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Posted onNovember 6, 2017March 29, 2020Researching a Safari

Safari Stories: From my September Photography Safaris

If you go on a safari, you will return with hundreds of stories from the wild: predator vs prey, survival, and cooperation among wildlife.

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Posted onJune 25, 2017March 29, 2020Safari Stories

Favorite Moments from the May 2017 Safaris

My two May 2017 safaris were filled with special wildlife encounters, good weather, good company with some really terrific guests.  I have presented below what I felt were themes present in each safari that made it special.

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Posted onJune 22, 2017March 29, 2020African Wildlife

Photographing Elephants: 10 Ways to be Creative with Elephants

Elephants are frequently our photo subjects while on safari.  Their size, shape, intelligence, and trunk are just a few things that make them great subjects and very interesting.  There are many opportunities for unique, beautiful, and descriptive images of elephants.

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Posted onNovember 23, 2016April 1, 2020Creating Photo Stories

Using the Lightroom Dehaze tool on Safari Images

Adobe has released a new version of Lightroom CC which contains a new adjustment tool: The DeHaze slider.  It is found in the FX menu of the Development module (way down toward the bottom of the list). I see how it works on a safari photo

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Posted onNovember 20, 2016March 30, 2020African Wildlife

Safari Story: The Life of a Leopard

We had many wonderful leopard moments over the course of our  September safari groups.  This evening game drive was especially nice:  we tracked a male leopard named Tingana while he went on his early evening rounds

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Posted onNovember 20, 2016March 31, 2020The Safari Experience

Favorite Moments from our September 2016 Safaris

Though there is no hiding the stress of the long drought on the animals and plant life of the bushveld, we had excellent wildlife sightings.  The predators thrive during these conditions so we had greater than usual predator sightings.

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Posted onJune 26, 2016April 1, 2020Creating Photo Stories

Make a Dynamic Wildlife Portrait with Adobe Photoshop

A South Africa photo safari will be full of opportunities to photograph animals at close distances. These images have all the details and interesting poses found in modern (human) portraits. You can apply current portrait processing techniques to your wildlife portraits.

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Posted onJune 26, 2016March 31, 2020The Safari Experience

Favorite Moments from My May 2016 Safaris

I hosted 2 wonderful photo safari groups in May 2015. My guests returned with many great action, predator, and close up images.

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Posted onMay 25, 2016March 31, 2020African Wildlife

Safari Story: An Afternoon at the Elephant Mud Bath

Elephants can be very entertaining and display many personality traits. We were thrilled to spend some time with an elephant family at a mudbath.

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Posted onApril 21, 2016November 19, 2021Preparing for Safari

Preparing for Safari: Communications while on Safari

Guests will want to have at least a minimal ability to stay in contact with people at home. There are several options available while in South Africa.

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