Category Archives: photography

I am – Over the Moon!

The moon is the closest it will get to the Earth this year at it’s perigee, sometimes called a Supermoon. It appears about 14 percent larger because of that and, at its peak, it’s about 357 000 Kilometres from Earth. So … Continue reading

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Video Tips

One has these moments every now and then (and they get more and more infrequent as the years pass). We were on a Photo Safari the other day (http://www.africaimagery.com/workshops.php) and it occurred to me that I could record short video … Continue reading

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New Nikon Camera and Wireless Dongle.

Nikon have just announced an upgrade to the delightful D3100. The startling thing about the new D3200 is the pixel count: 24.2 megapixels  - that’s about the same as my D3x! Wow, I’m impressed! ISO range is a very useful … Continue reading

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Lightroom 4 Tip

Have just now managed to get Adobe Lightroom 4 (LR4) downloaded, installed and my Lightroom 3 catalogue converted. A glitch! The new and updated adjustment sliders in the Development Module didn’t seem to match what I had been playing with … Continue reading

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Adobe Lightroom 4

Adobe have just released the full version of Lightroom 4. And I’m thrilled about it! I have been playing with Lightroom 4 ever since they launched Lightroom 4 Beta and I have to say there are some awesome new fetters … Continue reading

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Nikon D800

Wow! Look at this press release I just received from Nikon South Africa on the new Nikon D800′ the replacement for the well loved D700. Looks like it’s going to be a wonderful camera! Contact us for pricing and other … Continue reading

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Howick Photographic Workshop.

It started off as a rather small, informal little workshop for a previous participant (Tammy) on one of our previous workshops and also for the son of some friends who is heading back to university in the next day or … Continue reading

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Nikon D4

Great Excitement. The Nikon D4 has just been announced and I haves never desired and camera more than this one. [Just hang on - I need to pop out and see the bank manager... ] Have a look at these … Continue reading

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Wildlife Panoramas

When one thinks of panoramas the mind automatically leaps to scenes of great vistas and awesome landscapes. (well mine does…) While working on our new book about lions I started playing about with shooting panoramas stitched from 2 or 3 images … Continue reading

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500px Plugin for Lightroom.

Wow, now this is a useful one: 500px (a wonderful site that allows you to post photographic portfolios and images and follow and interact with other photographers) has just launched a publish plugin for Adobe Lightroom. For those of us … Continue reading

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