African Skimmers are charismatic tern-like birds which live along the permanent rivers of sub-Saharan Africa. They are most noted for their unusual feeding technique which involves flying just above the river's surface with the lower part of the bill dragging in the water. The bill [...]

We all love to take lots of action shots, especially in the heat of the moment. We all hope that we've set the camera up correctly and that majority will be sharp! But then comes the time when you have to sort through the resulting [...]

Zambia has reached double-digit cases of COVID-19. While the progression of the virus appears to be slow here, the testing and reporting capabilities are perhaps less developed than in Europe, so it is suspected that there are more going undetected. Of course, these undetected cases [...]

The use of cropping in wildlife photography has often suffered bad press. How many times have you heard, "Oh, but he must have cropped that", or "That's heavily cropped!"...? Certainly there are times when a crop has been over-used, or used in the wrong situation, [...]

On a safari to Mana Pools in September this year, my guests and I encountered a once-in-a-lifetime sighting of wild dogs surrounding and attacking an eland and her calf. It was a very distressing scene but Nature can be tough to watch sometime. We observed, [...]

This is a short and technical post on a lesser-known feature of Canon cameras. "Safety Shift" can be found in the custom menus of all modern Canon SLRs, and I always advise my guests to enable it. Since I have been offering this advice to [...]

I wrote some time ago about one of the reasons that photos taken with a dSLR might not come out how you imagined them when looking through the viewfinder. Before reading on, it's probably a good idea to read the following two articles: Through the [...]

I have written at length in the past about how I use Aperture priority as my preferred camera mode for photo safaris. In this blog, I thought I would share my whole camera set up for those wondering how to make the best use of [...]

It's great to hear from readers of my blog at any time, but particularly when they're having trouble with their cameras or need some advice. This gives a chance to explore their problem and everyone can learn from it, including me. Steve recently wrote to [...]

Photographers are always seeking ways to add impact to their photos. A well-known trick is to photograph your subject from an interesting angle. Given that we tend to see animals from a slightly elevated position, it is the unusual angles of from "low down" and [...]