The Week in Pictures #382
Winter is coming!! If you’re at all familiar with the popular TV series, Game of Thrones you’ll instantly recognize that statement. With the highly anticipated start of the 8th and …
Winter is coming!! If you’re at all familiar with the popular TV series, Game of Thrones you’ll instantly recognize that statement. With the highly anticipated start of the 8th and …
A simple definition of light is: “The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.” Quite literally, you would not be able to see if it weren’t for natural …
Ideally, we try to let the photos on our social media platforms tell the story more than we do the writing. There’s only so much one can say to try …
High frame rates can be a curse in modern digital cameras. Being able to keep the shutter button depressed at over 10 frames per second can mean you end up …
We’re closing in on what will probably be 6000 photographs on The Week in Pictures. Ok I’m not going to go back and count them all, but given that we …
Now that April 1st is behind us (yes it was fake news; no male leopard would adopt a lion cub!) we can get back to what’s really happening in the …
Tracker Exon Sibuyi is a softly-spoken man, yet some of his stories are the best you will hear in the bush. He’s been knocked unconscious off the tracker’s seat by …
Cameras these days are impressive, to say the least. Focus settings for wildlife photography may seem very complex at first glance. From things like tracking focus that can automatically stay …
First up of course is the answer to our Mystery Bird Challenge #10. The answer was a Monotonous Lark. These little guys have practically been infesting the marula crests of the …
One generally takes a subconscious pride in knowing one’s home turf pretty well. I’m from Cape Town, and I would always scoff at reports of tourists getting lost on Table …
Lions, leopards, a cheetah and three wild dog packs! What more could one ask for when it comes to predator viewing? A sure highlight has got to be that of …
The short answer is, “No.” We could end it there, but we should probably go into the discussion a little deeper. Lions generally hunt on sight. ie. they hone in …
We knew the minute we arrived at Londolozi that it is a very special place. We were warmly greeted by the team at the Granite Camp with smiles and waves …
It’s been almost a week since the Mystery Bird Challenge #9. Those who said Rattling Cisticola were oh so close. It is indeed a Cisticola, but the hint we gave …
Africa can be described by using many words or feelings, yet I find it hard to adequately convey the feeling I get when walking or driving through the natural wonders …