Photography Tips
While many who visit this site are accomplished photographers, the lighting conditions and photo opportunities on safari offer challenges that deserve comment. Examples are: Recommended exposure shooting into the sunset, what to do when you are shooting into the sunset, but have a dark subject (elephant or hippo) below the shooting horizon, shutter speed for capturing a fast moving fish eagle diving for prey, best times of day to shoot, where to be to use the light correctly within Chobe National Park, ISO and exposure setting to expect at park sunrise and sunset, shooting settings from helicopter, challenges of keeping the sensor clean in the park, settings for shooting the night sky/Milky Way, settings for shooting star trails, scenic overlooks inside and outside of the park …. and there are many more subjects to cover. Over time, this category will attempt to aid you in these challenges.
National Wildlife Photo Contest 2010 now accepting Entries
This contest is run by the National Wildlife Federation, this competition is open to both amateurs and professionals, consisting of are seven categories which are:- birds; mammals; other wildlife; landscapes/plants; connecting people and nature; backyard habitat; and global warming. Cash prizes ... »
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 as needed, I am willing to clean my sensor while... »
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 many of my photo friends, I am often asked what I think of a specific image. Good photo or bad one, there is always room... »
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 as written in the paper. By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES — Alex Buono, director of photography for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, wanted a new look... »
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 showcase for the very best nature photography. The competition is owned by two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing and championing the... »
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 ‘must’ activities you need to achieve so you have no regrets. Obviously, such a list could gravitate to family, but my question is specific to... »
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 to submit. Here is the vital information for this year’s contest: The 2010 SANParks Photographic Competition is now open for submissions! Last year, the competition received... »
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, not Chobe unfortunately, but he knew we are suckers for interesting wildlife photography. Mashatu is in the east of Botswana in the Northern Tuli... »
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 wildlife shooting and safari wildlife shooting have many things in common, but some exceptions. Since Harry has written this article as a general tutorial on... »
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 animals. Of course this makes all of the since in the world since mother makes many animals camouflaged for either avoiding predators or for stalking... »