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Nile Crocodiles

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Roger

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) One of my favorite animals that can be a real challenge to photograph! The Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile in Africa and second largest in the world after the salt water crocodile. Female crocodiles make superb mothers, carrying their offspring to water after they have … Continue reading →

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Local Knowledge

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Roger

Just a short one this week. We were down in Durban wrapping up the photography for a book on KwaZulu Natal and one of the things we had to get was some pix of Hindu Temple Dancers. But how? I … Continue reading →

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No camera – No Pix!

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Roger

I’ve said it before, but it is worth repeating: If you don’t have a camera with you, you are not going to get many photographs! I carry a little point and shoot camera around with me all the time and … Continue reading →

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Shallow Depth of Field

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Roger

I am a member of the Pix Magazine photography forum (have a look here: http://pixmag.ning.com) and from time to time members ask advice. Here’s a recent one and I’ve posted it here because I think that it could be useful … Continue reading →

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The Wild Dogs of Madikwe Photographic Safari.

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Roger

Wow! What a Photo Graphic Safari that was! We had 5 people join us at Jaci’s Camp in Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa’s North West Province – Lousie Donald (Publisher of Pix Magazine), Tim and Yvonne Driman, Hilary Baak … Continue reading →

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Which Program for Editing Raw Images?

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Roger

It’s interesting how similar issues raised themselves in batches from time to time.  Recently I have had quite a few enquiries from people wanting to know which version of Photoshop to use.  What I am finding with my own work … Continue reading →

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f8 And Be there!

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Roger

A famous photographer (and I cannot for the life of me remember his name at the moment :-S) once said after being asked how he got such great pix answered, “f8 and be there”. I’ve been thinking about that recently… … Continue reading →

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Midlands Photographic Workshop

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Roger

Howick is situated in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands some 20 Km to the north of Pietermaritzburg. The region is well known for its incredible scenery and wonderful climate. Its here that we hold our Beginner/ Intermediate Photographic and Photoshop workshops. … Continue reading →

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