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Whether you’re a regular safari goer, a wildlife photography enthusiast, keen traveler, someone with a sense of adventure, or just looking to learn a little more about wildlife, our blog is for you!

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The Science Of Lenses

Are you already intimidated? No need to worry. The science of lenses is not as scary as it seems. It can go really deep but in this blog I’d like to simplify this for you somewhat. I would like to help you understand lenses better and/or provide you with a bit of information that may [...]

Behind The Frame: Mara Leopard

In this episode of Behind The Frame, Trevor talks us through the importance of shooting in raw and the ability to fix errors we have made out in the field in post processing. There are many advantages to shooting in RAW, the biggest advantage is that it is a large file that can be manipulated [...]

Top Images from the Field – July 2023

Presenting this month's Top Images from the Field! The images in this video were all captured by Wild Eye Photographic guides throughout the month of July. Our guides had a busy month hosting both scheduled safaris and private safari's. With the bulk of Wild Eye's activities occurring at the Wild Eye Mara Camp. Please feel [...]

Behind The Frame: India Spotted Deer

In this episode of Behind the Frame, Trevor takes us back to his trip last year in April to India and shows us how he edits a beautiful shot of two spotted deer standing in symmetry in the beautiful meadows of Kahna National Park I hope that you all enjoyed this episode of Behind The [...]

First week in the Mara for 2023

Our first week in the Mara for 2023 has just recently come to an end and what an incredible start to the season it has been.  The build up to the Mara season is often filled with excitement and a certain level of stress as our team gets everything ready for what is set to [...]

Behind the frame: Wide angle Amboseli Elephants

In this episode of Behind The Frame, Johan Van Zyl shares a Lightroom Edit of a photo taken in Amboseli National park of a herd of elephants on the dry lake bed. Amboseli is one of the most amazing photographic destinations in Africa and arguably one of the best places to view and photograph elephants [...]

Trip Report: Uganda, No Primates Private Guided Safari

Uganda. No Primates. That was the brief for this private guided safari experience. It may seem rather unusual but, given that this particular guest has had the privelege of trekking for Western Lowland Gorillas in Odzala-Kokoua National Park with me, it makes a bit more sense. The gorilla trekking experience is very different in the [...]

Camera Sensor Technology

Understanding camera sensor technology is very important as this is the backbone of any digital photography system. This small piece of technology plays a crucial role in determining image quality. A camera sensor is a light-sensitive device that captures the light that enters the camera and converts it into an electronic signal. The resulting signal [...]

Mid-Year Safari Highlights

As I am half way through my 2023 safaris, I decided to write this very short blog for all of you to show off my mid-year safari highlights. It truly is a beautiful thing for mind, body, and spirit to take some time daily for reflection. Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything [...]

Behind The Frame: Masai Mara Wildlife Photography Workshop

In this episode in the Behind The Frame series, Michael Laubscher shares a Lightroom Edit of an image of a male leopard and a spotted hyena feeding on the same carcass captured during the Masai Mara Wildlife Photography Workshop in November 2022. The Masai Mara offers incredible photographic opportunity outside of the typical migration period. [...]

Top Images from the Field – June 2023

Presenting this month's Top Images from the Field! The images in this video were all captured by Wild Eye Photographic guides throughout the month of June. Ou guides had a busy month hosting both scheduled safaris and private safari's. With the bulk of Wild Eye's activities occurring in East Africa, this time around! Please feel [...]

Trip Report: Svalbard Arctic Expedition 2023

I have just returned from my favourite destination anywhere on the planet. Svalbard. From the first time I hosted a Wild Eye expedition there in 2013 I fell in love the harsh beauty of the white wonderland at the top of the world and this year I was reminded of why Svalbard is such in [...]

Behind the Frame: Polar Bear

In this episode of Behind the Frame I share some details on one of the amazing polar bear sightings I shared with my guests during my recent Svalbard Arctic Expedition. I share some info on how to photograph in Arctic conditions and then look at how you could go about processing a polar bear image [...]

Best Of Uganda Trip Report May/June 2023

To best understand just how incredible our recent adventure in Uganda was, feel free to watch the video below. In it I explain the itinerary and show case some of the very special moments we enjoyed and managed to capture throughout the trip. Best Of Uganda Trip Report May/June 2023 The forests form a guests [...]

Behind the Frame: Chimpanzee in Uganda

In this episode of Behind The Frame, I shares with us how he edits one of his favourite images from Uganda on the Best of Uganda Safari he hosted in June of last year. Not every image you take can be converted into black and white so I thought I would share my thoughts and [...]

10 Days in the Serengeti

I recently returned from my first safari for the year and it was a goodie! For this one we focused on the central and western Serengeti and spent 16 nights across 3 different areas. However, for this trip report, I choose to focus on the time spent in the actual Serengeti National Park, as the [...]

Full Frame vs Crop Sensor Cameras

The endless debate between full frame vs crop sensor cameras will never die. Each to his own budget is what I always say. There are pros and cons to each and I hope this blog clarifies this for you somewhat. Let us start at the very beginning… A full frame camera and a crop sensor [...]

Back to Basics blog series

If you are wanting to start out in Photography, or you are a seasoned pro looking to brush up on your photographic knowledge, then this is the perfect "Back to Basics" blog series for you! Shutter Speed, Aperture, Iso, Metering modes. These are just a few of the basic terms that one should know in photography [...]

Madikwe Trip Report: 26 May 2023 – 01 June 2023

I have just returned from an incredible week at Nkurru Lodge in Madikwe. Nestled in the North West Province of South Africa, Madikwe Game Reserve offers a wilderness sanctuary like no other. Here, wildlife thrives, and the landscape paints a stunning backdrop for your safari experience. Throughout our stay in Madikwe, we were immersed in [...]

Back to Basics: Metering modes & Exposure compensation

Okay, so there is one more pretty technical piece that we need to cover in the Back to Basics series before moving on to the more exciting stuff. That is Metering modes & exposure compensation. I'm going to try and make the various metering modes simple to understand using a couple of "out of the box' [...]

Behind The Frame: Langur monkey

In this episode of the Behind The Frame Series, Michael Appalsamy shares some insight into one of his favourite images of all time while hosting the Incredible India Tour. Incredible India 2023 Just incase you missed my trip report from the 2023, you can watch my updates about it all here including some of our [...]

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