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Photo tip: New dust control strategy for your camera’s sensor
I hate dust. I hate dust bunnies on my images. I have cleaning my sensor. … but I love photographing in dry, dusty locations. On past safari trips, I have accepted that dust is part of the deal. Every other day or more often... »
Travel tip: Reminder: Wet Season means water where once there was sand
A few posts back, we noted the Suvute Channel is a river after 20 years. That article created a bit of a buzz on several forums. For infrequent safari travelers, Spring and Summer rains from southern Africa and even central Africa mean many areas... »
Photo Tip: What is your message?
I look at a lot of photos. I look at a lot of great photos and also a lot of ’so so’ images. Since I have more experience than... »
SLR video camera accessories’ sales grow with popularity
We found this article in USA Today. Since many want to shoot both digital images and video on safari, we thought we would pass this on to you directly... »
Avoiding Overcrowding – A Small Tempest Brewing Around Safari Options
On my last trip to Chobe National Park, I heard comments from locals related to new controls on tour groups entering the reserves. For us, the question was whether... »
The majestic Baobab – a legend in its time
Chobe and the Kasane area has some marvelous Baobab trees. I guess I learned about the Baobab from the old TV show, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” which... »
Photo Contest: The big one! Limited time left to enter Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010
This is one of the biggest contests on the globe. Winning means international recognition. Now in its 46th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an international... »
Photo Tip: Planning …. So what is your Safari ‘Bucket List’?
A popular US movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman was ‘The Bucket List’. The premise was pretty straight forward. If you have a terminal problem, what are the... »
2010 SANParks Photographic Competition has begun!
Okay, this isn’t Botswana, but if you visited Chobe, there is a fair chance you visited one of the South African parks and have an image you may want... »
Savute Channel: The river that doesn’t flow … flows again
February 2010 Mysterious, forgotten, and now found again – The Savute Channel (or Savuti Channel), one of the greatest mysteries and fascinations of northern Botswana, is sparkling with light... »
Elephants – Minimizing the chance of a charge .. and How To handle a charge
We certainly don’t want to say that Chobe National Park is just about elephants, but they will be one of your most common sightings. If you look through the... »
Baby leopards in den at Zarafa camp
This article is actually about a citing in the Selinda Concession, just east of Chobe. The Selinda Reserve is a private 135 000-hectare (330 000-acre) wildlife area located in... »
How to spot a dodgy travel agent
This blog was written by Vanessa Hobson in mid-January at mySafari. Unfortunately, as Africa becomes a more poplular destination, there are those that attempt to take advantage of the... »
2009 Aerial Surveys: Counts to deternime abundance, distribution and trends
While in Chobe, you will not see many rangers other than the occasional ‘poacher patrol’, so you may wonder if anyone is keeping tabs on the trends within the... »
Photo of the Day: Leopard loses fight with prickly porcupine
Our friend, Harold Hester at Birdlife Botswana saw this photo and article and forwarded it to us. In his message, Harold notes that this actually was taken in Mashatu,... »
Cover to Cover: 5 favourite African reads
I found this blog by thefynbosguy in South Africa at mySafari (one of our recommended blog links) while surfing the web. We’ve recommended books on southern Africa in the... »
Coca Cola’s Safari Commercial
First point: The US (American) Football Super Bowl is famed for it’s unique commercials. Second point: As you travel Botswana you will see many, many Coca Cola advertisement signs –... »
Elephant Odyssey by San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo’s new promotion to help raise funds for their collaboration with Elephants Without Borders, to help support work to save elephants. You’ve probably heard the expression... »
Livingstone – The Zambian Side of Victoria Falls
A ‘must see’ near to Chobe is Victoria Falls. While the view is grand, some are not so comfortable in Zimbabwe due to political and/or economic concerns. Since the... »
The Debate: What is most important on Safari
Johan Knols at PlanYourSafari recently suggested that the most important item for a safari is a proper bed. His argument: Waking up rested is the most important thing during... »
Harry Behret’s Wildlife Photography Tips
The following shooting tips and techniques article was written by Harry Behret. Mr. Behret reserves all rights for the text and images within the article. From our experience, general... »
Photo Tip – Consider “High Key” Effect for Animals with Patterns
Sometimes when on safari, you spot great animals … but unfortunately, it will be hard to create the separation you wanted between the subject and the bush around the... »
Time to enter the 2010 International Conservation Photography Awards
As you may have read in prior posts, I am a big fan of Art Wolfe. This particular contest was started by Art and a couple of his friends... »