Surf's-Up
Our everyday preset for enhancing RAW images. Adds vibrance, a little contrast, a slight vignette and some sharpness and noise reduction. Useful for most images.
A useful black and white conversion preset that creates rich, cool blacks and slightly warm whites.
This preset creates muted tones and a "flat" image with a slight greenish cast.
We created this Lightroom preset to give your photographs a high contrast image, desaturating the warm tones and pushing greens and aquas.
This preset gives a flat, muted look , pushing reds, oranges and magentas while holding back the cooler tones.
Similar to preset 5, this preset pushes yellows and oranges while desaturating the other colours at the same time, it lifts the blacks somewhat.
A soft, gentle Lightroom preset with just a touch of "glow" for a more romantic feel to your photographs.
This preset creates a high contrast photograph with cool, greenish blacks and a touch of magenta in the mid tones.
A slightly muted palette with an increase in contrast with a touch of high key effects.
This preset creates a high contrast effect, pushes whites and boosts greens.
The Sony 200 - 600mm lens at its widest focal length but even then the lens is on a beanbag on the side of the game viewer - one cannot be too steady. 1/500 sec at f5,6. ISO 100.
Hours of background work went into setting up this photo of the fire pit and dining area at Jock Safari Lodge. In the end it took just a few minutes to shoot . An HDR image created by blending 5 photographs shot at different exposures into 1 image. Sony A1 and Sigma 14 - 24mm lens.
HDR images ensure that there is detail in both the highlights and deepest shadows. A merge of 3 images shot on the Sony A1 and Sigma 24 - 70mm lens.
We were out early, before the other guests and were fortunate to pick up this hyena returning to the den. Such interesting interaction between it and other clan members. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/250 sec at f9. ISO 800.
The most amazing animals and so very endangered, wild dogs can make for some great pics but you have to be fast. Some would say that they should be on Ritalin. 1/250 sec at f6,3. ISO 250.
The first game drive and we picked up this gorgeous female leopard. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/250 sec at f6,3. ISO 1000.
Sometimes one has to look a little further than the obvious to tell the story. Sony A1 and Sigma 24 - 70 Sigma lens. 1/259 sec at f4,5. ISO250.
The cutest and smallest of the litter. Patience is required - don’t leave the sighting until you’re absolutely sure that it’s done and dusted. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/500 sec at f6,3. ISO 800.
A1R421104. Need a long lens for wildlife photography? Not really… This was shot with the Sigma 24 - 70mm lens at 24mm. Do not attempt getting this close to an elephant without a very experienced guide! Thanks Estiaan. 1/250sec at f6,3. ISO160.
In amongst shooting the guests and game viewing vehicles we managed to get some shots of what all the excitement was about. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/500 sec at f6,3. ISO 200.
Water-Is-Precious
Common hippopotamus or hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) showing aggression. Okavango Delta. Botswana
Yellow-billed (Yellowbilled) Kite (Milvus aegyptius). Pietermaritzburg. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa
