HDR photography has been around for a while and continues to be a ‘love it’ or ‘hate it’ type of thing. I am not one of those people who avoid HDR like the plague and, at best, I have dabbled around with multiple exposure images. I do enjoy playing around with it and can most [...]
First and foremost, I want to clear a certain disillusion that has entered people’s minds about HDR. It is in no way some miraculous technique to make a mediocre photo an amazing one ,neither is it the gateway to becoming a great digital landscape photographer. Post processing will always play a minor role in creating [...]
Welcome to Monday! I was originally going to do a Daily Photo but decided to post a few images instead. Why? Well, we had quite a good weekend out in the field and I don’t really have enough time to write too much right now so posting images will have to do. Also working [...]
I must be honest, I was a bit taken aback when Gerry asked me to be write a “guest photographer” blog for Photo-Africa. After all, I am the one with the newish blog supposed to be asking guys like Gerry to post guest blogs on my page. Nevertheless, I am honoured to do just that. [...]
African sunrises are spectacular and sometimes seem to carry on forever. Photographing these amazing colors sometimes turns out to be quite a disappointing exercise as the images do not always show your viewer what you saw. Had an experience like this a few morning ago. Sat watching the sun rise behind a dead leadwood and [...]
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 [...]
A name that is certainly not unfamiliar in the natural world, is “The Kalahari”. Many people, although they haven’t been there, have heard about this strange hinterland where African bushveld merges with Namib desert in a marriage that produces one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Covering a massive 900,000 square kilometers and [...]
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 [...]
