Episode 15 of our African Photography Safaris podcast. Questions & Answers, Alan gets angry answering an angry and ill-informed question! Do we preserve the highlights at the expense of shadows? Kaleel chats about video shutter speeds and frame rates - everything is connected! We look at some new gear we are using for 2025 safaris; DJI Osmo 7p, Trailcam, 3 Legged Thing Monty and Airhed Vision, Smallrig USB-C batteries plus Alan's new Wandrd Carry-On Roller. Safari Clothing - do we need to have a Karen Blixen cosplay event? Also, our most challenging photographs and Kaleel's worst answer ever after just ignoring his doorbell, and more!

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Episode 14 of our African Photography Safaris podcast. Alan and Kaleel talk about their experiences with image theft, how to avoid it, mitigate it and take action against perpetrators. Alan looks back to his trip to Botswana's Tuli Wilderness in May and Kaleel introduces our mini-series on videography. Wildlife wonder returns with termite mounds!

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Episode 13 of our African Photography Safaris podcast. A bird photography special with the allure of photographing birds and the incredible Arctic tern & swift global migration. We review the Beat About The Bush Birds Book by Trevor Carnaby and look at some poor ethics depicted in magazine safari advertising. Alan finishes off by declaring Kaleel's beer to be sh!t!

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Episode 12 of our African Photography Safaris podcast. Alan's IT update woes & deciding on a new IT architecture for the travelling wildlife photographer, back lighting exposure with wild subjects, white balance and raw and Trees... When an acacia is not an acacia tree and their defensive tannins fieldcraft!

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Episode 11, part 2 of our Safari Special recorded in the Lemek Conservancy of the Maasai Mara! Making our official safari cocktail of 2024 with Tina plus an interview with Niels Mogensen of the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. Alan & Kaleel chat about using drones in Kenya and elsewhere, head to market to buy a goat and look at lens based autofocus options.

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Episode 10, part 1 of our Safari Special recorded in the Lemek Conservancy of the Maasai Mara! Alan & Kaleel discuss their favourite safari moments so far in 2024 and have a practical look at the gear they have with them in Kenya's Maasai Mara. Alan & Kaleel also chat with Mattikoko Safari Camp owner, guide and their good friend Titimet 'Moses' Nampaso about the camp, the conservancy model and fenceless camps.

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Episode 9! A shorter episode than previously but still worth grabbing a beer and joining with us to chat about tapetum lucidom - eyes and cameras and what made photography click for us? Also, we continue with our wildlife photography basics, Pt 2 looks at Autofocus. We open a can of worms with image enhancement and manipulation and chat about Botswana offers Germany some elephants!

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions for our podcast and also, if you'd like to share your experiences of anything we have discussed in our podcasts.

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Episode 8... It's a bit of a mammoth episode this one so join Alan & Kaleel for a beer and settle in to chat about choosing a Photography Safari (Pt 2), Buffalo Democracy, 3Legged Thing Ultra Plates & Airhed Trinity, Rhino Rescue, Wildlife Photography Basics (Pt 1),
Kaleel's Drone Potty & Loads More!

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions for our podcast and also, if you'd like to share your experiences of anything we have discussed in our podcasts.

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