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Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Birds Eye View by Noula Bouwer (photograph)

posted to: Game and Wildlife Encounters, Photos of South Africa

Todays photograph was sent to us by Noula Bouwer as is entiled “Bird’s Eye View”. A great photograph of a giraffe, Noula has submitted a number of really great photographs to our current photography competition. You can see more of her entries at November Photography Competition. Giraffe are non-territorial, social animals that travel in large herds that are not organized in any way. They live in the savannas of Africa, where they roam freely among the tall trees, arid land, dense forests and open plains … Continued

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Monday, 16 November 2009

Game Drive photograph by Justin Cohen

posted to: Photos of South Africa

South Africa is a wildlife paradise offering umpteen numbers of national parks and game reserves. Although each game reserve offers its own dimension to game viewing, one common factor ties them all together: the regal big five of the South African wild world – Elephant, Leopard, Rhino, Lion and Buffalo. Game Viewing in South Africa is done either in closed vehicles (mostly in the National Parks), in open safari vehicles in the Private Game reserves and both day and night game viewing is available in private reserves … Continued

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Friday, 13 November 2009

Vervet Monkey – mother and baby by Trudi Naude

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Submitted to our November Photography Competion by Trudi Naude, this photograph of a vervet monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops) and her baby is entitled “Hold on tight”. Different types of vervets vary in colour, but generally the body is a greenish olive or silvery grey. The face, ears, hands, feet and tip of the tail are black, but an obvious white band on the forehead blends in with the short whiskers … Continued

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Thursday, 12 November 2009

Eagle in Flight – photographs by Dror Orbach

posted to: Photos of South Africa

These two photographs caught my eye when we received them as I think they are quite spectacular. Taken during a holiday to South Africa last year, they were sent to us by Dror Orbach from Israel. Dror has quite the eye for taking great wildlife photographs … Continued

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Friday, 6 November 2009

Dwarf Chameleon photograph by Jennifer Peers

posted to: Photos of South Africa

This amazing close up of a dwarf chameleon was sent to us by Jennifer Peers as an entry for our November Photography Competition. Jennifer has submitted some of the most beautiful photographs (see previous featured photo here). According to the Wikipedia entry for Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum), it is native to the Western Cape where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town. Continued

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Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Giraffe photograph by Erma Mae Perkins

posted to: Photos of South Africa

This beautiful photograph of a Giraffe taken on a game walk in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve was submitted to our November Photography Competition by Erma Mae Perkins. Established in 1895, this is the oldest game park in South Africa along with nearby St Lucia Reserve. Apart from game viewing drives there are self guided auto trails which provide information on both the management and natural history of the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi game reserve. Guided walks can be especially rewarding in the early morning and late afternoon … Continued

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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Bashful and Beautiful – Waterbuck by Dror Orbach

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Todays photograph of a female Waterbuck was sent to us by Dror Orbach from Israel, taken on a visit to South Africa in 2008. The waterbuck is not aquatic nor much at home in water, but it does take refuge there to escape predators. The waterbuck is a large, robust antelope with large, rounded ears and white patches above the eyes, around the nose and mouth and on the throat. Only the males have horns, which are prominently ringed and as long as 40 inches. Continued

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Monday, 2 November 2009

Yellow-billed Hornbill photographs by Mhairi Kelly

posted to: Photos of South Africa

These two fabulous photographs of a group of Yellow-billed Hornbills was sent to us by Mhairi Kelly. The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a medium sized bird, with length between 48 to 60 cm, characterized by a long yellow beak with a casque (only in males). The Yellow-billed Hornbill feed mainly on the ground surface, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. Termites and ants are a preferred food source in the dry season … Continued

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Friday, 30 October 2009

African Paradise Flycatcher photo by Janet Bloom

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Todays beautiful photograph is of an African Paradise Flycatcher taken by Janet Bloom in the Madikwe Game Reserve. Says Janet: “We saw this mom and dad feeding their chick at a lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve when it started raining. The dad swooped down and sat on the chick until the shower was over. A few days later, the chick had left the nest and was flying with the parents” … Continued

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Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Going Wild

Photographers Competition November 2009

posted to: Win with SA-Venues.com

Restore my faith that not all travellers are only interested in the Big 5 … submit your favourite game reserve or nature photo and win! The only spec is that it cannot be a photo of a Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino or an Elephant. Oh, and amateur photographers only please. Your photo will be featured and credited in our January 2010 newsletter and in line with our Theme for November 2009 (Going Wild in South Africa … The Big 5 and Beyond), you’ll win a special something which will make it that much easier for you to spot game, though they’ll also come in handy at the next rugby match you attend.

Photographs submitted will be featured here for all to admire (so bookmark this page and come back daily to check out your competition). Continued

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Thursday, 8 October 2009

Going Wild

Interview with a Wildlife Photographer

posted to: Game and Wildlife Encounters, Photos of South Africa

SA-Venues.com talk to Dave Estment, intrepid wildlife photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Q:
What first inspired you to pick up a camera?

Dave Estment A:
Racing Superbikes, strangely enough! I raced professionally from 1979 – 1985, so got to know some of South Africa’s top motorsport photographers, from the other side of the lens. Later this led to working with them on test rides for motoring magazines and the odd TV show, eventually being invited to join the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists as a photographer myself. It was a natural progression from there into my other passion, wildlife, and then on into commercial photography.

Q:
I see the need for the caption to that pic! Before moving on, do you have any particular highlights to share with us about racing? Continued

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Thursday, 8 October 2009

Adderley Street Flower Seller by Greg Lumley

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Freshly cut flowers including indigenous and our national flower, the protea, are available from the colourful flower sellers in Adderley Street, Cape Town, from where they having been operating for the past 100 years. The Adderley Street flower sellers and their beautiiful wares are located in the market place in Cape Town’s main thoroughfare, between Strand Street and Darling Street … Continued

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Friday, 25 September 2009

Table Mountain by Greg Lumley

posted to: Photos of South Africa

Table Mountain photographs by popular Cape Town wedding photographer, Greg Lumley. Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest – so may we take this opportunity to remind you to vote! Continued

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Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Mom & Baby Rhino Photos

posted to: Photos of South Africa

These beautiful photographs of the White Rhino Mom and Baby were taken in the Entabeni Game Reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. The white rhino’s name derives from the Dutch “weit,” meaning wide, a reference to its wide, square muzzle adapted for grazing. The white rhino, which is actually grey, has a pronounced hump on the neck and a long face … Continued

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Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Giraffe silhouette photograph

posted to: Photos of South Africa

A beautiful photograph of a giraffe with beautiful sunset. The Giraffe is unknown outside of Africa and early written records described the giraffe as “magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character.” Continued

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