The Importance of Depth in a Photo

James Tyrrell March 11, 2019 12

Make images with great depth of feeling and no one will care what lens you used. – Michael Frye Not a long post today, but I wanted to discuss some …

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The Week in Pictures #377

James Tyrrell March 8, 2019 15

It’s incredible how nature responds to changing conditions. The grass at the moment is longer and, more importantly, thicker than we’ve seen it in many years, and a number of …

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Tsalala Female Has Given Birth

James Tyrrell March 7, 2019 27

Up on a koppie next to the Manyelethi River there is a small cave. It’s hard to see as the road that runs past the koppies passes it to the …

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How Does One Best Approach a Safari?

Paul Danckwerts March 6, 2019 14

Soaking up the dawn chorus with a hot coffee in hand on one of Londolozi’s wooden decks is how any good day in the bush should start. It’s something of …

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Styx Pride Take Down Wildebeest

Grant Rodewijk March 5, 2019 20

With only the lone Tsalala lioness moving around the northern parts of Londolozi, it was almost inevitable a pride would start moving in to take over, and it was most …

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The Fascinating Dynamics of Two Non-Territorial Male Leopards

Alex Jordan February 28, 2019 1 7

Leopard dynamics can cause a long-winded debate on what is true, what is false or otherwise what is calculated assumption based merely on observation. There is a good chance most …

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What is it About Animals Drinking Water That We Find so Fascinating?

Dean De La Rey February 27, 2019 7

I was asked this question a few days ago, and I must say the answer has eluded me. I have discussed it with my colleagues, and everyone seems to have …

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How to Unclutter Your Photos

James Tyrrell February 26, 2019 11

Be it a kitchen, lounge or bedroom, clutter will invariably make the place look messy. You want to have everything neat and tidy and in its place. The same goes …

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Do Leopards Play?

James Tyrrell February 24, 2019 17

This will probably be a controversial question, given the delightful mother/cub interactions or cubs vs. litter-mates chasing antics that can be seen in a leopard litter or lion pride. But …

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Who’s the Boss? Elephant Bulls Tussle

James Tyrrell February 23, 2019 6

The whole process of wondering what an animal is thinking or why it is doing something is fascinating. The speculation and debate it involves can keep one absorbed for hours. …

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Don’t Cut Off the Tail

James Tyrrell February 21, 2019 14

I thought I’d write a brief something more as a reminder to myself than anything else. This is one of those do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do scenarios, as it’s something I keep kicking myself …

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There’s More to Safari Than the Animals

Alex Jordan February 18, 2019 9

When one talks about safari what things come to mind? For most it will be lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – the Big Five. It will be the whoop …

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The Week in Pictures #374

Dean De La Rey February 15, 2019 28

“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual …

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The Week in Pictures #373

James Tyrrell February 8, 2019 8

Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …

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