Understanding Metering Modes in Photography

Kate Neill April 10, 2014 16

As amateur photographers, once you have come to grips with ISO, aperture and shutter speed we find ourselves craving to learn more in order to take our photographs to the …

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What Aperture to Use and When

James Tyrrell March 27, 2014 7

For those new to photography, the combination of a letter and numbers like f2.8, f11 or f22 can conjure up horrible flashbacks of struggling through algebra class. It doesn’t help …

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Something Other than Wildlife Photography

Mike Sutherland March 13, 2014 4

I have said this many times before. Photography is about expression. It is a tool that one can use to create and construct images that can, if seen by the …

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A Safari for the Senses

Mike Sutherland March 11, 2014 13

Have you ever taken the time to just stop? To listen to bird song, the rivers flow or the wind as it dances between the Autumn leaves? Has there ever …

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Perspective in Photography

James Tyrrell March 6, 2014 6

Ideally when taking photographs in the bush, you simply want to capture the moment and tell the story, and any man-made structure or object in the frame can seriously detract …

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Lions and Rivers

Mike Sutherland March 3, 2014 19

Today was an unbelievable day. It was a day I have been waiting for since the first time I lay a foot on the soil of Londolozi. For some, this …

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The Week in Pictures #118

Mike Sutherland February 28, 2014 18

You can never predict the future, it is not a gift that is possessed by human kind. One can never wake up with an exact path described, planned and executed. …

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The Secret to Making Your Subject ‘Pop’

James Tyrrell February 27, 2014 4

Portrait shots, or simply photographs of individual animals in typical pose, are greatly enhanced when the subject matter ‘pops’. When it jumps out at you from the photograph. When your …

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Underexposing

James Tyrrell February 23, 2014 4

I found out far too late in the game that the first step in taking decent pictures of wildlife was to simply know my way around my own camera. What …

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The Week in Pictures #117

Mike Sutherland February 21, 2014 23

This week was unbelievable. Myself and Simon Smit, the newest Ranger in the team both drove Private Photographic safaris this week and we thought it would be great to see …

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A Male Leopard hunts Warthogs

Trevor McCall-Peat February 18, 2014 24

As guides we are often asked about our excursions into the bush, how many kills we have seen or if we could choose one moment that stood out above all …

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Lion Warfare: The Tsalala Pride Update

Mike Sutherland February 17, 2014 9

During the course of 2013 we watched curiously at the developments and changes in the pride dynamics within the borders of Londolozi. Particularly between the Tsalala pride, their existing members, …

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The Week in Pictures #116

Mike Sutherland February 14, 2014 8

This week was like any other summer week here on Londolozi. The birds are calling, the spiders are building, the days are warm and humid, and the rain is still …

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The Value of Post Processing

Mike Sutherland February 13, 2014 15

We are all naturalists out here in the heart of the bush. We strive to keep ourselves as close to the earth as possible. To hear the sounds and inhale …

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