Still here

Hi Everyone Watch this space – we have been quiet for a while but new exciting stuff coming up… Stay put.

Still here

Hi Everyone Watch this space – we have been quite for a while but new exciting stuff coming up… Stay put.

Drakensberg Journey – Day One

Hi Everyone As promised, here is the first post of your Drakensberg Journey: The very first day in the ‘Berg. Can it get worse? (Certainly…) Besides a little one-man hikers tent (which I use in an emergency only), I packed a proper four-man canvas dome tent to be my home for my first two weeks [...]

Drakensberg Journey

Good day Everyone! No prospects to be in the bush in the near future. But here is something in the meantime: Our latest two books on the Drakensberg were published in January this year (2011). So much happened during these projects but unfortunately we had no blog running at the time. With the next few [...]

Yashica and Vaseline

Hi Everyone In the old days, when the costs of creative filters were way above an amateur photographers’ budget, I used techniques which were very effective in adding a “soft” or “texture” effect to my pictures. The next method was standard practice when I took photos at a wedding: To create a “soft & misty” [...]

Sheep chase vultures away!

Good day Everyone No vulture pictures today but please take time to read this very interesting incident: Or, if you do not have much time, read just the highlights in BOLD: The hide was supplied with 4 lamb carcasses. When I arrived at the Dronfield vulture hide on Saturday morning, there were approximately fifteen vultures [...]

Macro magic

Hi Everybody This morning we had a clear sunrise (no clouds). This gave me the opportunity to photograph the snow-capped mountains with clear blue skies as a background.  With one picture I managed to catch the golden glow as the rising sun lit up the tip of one of the main peaks. (Will publish that [...]

Downloads

Hi Everyone As promised, below are a few pics you can download as wallpapers. Click a pic to download. You will be silently linked to our website (www.oshana.co.za) where all the files are located. If you have a problem downloading, please leave a comment here and we will rectify it as soon as possible.   [...]

From Springbok to Pofadder

If you stop halfway between Springbok and Pofadder and get onto the roof of your car, you will see the curvature of the earth… Hi Everyone I have witnessed this myself but could not take a picture of it. The wide-angle lens on my camera actually bent the horizon the opposite way. You will have [...]

On the road again

Hi Everyone and welcome back! We are done at Kleinzee for now and are on the road again heading back home. Will pass through towns of Springbok, Pofadder, Keimoes and Kakemas to Upington.Should get a few pics along the way. Be back soon!