It’s only human nature to value something that is hard won and the same is true of photography. Especially when it feels as if you aren’t getting anywhere.

That’s what it felt like for me on a recent trip to Ndumo, a small game reserve along the Pongola river and border with Mozambique.

Using custom mode to maximise photographic opportunities in wildlife photography.

So what's the right stuff to have for Birds-in-flight (BIF)? Like most things in photography, the answer is as long as a piece of string. So let's step back from the gear a little and discuss the birds. That's what we are interested in after all!

Learning to love Manual Mode can really add to our creative options. Find out how I use it in my photography.

Bird-in-flight photography is a pastime that bewitches many a nature photographer. The effortless beauty of birds is something wonderful to see but capturing it can be difficult! In this post, I'm sharing one of my favourite BIF spots and a special trick that I use there.

The 'secret' water-level hides at Zibulo Colliery, South Africa make for some spectacular bird photography. 

Flying right out of legend the Bearded Vultures of the Drakensberg are some of the most exciting and beautiful birds to photograph in Souther Africa. 

Bee-eaters are a wonderful group of birds. Colourful and full of character they must be very high on most bird photographer's bucket lists.