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9 Gorgeous Bird Images from Alan’s Zimanga Photo Safari – Mkhombe hide

Posted on April 17, 2019April 25, 2019 by Pui Hang

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I mentioned at the beginning of this series of blog posts that Alan attended our Zimanga Photo Safari primarily to photograph birds. So, it seems only right that I dedicate this final blog post to his visits to the Mkhombe Pool Hide.

For those of you who have read my journey to photograph the South African Wildlife of Zimanga report, you may recall that I mention that this hide almost turned me into a bird photographer! The variety of bird species available to photograph here is simply immense & watching these pretty coloured birds come & go will put a smile on your face.

Alan used a combination of the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM with a Canon EF 1.4x III extender to photograph these stunning birds. It is also possible to use a 500mm lens to get tighter portrait shots.

A Yellow Fronted Canary captured at Mkhombe Hide during the NaturesLens Zimanga photo safari

A Kurrichane Thrush as captured on the NaturesLens Zimanga photo safari

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Beautiful safari images from Alan’s Zimanga Photo Tour

Posted on April 14, 2019April 22, 2019 by Pui Hang

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The NaturesLens Zimanga Photo Tour is a combination of traditional game drives & hide sessions. In part three of this series of Zimanga blog posts, we showcase Alan’s beautiful images taken during game drives & from the Scavenger Hide.

Tawny Eagle eating on a perch as captured during the Zimanga photo tour led by NaturesLens

A Lilac Breasted Roller as photographed on the NaturesLens Zimanga photo tour

Portrait of a Pied Crow taken at dawn during the NaturesLens Zimanga photo tour

When you are on a game drive in Zimanga, you are in one of only three vehicles on the game reserve. This means you are not competing with other cars to get the shot & you can stay with your subject for as long as you want.

A Yellow billed Hornbill captured during one of the game drives on the Zimanga photo tour led by NaturesLens

A colourful portrait of a Lilac Breasted Roller photographed on the NaturesLens Zimanga Photo tour

A Drongo perched on a stone wall as captured during the NaturesLens Zimanga photo tour

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11 Stunning Images from Alan’s Zimanga Photography Safari

Posted on April 11, 2019April 22, 2019 by David Miles

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In May 2018, Alan joined me on our Zimanga photography safari holiday. His primary objective was to photograph the incredible birdlife that Zimanga has to offer, but as it turns out, he also enjoyed a spot of mammal photography too! He sent in so many beautiful images that I have decided to dedicate a series of blog posts to showcase his images.

A giraffe silhouette at sunset taken during the Zimanga photography safari led by NaturesLens

A colourful silhouette of two guinea fowl captured during the NaturesLens Zimanga photography safari

The birds in Zimanga can be photographed from the hides & while you are out & about on a game drive. All the hide sessions are timed to take advantage of the gorgeous light at dawn & dusk.

Alan’s first photography session was an afternoon in the Lagoon hide. In order to access this hide, you have to walk along a screened walkway that leads to a 30m long & pipe with a 1.5m diameter which you have to walk through. The internal concrete wall of the pipe is decorated with the signatures of every photographer who has ever visited Lagoon hide. How cool is that?

The hide is placed off-centre in the Lagoon which means that there is a long & a shorter distance available for photography. For the afternoon session, the longer distance was better for the light & Alan found that his Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II USM was the perfect lens to use in this hide.

I think it would be safe to say that Alan really enjoyed his time in this hide. Just look at these stunning images of the three-ringed plover, wagtail & Egyptian geese! The lighting was just perfect for producing such colourful photos.