Seeing images by others created with Topaz Photo Adjust, I assumed that it was just another HDR program. However, seeing so many many highly regareded photographers use this tool, Topaz Adjust, I had to give it a try. At the…
Month: December 2009
Video: A Drive Through Chobe National Park
“DavesWebSiteVideo” uploaded this on YouTube. It gives a great overview of the variety of animals spotted in a day and will also give you a feel for water levels of the Chobe River and how green/grown the bush is at…
African Elephants RUN from the sound of Bees!
While reading info on African Elepants, I came a across an article from October 2007 issue of Current Biology entitled “African elephants run from the sound of disturbed bees“. The authors are Lucy E. King, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Fritz Vollrath. With…
Video: Elephant giving birth
Have you ever wonder just exactly how an elephant gives birth? Do they lay on their side? Do they stand up? How soon does the baby start walking? Attached is a 1 minute, 35 second YouTube video shot in the…
Photo of the Day: Spring Rain Coming December 15, 2009
The winter is now over within Botswana and the rains come to Chobe and areas north, keeping the bush alive for another great season of wildlife viewing next year. In this image, a pair of Giraffes walk near the water. …
Photo Tip: Spotting the action
Today’s tip is also a tale of two lenses. In the first picture, you see two young bull elephants play fighting for dominance. An okay picture, but the key was seeing the action and shooting this. By the way, this…
Photo Tip: Finding the Compostion – even after the shot
In winning photography, composition is everything. That said, sometimes in the field, the shot comes and goes that fast. That’s the case with today’s shot. I was on the Chobe River doing a ‘booze cruise’ on a pontoon boat with…
Photo Tip: It is important to Know the Light ……….. even consider ‘logging’ the light!
During your trip into the bush, there will be times to photograph and times to watch. I’ve noted several times that the ‘golden hours’ are precious in Botswana. Since the landscape is fairly flat, the sun comes up quickly and…
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Interesting Video: Termites attracting birds attracting lions
This Botrswana feeding frenzy video was captured by crew members Brad Bestelink and Jason Loughran at Earth-Touch.com. A flurry of bird activity in the distance cught the attention of the videographers. The thoughts were that there was a kill and…