic [...]
Wildlife Photography as Fine Art
When you look around at books and the internet you find a lot of reference to ‘fine art photography’. This is all fine and well but what exactly is this and can wildlife photography be classified as such?
Let’s start by looking at what can be seen as fine art. To keep it pretty plain and [...]
