Don’t Scare Nobody!

Don’t Scare Nobody!

Sorry that this has to be a really quick post but we are about to depart back to Bloemfontein from Sedgefield tomorrow (a 9 hours day in the car with two little boys). This shot was the start of an amazing elephant encounter on the last afternoon spent in the Kruger....
Bush Dash

Bush Dash

Last week I told you the story of an amazing encounter with a herd of elephant just as we were leaving the park. Towards the end of that encounter a group of three elephants made a frantic dash across the road as if they had been spooked by something. Perhaps they...
A Couple of Weeks of Wild Wednesdays

A Couple of Weeks of Wild Wednesdays

And I’m back! My apologies for the absence over the last couple of weeks. My family and I have spent a considerable amount of time traveling to see family, friends and get passports sorted out for our next trip. At the start of August we joined my parents on a...
Wild Wednesday: Spotted Thick-Knee!

Wild Wednesday: Spotted Thick-Knee!

Yes, that’s what this rather unusual looking bird is called. While I was crawling around in the thorns and dead grass of the veld shooting dandelions I remembered to turn around and look for this guy. I had spotted him last week but only had a chance to shoot...
Dandelions in the Sun

Dandelions in the Sun

Dandelions always make such great subjects for macro photography. The field next to my parents’ home is alive with them and they stand out wonderfully backlit by the late afternoon sun. I took my chance to capture some of them. Now one would think it super easy...