This is our last game drive, so let's chat about camera science. I have set my camera to only have a single auto-focus point. I find that helps when doing wildlife photography so grass nor branches get in the way. In this mode the camera automatically determines aperture and shutter speed, leaving me to set … Continue reading Shamwari – Day Three Morning

It's hard to follow filming a lion hunt, but let's see what we can do. The weather turned out great. Open, blue skies with only a soft breeze. Then, a secretarybird steps out. They look like a giant road runner. Beep Beep There was a rhino across the field, but then our guide spotted elephants … Continue reading Shamwari – Day Two Afternoon

Early in the morning on day two started chilly, but it was the kind of chilly that felt like it was going to get warmer as the sun rises. Thank goodness, I may be able to get down to wearing two layers. We quickly spotted two young adult springbok. I never could get the timing … Continue reading Shamwari – Day Two Morning

After breakfast you have about five hours before we head out at again at 3:30pm. I took a shower to warm up after a cool morning. PS: the entire giant bathroom has underfloor heating. My footsies were so warm.... I skip lunch (it's so close to breakfast) and do basic camera cleaning followed by moving … Continue reading Shamwari – Day One Afternoon

Lots of cool animal pictures during this three-night trip. I'm going to break this down by day and separate the morning and afternoon game drives, so I'll show the pictures roughly chronologically, rather than grouping them by species. Therefore, the same species may pop show on multiple posts. It's just how they leapt in front … Continue reading Shamwari – Day One Morning