Picture of the Day!

Topic: Lioness on newly burned area

Technical data: Apple 16 Pro Max | Telephoto Camera 120mm | ISO 50 | 1/500sec | f2.8 | ev+0 | 120mm | Portrait mode | Eye-level using a selfie-stick

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Picture of the day!

Topic: Pied Kingfisher hovering

Technical data: Canon R6II with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 2500 | 1/500sec | ev-2 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the day

Topic: A worried mother

Technical data: Canon R6II with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 2500 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the day!

Topic: White Rhino mum and her calf

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 64000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

PS: I am starting a new series ‘Picture of the day’ for pictures taken on the day.

The THANDA CATS are back!

Today, I was able to deliver newly printed copies of the Thanda Cats book to the curio shops at the Safari Lodge and the Tented Camp.

The book is available for sale again to our guests for R990.

iPhone on EyeLevel – A Dugga Boy …

…refers to mature, solitary male African buffalo who are known for their frequent mud wallowing habits. The term is thought to be derived from the Shona word “dugga,” which translates to mud.

These bulls are frequently ill-tempered and may pose a threat, particularly if agitated. They are a familiar sight on Thanda, often seen near waterholes or mud puddles.

Technical data: Apple 14 Pro Max | Main Camera 24mm | ISO 64 | 1/1500sec | f1.8 | ev+0 | 80mm

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Productive days!

Pictures from the last 14 days taken at Thanda and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. My last few weeks were very busy, but they were also very productive for wildlife photography!

Thanda Wetlands

 The area behind one of the dams at Thanda has turned into a temporary wetland, after all the rain we had over the last two months.

I hope you will enjoy this short video showing its beauty with many different bird species. Some of them are aquatic birds, which have never been recorded at Thanda before.

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My favorite place …

… on Thanda is definitely a place we call ‘The Savanna’. It is an open area in the North of the reserve which incorporates two waterholes and is crossed by one of Thanda’s major roads.

These are nine pictures I took on the savanna just in the last two weeks.

Enjoy this heaven for wildlife photographer!

A Umbrella Thorn Tree at sunrise on the savanna

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 250 | 1/500sec | f6.3 | ev+1 | 150mm | WB 6500K

At the savanna mud hole at sunrise

Technical data: Apple 14 Pro Max | Ultra Wide Camera 13mm

Lilac-breasted Roller perching next to Solela dam on the savanna 

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 4000 | 1/500sec | ev+/-0 | WB 6500K

A dazzle of Burchell’s Zebra moving across the savanna

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 320 | 1/500sec | f6.3 | ev+0 | 140mm | WB 6500K

Golden light on the savanna

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 100 | 1/500sec | f6.3 | ev+1 | 32mm | WB6500

Lioness walking down the savanna main road called Phakama

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 1000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K

A crash of White Rhinoceros at Mgankla dam on the eastern side of the savanna

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 1600 | 1/3000sec | f4.5 | ev+0 | 60mm | WB 6500K

A Burchell’s Zebra stallion flehmen on the savanna

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 500 | 1/500sec | f6.3 | ev+0.5 | 130mm | WB 6500K

A South African Giraffe bull at sunset on the savanna 

Technical data: Canon R6 Mark II with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 800 | 1/750sec | f6.3 | ev+0 | 24mm | WB 6500K

… and this is a drone picture of the savanna (DJI Mavic Mini 3 Pro)

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