Just How Lucky Are You To See a Cheetah?

Bruce Arnott November 9, 2019 7

In short: very! We were driving in the open grassland area of Londolozi on an afternoon earlier this week. As we reached the unique micro-biome that is the Open Areas …

Wildlife

Lenses to Improve Photography on your iPhone

Matt Uys September 29, 2019 7

As we have touched on in previous blogs, we have established that zoom on an iPhone is not great at all and compromises the quality of the image. But surely …

Photography Travel

A Flash of Colour

Bruce Arnott August 1, 2019 29

I am driving in the midday heat. The landscape is dry, dusty and barren. My attention is focused only on the sound of the vehicle and its tyres rolling over …

Wildlife

iPhone Photography Introduced

Matt Uys June 30, 2019 22

I spent this last week trying to photograph as much as possible in camp with only my iPhone. iPhone photography has become somewhat of a trend; there are many hashtags …

Photography

Why Are My Photographs Blurring?

Matt Uys June 3, 2019 14

This is a question I get asked almost on a daily basis and the solution is quite simple. Firstly though, a quick recap on some basic principles, which will help …

Photography Wildlife

The Incredible Eyesight of Baboons

Bruce Arnott April 24, 2019 13

The chacma baboon is a very dynamic, adaptable and successful animal in the bushveld. They live in troops of all different ages and sizes; the troop is usually led by …

Wildlife

The Ndzanzeni Young Male Leopard: From Cub to Adult

James Souchon April 20, 2019 1 17

I often get asked what has been my favourite sighting of all time and it gets me thinking. It is a tough question because of just how varied sightings can …

Leopards Wildlife

What Are the Best Focus Settings for Wildlife Photography?

James Tyrrell March 30, 2019 11

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 …

Featured Photography Wildlife

This Week in Pictures 370#

Bruce Arnott January 18, 2019 15

TWIP simply recounts the highlights of the week; it does not, however, reveal the hours we spend out there tracking and sometimes not finding the animals. With that further sense of knowing …

Featured Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What Can We See When No One’s Watching? Part 3

James Tyrrell November 17, 2018 12

Today we present the third batch of our favourites from the camera trap survey. Variety was the name of the game here, and although there were multiple leopard shots captured …

Photo Journal Photography Wildlife

Ntsevu Lioness Shows off Her Tiny Cubs

James Tyrrell September 9, 2018 13

As they so often do, this sighting began with impalas alarming in the distance. Ranger Sean Zeederberg and I were the closest, and between us managed to identify the rough …

Lions Wildlife

Leave Space in the Photograph

James Tyrrell August 5, 2018 14

This is just a quick one for the photographers out there. Kylie Jones ran a post a few months ago in which she asked some of the Londolozi guides their best …

Photography Wildlife

Nanga Female Leopard Full Moon Duiker Kill 2

The Leopard and the Full Moon

James Tyrrell August 1, 2018 1 11

The Nanga female is a leopard that hasn’t been featured much over the last few weeks. Her daughter the Makomsava female has been seen far more regularly, and it has …

Leopards Photography Wildlife

My Four-Month No-Camera Experiment

Bruce Arnott July 10, 2018 18

Four months ago I decided that I would try something different and not take my camera out on game drive. The initial reason behind this decision was to guide myself …

Wildlife

Hyenas Feed on Stolen Kill

Guy Brunskill June 19, 2018 4

We were having coffee on deck just as it started to get light when we heard the hyenas erupt into their cackles nearby. Rushing to the vehicle with the guests, …

Wildlife

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