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 [...]
Another week of safari has come to an end; this time round our time was split between the excellent, remote Nsefu Sector and the wonderfully game-rich central area of the South Luangwa NP. I was joined by Patrick Cooper, a Kiwi on his first safari [...]
For me, the purpose of having a grasp of camera settings and post-production techniques is to allow me to best capture the beautiful sights that I see, not to falsely exaggerate them. After all, in the bush there's little need to overstate the beauty of [...]
Colin wrote to me recently with the following short summary - "We both had a great time. Sitting in my office in Sydney, I wish I was in your office!" Need we say any more??! I'm really grateful that he has sent me his [...]
It's a common event: a beautiful sight, which just doesn't come out on your camera how it looks to your eyes... There are various reasons for this, but the most common is probably that your camera cannot capture the range of tones (we call it [...]
There's a time each morning and afternoon when the light is so soft that you can photograph subjects from almost any angle in a flattering way. While exploring the southern end of Nsefu Sector recently, we entered this period of the afternoon and spotted an [...]
In an earlier post, I mentioned that this impalas image was my favourite from a safari in Nsefu last week. I love the arrangement of the antelopes, and the light falling across them. But there was also an element of satisfaction when the shot [...]
The landscapes that we enjoy on a safari in the Luangwa are mind-blowing. While we always enjoy them, there is somehow little time to photograph them as we move between exciting wildlife sightings. It was therefore a treat to take a landscape photographer on safari [...]
I've been in contact with Mike White since February when he saw an advert of mine in Amateur Photographer magazine. He booked a private week-long safari with me using Zikomo Safaris on the edge of the Nsefu Sector. (For 2017, there will be a scheduled [...]
Of course, we are here for the safari, and to give visitors the best possible experience in this wonderful wildlife area. But it is living amongst these vast mammals which - if anything - gives me even greater pleasure. Here are a few photos taken [...]
