(Nikon D300, Nikon 80-400 VR @ 280mm, 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800) ___________________________ No matter how many times you get to photograph it, a big male lion staring directly at you makes for a pretty decent photo. Nothing fancy about this one. Zoom in, wait for eye contact and fire away. This particular image was [...]
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I Messed It Up
I messed it up! Every photographer that points their camera at a wildlife subject has said this in the past. If not, I think they are lying! One of my ‘I messed it up’ moment happened a few days ago. The setting was perfect. Young male lion under a bush on a dam wall staring [...]
‘White Lions’ – Guest Post by Tom Svennson
White lions are not man produced like white tigers, they are natural in small areas in South Africa. So I decided to go down to SA and get photos of these fantastic animals. I would spend my time down there in tent and spent every morning and evening with the lions as it turned out [...]
OMG, it’s a Canon!
I recently entered a photo competition, something I don’t do nearly enough of, and was pleasantly surprised to find out that I won! This was my winning image (which appeared in last months edition of Africa Geographic). The competition was run for people who work in Game Reserves and the idea, I suppose, was to [...]
Time for a Break
It’s time for a break. During the last few months Photo-Africa has gone through a lot of exciting changes. So much so that I need to take a step back and reassess where it is all going and how it is going there. I know where I want it to go so now it is [...]
