Lion Feeding on Young Zebra Madikwe Game Reserve, 26 February 2010, 17h19 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 200mm, 1/160, f/5.6, ISO 640 ___________________________ If you have ever watched lions feeding you will know that it is a very clinical scene. The lions go about finishing their meal in a very step-by-step fashion. I am not [...]
Young Elephant Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 420mm, 1/640, f.6.3, ISO 500) ____________________________ 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 [...]
Young Spotted Hyena Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma50-500 @ 200mm, 1/180, f/6.0, ISO 400) ___________________________ When we where sitting watching this young hyena the bright morning sun on it’s fur was the one thing that everybody noticed. The position of the sun made for something between side-lighting and back lighting but it was perfect. [...]
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 [...]
