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May 05, 2010 1 Comment by Gerry

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, [...]

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Wildlife Photography from the Madikwe Game Reserve

May 01, 2010 No Comments

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 * * * [...]

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Daily Photo: Old One-Eye

Mar 29, 2010 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Photographing Madikwe’s Wild Dogs

Mar 23, 2010 10 Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Game Viewing in Madikwe

Mar 13, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Yawning Lioness

Nov 16, 2009 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Lion King

Nov 02, 2009 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Lioness

Oct 28, 2009 1 Comment

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’;

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Daily Photo: Wild Dog Dance

Oct 23, 2009 No Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Wild Dog Running

Oct 23, 2009 No Comments

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 [...]

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Daily Photo: Kudu Love

Oct 06, 2009 No Comments

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 [...]

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