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 [...]
I had been looking forward to this safari from the moment I took the booking last year: 12 nights in two different camps at a great time of the year in Luangwa. I could already feel the excitement that I knew would grow every time [...]
Early on our last morning, we found these two lionesses resting on the river bank. They had stalked and chased a warthog, but failing to catch it, they settled down to sleep. Their heads were kept up by the presence of 6 lions on the [...]
Ever since auto-focus appeared on cameras, photographers have used the shutter button to focus, meter and take the final shot - half-press to focus & meter, and full-press to take the shot. When you half-pressed the shutter button, the camera's focusing system would behave in [...]
