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What to look for while on a photographic safari in Africa
Africa is the holy grail when it comes to wildlife photo safaris. And when you go with an outfit designed to get you to view and photograph extraordinary wildlife, you…
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Pro Tips
Tips and Tricks for Photographing Mountain Gorillas in East Africa
An opportunity to photograph mountain gorillas in either Uganda or Rwanda is a life-long dream for most wildlife and nature photographers. Between the raw beauty, charisma, and proximity with which…
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Pro Tips
Photo Jargon – What is a “Fast” Lens?
The term fast, when talking about lenses, is a little misleading. Although they are good for capturing fast-moving subjects, that’s not really the core of it. Simply put, a “fast lens”…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Bag? Yellowstone Winter & Wolf Photography
Being one of America’s greatest National Parks and natural treasures, Yellowstone is an iconic destination for both wildlife and landscape photography. In addition, it being firmly in the temperate forests…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag? Kenya Photo Safari
When you hear the words Kenya, safari, and photography, instantly it conjures up images of vast savannas, acacia tree woodlands, big open skies, and of course loads of African wildlife! …
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The Best Camera Settings for a Tanzania Wildlife Safari
It’s always a bit lofty to call any camera setting “the best,” as people have different styles and preferences, and the environment is always changing. But since you have to…
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Pro Tips
5 Tips on Photographing Elephants
When it comes to wildlife affinity, perhaps no other creature carries as large a fan club as do the magnificent elephants of Africa. Their size, demeanor, intelligence, and general presence…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in the Camera Bag? Botswana Safari
An epic safari destination to say the least, Botswana is enough to cause you to break out the big guns, so to speak, when it comes to photography equipment. While…
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Pro Tips
Big Zoom Lenses on African Safaris
If you shoot with a camera that has interchangeable lenses and are thinking about camera gear to bring on a wildlife safari to Africa, the first thing that likely comes…
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Composition Corner | Beautiful Wildlife Closeups
Whether you’re in the middle of the savanna in Kenya or submerged in the deep rainforests of Costa Rica, there will be close-up shots of wildlife that you want to…
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Pro Tips
Five Super Simple Hacks to Improve Your Safari Photos
Have you ever dreamt of taking award-winning, National Geographic-style wildlife photos while on safari, yet have little interest in buying expensive photography equipment or spending hours and hours of your precious…