“Don’t pack your camera until you’ve left the location.”

-Joe McNally

This statement or quote by Joe McNally is one which everyone needs to know when photographing wildlife. Sometimes the animal might be sleeping, for example lions doing what they do best, or just a zebra feeding. Do not let this discourage you from taking creative photographs of the lions paw for example, or taking a shot of a zebra and then converting it into a fine art photograph. Who knows maybe when you think that a sighting cannot get any better, it does and you are left scrambling for your camera.

A battered and bruised warrior. Even a stare from a Cape Buffalo can send shivers down your spine.

The striking stripes of a zebra allow for a beautiful fine art image.

An elephant calf tried to make itself big by lifting its head and spreading its ears.

Three Giant Plated Lizards bask on a rock to regulate their temperature.

The Little Bush female leopard hoists her kill up a tree and looks below as a couple of Spotted Hyena anxiously circle below.

Nottins and her cub take refuge in a shady spot in the Msuthlu River during the heat of the day.

A lion’s paw. The instrument that leaves clues to Sabi Sabi’s trackers on their whereabouts.

A Sand River male lion looks on at his brothers as they feast on a buffalo carcass.

A young wild dog takes some time out to rest after some intense playing.

An image displaying zebra allo-grooming. This activity is usually practised to strengthen bonds between the same species and to groom each other in hard to reach spots.