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Night photography equipment
I personally love to explore the wilderness at night. Netra, she is not so keen, but that’s perfectly OK, as
What are the best camera settings for birds in flight? Part 3 of 3
Continued from part 2 last week. You will find that most of the time, shutter speeds from about 1/1000th of
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What are the best camera settings for birds in flight? Part 2 of 3
ISO is one of the three elements of the exposure triangle, and it determines how much light you are capturing
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What are the best camera settings for birds in flight? Part 1 of 3
Previously, we have written about using high ISO here, and photographing birds in flight here, but we want to delve
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What camera and lenses do I need to photograph animals in South Africa?
You’ve probably wondered what the best equipment is to drag around with you to a photographic safari, right? Well look
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Our top 10 birds to photograph in South Africa
While our South Africa trips are about mammals and not only birds, we can’t go past the incredibly colourful and
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How to use high ISO
High ISO, friend or foe? People have the habit of being afraid of what they don’t understand. They may even
Our Top Ten birds to photograph in South Africa
Let’s wind the clock back to 2018 when Netra and I travelled to South Africa for the very first time
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Our top 12 animals to photograph in South Africa
From the majestic lions lazing about on the plains to the elusive leopards prowling through the landscape, this post is
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Why does the angle of the birds head matter in bird photography?
What is head angle? Why should you be concerned the angle of a bird’s head? Why does it really matter?
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