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Specialist African Safaris - More than just a game drive
In the middle of the unspoiled African bush, on the northern banks of the Zambezi River and directly opposite Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, you will discover Baines' River Camp. This is a true safari lodge, named after the famous artist and explorer John Thomas Baines, and offers a very different wildlife experience: While Baines River Camp does have the usual 4X4 game drives, much of the game viewing is done from boats on the Zambezi River and Roger and Pat have done some of their best wild life and scenic photography here.
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Sunsrise over the Zambezi |
The exclusive Baines River Camp is situated on the Zambian side of the mighty Zambezi River and consists of 6 Victorian cottages overlooking the river. There is a central dining and conference facility and it is here that our workshops take place. While the aluminium boats used are capable of seating 10 or more people, we limit the numbers to 6 participants per boat so that there is plenty of space for camera bags and for moving about.
These workshops are aimed at the intermediate photographer (although we can work very easily with beginners as well). Both in the field and back at base the focus will be on composition, visual complexity, focal point placement and image depth. We also deal with camera controls and photographic principles.
Early mornings, late afternoons and early evenings are spent shooting images, during which we deal with working a subject, anticipating animal behaviour, keeping the camera steady, lens choice and effects and camera features such as motion, blur and fill flash. During the rest of the time we work with the images in Photoshop and hold evaluation and discussion sessions.
Equipment required is as follows:
- A SLR Digital Camera preferably with removable lenses (a fixed lens camera will work but will limit what we can do to a certain degree). An advanced point and shoot camera will be fine for beginners, but it should have a fairly long lens, as we will be doing some wildlife photography (e.g. Canon G9, G10 or S5, Nikon S60, P80 or P6000 or something similar).
- Zoom lenses - the selection is broad but at least 2 zoom lenses are recommended, one wide angle and one medium to long telephoto, which should preferably have some form of image stabilization.
- A flashgun.
- A sturdy tripod.
- A laptop computer with either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements loaded on to it. This is essential. Instruction will be in Photoshop Elements 6. It is recommended that you have some form of backup medium - DVD's or a portable hard drive. We will have copies of Photoshop for sale at the workshop and also free versions of various other programs available to load onto your computer.
- A memory card reader or computer cables to connect your camera to your laptop.
- The charger for your camera/s.
- Memory Card/s.
- The manual(s) for your camera(s).
- A hat to keep off the fierce African sun.
We have no fixed dates for these workshops, preferring to custom arrange everything to your requirements. Please email us on roger@africaimagery.com or info@oldcanvasexpeditions.com
We run a host of other photographic safaris, the details of which are given below:
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| Zululand Photographic Safari |
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Located in the heart of Zululand is Bonamanzi, a privately owned, 4000ha game reserve. Bordered by a World Heritage site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in the east and with Hluhluwe Game Reserve a short drive to the west, it's easy to see why we've selected Bonamanzi for our Zululand Photographic Safaris. It also happens to be widely recognised as one of the best birding destinations in Southern Africa. Read more..... |
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| Kruger Photographic Safari |
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The world-renowned Kruger National Park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa. Established in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the South African Lowveld, this national park of nearly 2 million hectares is unrivalled in its biodiversity. Kruger is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals. With its abundance of wildlife it is one of the finest places on Earth for photographic safaris. Read more.....
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| Midlands Photographic Safari |
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Howick is situated in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands some 20 Km to the north of Pietermaritzburg. The region is well known for its incredible scenery and wonderful climate. Its here that we hold our Beginner / Intermediate Photographic and Photoshop workshops. Read more..... |
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| Big Cats of Mala Mala Photographic Safari |
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If you really want superb images of Africa 's big cats - lion, leopard and cheetah, then there can be no finer spot to get these than Mala Mala Private Game Reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The game viewing experience here, especially of Africa 's big cats, is unsurpassed, and this is why Roger and Pat chose MalaMala as a base when they did their book, The Big Cats of MalaMala . While one can certainly not guarantee sightings of these big cats, at MalaMala one stands more chance of getting them than anywhere else that the de la Harpes know. Read more..... |
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| Tuli - Land of Giants - Photographic Safari |
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The Northern Tuli Game Reserve - home to places like Mashatu, Tuli Lodge and Nitani - is set in the eastern corner of Botswana where it meets with South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is here that Roger and Pat lived when they wrote and photographed their book Tuli Land of Giants. It's a stunning place; as old as time itself, with a history of human inhabitation going back over 50 000 years. There are 7 world record tree species (the highest or largest) and some of the most relaxed elephants that Roger and Pat have worked with. All in all, a wonderful place to be doing photography. Read more..... |
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