The last few weeks have been wet. Very wet. All the water is fantastic for the bush and it is amazing to see how thick and green the bush is, especially for this time of year, but it tends to make wildlife photography slightly more challenging then under normal circumstance. Does not make it impossible, [...]
Pangolin Deon de Villiers from Jaci’s Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve * * * Pangolin Deon de Villiers from Jaci’s Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve * * * Lioness in Madikwe Charl Gammelin from Madikwe River Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve * * * Rhino Sunset Charl Gammelin from Madikwe River Lodge Madikwe Game Reserve * * * [...]
Old One-Eye Madikwe Game Reserve, 6 August 2008, 19h24 Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 200mm, 1/200, f/6.3, ISO 500, lit with spotlight from the side and fill flash ___________________________ Wildlife photography has got to be one of the most interesting forms of photography. Apart from subjects that don’t really want to do what you want [...]
The Madikwe Game Reserve has got to be one of the best places in Africa where you can photograph the Africa Wild Dog in the wild. In 1990 the IUCN listed the Wild Dog as Endangered and it has remained that way until today. This from www.iucnredlist.org – ”African Wild Dogs have disappeared from much [...]
Game Viewing in Madikwe Madikwe Game Reserve, 12 March 2010, 17h54 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 200mm, 1/500, f/2.8, ISO 400 ___________________________ Yesterday evening as the sun was setting we sat at a waterhole watching a pride of lions and a lone elephant bull. Being in a position to sit and enjoy African moments like [...]
Yawning Lioness Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @320, 1/640, f/6.3, ISO 200) ___________________________ A few weeks ago we sat watching this lioness as she was lazing in the afternoon sun. She rolled over and started what promised to be a beautiful ‘photo opportunity’ yawn, but somehow got distracted or bored and this was [...]
Lion King Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma 50 – 500 @ 320mm, 1/640, f/6.3, ISO 400) ___________________________ I must have a thousand shots like this but it still works. A male lion in his prime will always make for good photographic subject. This particularly spectacular specimen keeps a territory close to our lodge so [...]
Lioness Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 300, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200) ___________________________ Photographed this lioness a few weeks ago as she was lazing around a waterhole. Processed in Lightroom, the split tone gave it the feel I wanted. Clean and simple. More soon. Gerry dtsv.dtse_post_222_permalink = ‘http://www.photo-africa.com/2009/10/daily-photo-lioness/’; dtsv.dtse_post_222_title = ‘Daily Photo: Lioness’;
Wild Dog Dance Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa (Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 117mm, 1/640, f/6.3, ISO 640) ____________________________ Found this image while I was busy transferring the blog to WordPress. A few months ago we sat watching a large pack of Wild Dogs after they killed a kudu. After they finished their meal the [...]
Wild Dog Running Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa (Nikon D300, Sigma 50 – 500 @ 320, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200) ___________________________ With around 3,000 Wild Dog left in Africa it is always great to get a chance to see these amazing animals. We were watching a group of about 11 and as they started moving [...]
Kudu Love Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa (Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 420mo, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 200) ___________________________ This morning se spent some time watching a herd of Kudu drinking water at a water puddle left by the rain. The one female seemed slightly ‘under the weather’ and was showing extreme submissive behavior towards the [...]
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 [...]
