Category: Digital photography
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South African lizard
This 1st of May is reason for celebration of work (or is it workers celebration? :-)) So, let’s look at one of animals most associated with not working: The lizard, spending endless hours lying on rocks in the sun. Lizard in the sun Lizards in the sun(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Wild dog and jackal in South Africa
Small predators, but a dangerous set of fangs: Yawning jackal Wild dog(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Lastest 40D rumour: Available in July
It was quite some time that anybody had any news of the long-expected Canon EOS 40D digital camera. Today, a rumour is popping from a forum. It would be arriving on the shelves in July. From Fred Miranda forum. To be confirmed, of course.
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South Africa: One hour with the Cheetahs
Shooting a few good images is quite often a matter of time. The following sequence extends over slightly more than an hour (and sometimes, fed with waiting the photographer looks for a different subject like in the last photo of the series) and we only stopped because night was about to come: Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah,marking…
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Golden orb web spider
A magnificent web weaving spider observed in good light. It is a nice female of 3-4cm and you can recognize a much smaller male a little higher on the web: Golden orb web spider (femelle and male, back) Golden orb web spider (femelle and male)(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Break your gadgets open on line
If you are willing to discover the entrails of your prefered technology gadgets but you do not want to loose the advantage of the warranty that goes with your purchase, here is a solution: Go to the web site open by EEtimes that allow you to visit the deepest of many consumer electronic devices that…
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Lions of South Africa
Amongst the big five (the prefered game of safari hunters in the 19th and 20th centuries), there is -of course- the mighty lion. I did not kill any, but I shot several images: Lion cub Lionness(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Review of Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG OS
Most wildlife photo amateurs are very found of long focal length tele-lenses. Quite often, the ideal is to be able to go up to 400mm. However, ideally, we should have a zoom to adapt up from a shorter focal length. These last years, the technology evolved so significantly that there is no doubt the 100-400mm…
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Larder in South Africa
If there are so many predators in South Africa, it’s because many big grass-eating ruminant mammals are present too. They are the walking larder of big cats and other canines. Impala (male, jumping) Gnus Nyala antelope (male) Kudu (female) Kudu (female) Cobb(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)