No rest for the wicked …

I have felt a bit like this for the last few weeks!

After six days with private photography guests in early June, the four-week film project on Thanda started, with filming days involving around 80 crew members on Savanna, hot-air balloon launches in the early morning hours, and all-day game drives with elaborate camera rigs and large drones.

I also spend a few days on Pakamisa helping prepare the 30th anniversary presentation.

In between coordinating the film project, I photographed a wedding of friends in the Drakensberg Mountains, was involved in a traditional Zulu Umabo ceremony and wedding reception with 160 guests on Thanda, and taught a landscape photographer from Sweden my method of wildlife photography. During the same period, I also did two guest photo shoots on Thanda.

Tomorrow, I am off to attend Pakamisa’s 30th anniversary celebrations. I am very much looking forward to this bit of a break!

Above is a video slide show with images I took during this busy time!

No worries!

A few of you have asked if everything is OK, as I have not posted for a while. All is well, but I have been very busy coordinating a major film production for Thanda Safari, so I have had very little time for photography or social media.

In between, I photographed a wedding in the Drakensberg Mountains, and after the film production we have another very large wedding on Thanda. But after 17 August I will be back on social media.

In the meantime, here is a small collage of photos I took while working with the film crew.😊

Video of the Day!

Topic: A Thanda Safari Lion mum with here three tiny cubs. Seen for the first time. What a wonderful world!

Technical data: Canon R6 II with RF lens f11/800mm

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Thanda Safari’s male Lion  coalition warming themselves in the mid-morning sun

Technical data: Apple 17Pro Max | Telephoto Camera 120mm | ISO 40 | 1/640sec | f2.8 | Portrait Mode

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Memories

These are a few of the favorite wildlife pictures I have taken while my younger brother, my nephews, and my nephew’s girlfriend visited me over the last ten days. (at Thanda Safari, Pakamisa Private Game Reserve, Ithala Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and uShaka Aquarium in Durban). I hope you will enjoy the pictures! 

Picture of the Day!

Topic: Hippo interaction on lake St.Lucia

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 400 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: One of Thanda Safari’s dominant male Lions in the morning light!

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

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Picture of the Day!

Topic: Small Elephant calf playing 

Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 8000 | 1/500sec | f6.3 | ev+0 | 140mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Pictures of the Day!

Topic: Male Leopard on the Thanda Safari Savanna – yesterday, early morning

_Technical data: Canon R6 MII with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 4000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode_

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Picture of the Day!

Topic (from my archives): Thanda Safari Cheetah male on a cool winter morning.

Technical data: Canon 1D MIV with EF lens f2.8/300mm

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