Framing, a different element of composition.

Simon Smit September 27, 2014 4

Composition is often discussed in photography as a whole. In most cases it can be carefully planned and set up but in wildlife photography it can prove to be a …

Photography Wildlife

Raging Fire, Contained.

Simon Smit September 20, 2014 12

On the 18th September three separate wild fires spread through the northern and southern sections of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Fortunately no camps in the area were damaged but …

Londolozi Family Photography

The Life of a Lion

Mike Sutherland September 15, 2014 11

It is safe to say that the lion dynamics on Londolozi and the surrounding reserves are swiftly changing. The territories are shifting and there is a heaviness, a cloud of …

Photography Wildlife

What are the Wild Dogs up to?

Mike Sutherland September 8, 2014 8

Most of you would have already seen photographs and read about our existing wild dog den site along our western boundary. This den site has been one of the most productive …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #146

Simon Smit September 5, 2014 12

Spring is upon us and as much as it doesn’t look like it just yet the signs are definitely there to be seen if you look for them. The first …

The Week in Pictures

My Favourite Places at Londolozi

Mike Sutherland September 2, 2014 8

We are, as Rangers and Trackers, in a very rare position, whereby we have the ability to explore. To search, to walk, to drive, to look and to see. To …

Leopards Photography Wildlife

Winter is: Fading Away

Simon Smit August 26, 2014 5

The anticipation of winter is now a distant memory that has faded and been replaced by the season itself. All that we had hoped for and so much more was …

Photography Wildlife

RunMadagascar: The Departure

James Tyrrell August 25, 2014 3

Tomorrow, Pete Fleck flies to Madagascar to take part in one of the greatest adventures of his life. The day after, I do the same. The time has finally come …

Londolozi Family

The Week in Pictures #144

James Tyrrell August 22, 2014 10

The first heat has hit! The knobthorns are flowering and the first Wahlberg’s eagles have been sighted, a sure sign that winter is coming to an end. Although I am …

The Week in Pictures

Wild Dogs Choose a New Den

Simon Smit August 21, 2014 8

The end of the impala rutting season brings much excitement to the guiding team here at Londolozi. It is not only a time when all the frantic activity of male …

Wildlife

RunMadagascar Update: Countdown!

James Tyrrell August 17, 2014 6

I know now, finally and officially, that this race is going to hurt!! A lot! I’m in the final few weeks of preparation now, and if the culmination of my …

GWF Londolozi Family

15 Hours with a Cheetah

James Tyrrell August 14, 2014 4

The Abadi family was recently at Londolozi, and having visited the lodge many times, were hoping to see something special. The female cheetah had been found not too far from …

Wildlife

World Elephant Day

James Tyrrell August 12, 2014 8

Today is World Elephant Day. In my opinion it’s a crime that they don’t make every day World Elephant Day! Elephants are without question my favourite animals. Lions are magnificent, …

Wildlife

Winter is: Aloes Flowering

Simon Smit August 11, 2014 8

There is by no means an abundance of colour at this time of year, drab browns and tawny grass dominate the landscape, although there are a few exceptions. Impala lilies …

Photography

The Week in Pictures #142

James Tyrrell August 8, 2014 14

It was a mixed week, with some quiet days of leopard behaviour. My absolute top sighting was all four of the Majingilane emerging from out of the mist to cross …

The Week in Pictures

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