By Buddy Eleazer, owner of Magnum Excursions, LLC Figure 1- Canon 400mm DO with 1.4x teleconverter (560mm), Canon 1Dx MkII at f/5.6, 1/2500 sec., ISO 500 The Bottom Line Summary Bean Bags are a very low cost solution for sharper images when shooting telephoto lenses Bean Bags allow sharper images, even at lower shutter speeds.... » read more
If you missed it, here’s a link to Part 1 of this trip review: http://tinyurl.com/p655a6p Timbavati Private Reserve within Greater Kruger National Park For Clarity, we want to explain what the Greater Kruger National Park is. Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserve in Africa. It was formed in 1898 and covers an... » read more
We billed it as ‘The Ultimate Safari” because we were sure participants would ‘see it all’ and they did. Our May trip included 6 days/5 nights at Chobe National Park and 5 days/4 nights in Timbavati Private Reserve, which is part of the Greater Kruger National Park and two nights in Johannesburg. The prior stated... » read more
Article and photos by Stephanie Brooks “Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are... » read more
This is an edited reprint of an article I wrote several years ago in my blog, www.ChobeSafari.com. Same text and many of the photos have changed, but the need to know the basics of composition is timeless. Many see a photo they like but when asked why they like the image, they lack the words... » read more
Many wildlife photographers love pure images with minimal editing right out of the camera. Buddy Eleazer, one of our Magnum Excursion leaders does also. Many photographers these days see the ability to create very dynamic shots by using editing tools by software makes such as Topaz Labs, Nik, Photomatics and Redfield. Some are taking even... » read more
Article and images by Lee Levin-Friend (Lee was a participant in the Magnum Excursions May 2012 workshop at Leadwood Private Camp in Timbavati Game Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park in South Africa. We look forward to Lee joining us again on an upcoming excursion … and from her excitement regarding the first trip, we’re... » read more
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog article on shooting B.I.F. (Birds in Flight) One of the hardest things to do in photography is to master shooting B.I.F! There are many different styles and settings used by the pro’s to attempt to achieve this humbling task. The technique you’ll use can vary... » read more
On a recent trip into the bush, a very good friend but non-photographer accompanied me. Prior to the trip he commented that he felt that much of getting a great shot was luck. I strongly disagreed but, out of politeness, just smiled. With each trip, my images get better. I feel it’s because 1) I... » read more
