Red Munias or Red Avadavats or Strawberry finches (Amandava amandava) It was December 2011 when I was at a village named Ikrotia at a distance of about 15 kms from my hometown for birding. I spent 10 days there and captured about 2500 images throughout 10 days. On the third day of my tour during […]
Shooting against the light
We’ve all been there…you are sitting at an awesome sighting, watching some beautiful animal or bird…but the light is just W-R-O-N-G… Now you’ve got 2 options. Either you pack away the camera and just enjoy the sighting…or you try to work with the light you have and create some images that might come out better […]
Flash Brackets!
Coming to you live from my living room. Check out this video about flash brackets and which one I use…
New Film Now Available Documenting Plight of Endangered Hawaiian Birds
American Bird Conservancy’s (ABC) new 30-minute film titled Endangered Hawaii, narrated by actor Richard Chamberlain, is now available for purchase on DVD. The film explores the on-going bird extinction crisis in Hawaii that has led to about 70 percent of all endemic bird species in the state becoming extinct. ABC produced the film with funding […]
A Subterranean Sun
The beat of the garden filters through the leaves, a subterranean sun hypnotizes a brazen Tettigoniid – Greater Angle-wing Katydid – Microcentrum rhombifolium
Guest Post: Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog
Ahoy!! I have been busy as ever, and with our 2nd child being born a couple of weeks ago, SAFFAscapes hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. If you are anxious to read some of my musings – check out this guest postI did on the Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog about the details behind […]
The Leeudril Leopard – an Incredible Encounter
Leeudril is a waterhole situated along the dry Nossob river in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. This 15,000sqmi Kalahari desert reserve straddles the South African and Botswana border regions and was created when two national parks were merged – these being South Africa’s Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Botswana’s Gemsbok National Park. Kgalagadi means “place of […]
August Raptors on The Strait
After a few weeks of westerlies and some lovely cooler weather the Levante or easterlies returned this afternoon with it’s usual stopping power. Already many raptors are backing up prevented from crossing during the day. Perhaps there’s a lull and during the evening or early morning birds can take a chance to cross to Africa […]