It feels like a long time ago - and I guess it was - but I won't quickly forget the week I spent with Sharon, Denise and Dru at Norman Carr Safaris' Luwi and Nsolo camps. Quite apart from beautiful surroundings in the camps, it [...]
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT SAFARIS IN THE SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK? ONE OF THE FINEST WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS ON EARTH The South Luangwa National Park is one of the most densely populated game areas in Africa. The meandering Luangwa River carves an ever-changing course leaving ox-bow [...]
Whether you use an iPhone, a point-and-shoot, a film SLR or a top-of-the-line digital SLR, the camera creates an image using a combination of 3 variables. These three variables combine to control the amount of light that creates the final image. THE THREE VARIABLES These [...]
A guest of mine - who has been on safari with me a couple of times - recommended some of his friends from Australia should contact me for a safari. I helped them to put together a 5-day trip in Luangwa, before they headed off [...]
I run many trips in Luangwa during the year, but my Flatdogs Camp & Lion Camp trips are the first that I led, more than 4 years ago. The formula of 3 nights at each camp still works, and many of my best photo opportunities [...]
There is something special about watching animals navigate through open water. Perhaps it's the beauty of the reflections, or perhaps the possibility that there will be an altercation with a hidden crocodile, or perhaps simply the noise that they make when seeking a safe path [...]
Marlies is one of a group of 4 friends from the Netherlands who joined me for a 12-night safari in August. We had a lot of fun together and I remember plenty of amusement and laughter. Luangwa was fantastic over those two weeks and we [...]
I offer plenty of advice to my guests when we are on safari especially at the beginning of the trip and when we are approaching something exciting. I often mention an ISO that I think will give a fast enough shutter speed, or I suggest [...]
FINEST LUANGWA: NSEFU SECTOR ULTIMATE PHOTO SAFARI "Peak-season safari with sightings and lighting conditions at their finest, in a remote and exclusive area of South Luangwa National Park"
We were very fortunate to enjoy an outstanding leopard sighting on our last morning of safari last week. The sighting occurred just as the sun was coming above the trees, and a shaft of beautiful light struck the cat from the side. What made the [...]
