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><channel><title>Phototalk &#187; Nature</title> <atom:link href="http://www.phototalk.co.za/category/through-the-lens/nature/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za</link> <description>Everything &#38; anything about photography</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:34:04 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Kgalagadi &#8211; September 2012</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/10/kgalagadi-september-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/10/kgalagadi-september-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gerhard Steenkamp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Equipment & Gear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine aRT prints and Canvasses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How to take wildlife Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johan Jonck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kgalagadi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography basics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Superimage Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=3083</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the middle of September 2012 I took a week long trip to the Kgalagadi. My last trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was in February this year and man&#8230;.how I missed the place. There is just something so addictive about the Kgalagadi that inspires you to go back time after time. I stayed at]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/10/kgalagadi-september-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photos from rescue operations and air evacuation in the snow at Kokstad</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/photos-from-rescue-operations-and-air-evacuation-in-the-snow-at-kokstad/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/photos-from-rescue-operations-and-air-evacuation-in-the-snow-at-kokstad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:31:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johan Jonck</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[air evacuation from Kokstad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos of snow in South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rescue in snow by Netcare 911]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snow and rescue in Kokstad]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=3026</guid> <description><![CDATA[One hundred and fifty people were rescued from the severe snow storm in the Kokstad area today. A call came in this morning at around 07h00 that people were stuck in the severe snow on the R617 at the Kings Cross mountain pass since yesterday. 15 Squadron, S A P search and rescue and a]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/photos-from-rescue-operations-and-air-evacuation-in-the-snow-at-kokstad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Conversation with Photographer, Marlon du Toit from Singita</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/conversation-with-photographer-marlon-du-toit-from-singita/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/conversation-with-photographer-marlon-du-toit-from-singita/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:13:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Denese Lups</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Conversations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kruger National Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marlon du Toit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Singita]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2982</guid> <description><![CDATA[Marlon is a Field Guide at Singita Sabi Sand . An adventurous person by nature, Marlon has been immersed in Africa and its beauty from a young age. &#160; As a Field Guide Marlon specialises in connecting travellers with the secret lives of some of the most amazing creatures in the wild. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/08/conversation-with-photographer-marlon-du-toit-from-singita/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Vulture battle at Giant&#8217;s Castle Game Reserve captured through the lens of Peter McKellar</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/07/vulture-battle-at-giants-castle-game-reserve-captured-through-the-lens-of-peter-mckellar/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/07/vulture-battle-at-giants-castle-game-reserve-captured-through-the-lens-of-peter-mckellar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Denese Lups</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drakensberg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Giants Castle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2927</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; A good friend of mine, Peter McKellar,  recently paid a visit to the Vulture Hide at Giants Castle. He sent me a few photos and after some research, Giants Castle now features high on my wish list. &#160; &#160; &#160; Giant&#8217;s Castle Game Reserve is considered the home of the eland and the majestic]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/07/vulture-battle-at-giants-castle-game-reserve-captured-through-the-lens-of-peter-mckellar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Duba Experience captured on video!!</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/the-duba-experience/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/the-duba-experience/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 07:11:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gerhard Steenkamp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Duba Plains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johan Jonck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lions in Botswana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Okavango Delta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the last lions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2827</guid> <description><![CDATA[Talk to anyone who has been to Duba Plains in the Okavango Delta and you will hear the same phrase: &#8230;&#8221;What an amazing experience!!&#8221;. I had the privilege earlier this month to visit this remote area made famous by the movie &#8220;The Last Lion&#8221; and came back with hundreds of images and a memory for]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/the-duba-experience/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Duba Plains &#8230;..where you discover yourself in the presence of the wild!</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/duba-plains-where-you-discover-yourself-in-the-presence-of-the-wild/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/duba-plains-where-you-discover-yourself-in-the-presence-of-the-wild/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:47:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Denese Lups</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buffalo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Duba Plains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[female sports photographer Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[introduction to photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Okavango Delta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2698</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; “I believe that people who are interested in learning more about themselves and finding a solution to being must attempt, at least once in their lives, to be in the presence of the wild and in isolation from the clutter of modern society.”  &#8211; Derek Joubert &#160; &#160; Duba Plains, known for its unique]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/05/duba-plains-where-you-discover-yourself-in-the-presence-of-the-wild/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hannes Lochner &#8211; Wildlife and Nature Photographer</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/03/hannes-lochner-wildlife-and-nature-photographer/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/03/hannes-lochner-wildlife-and-nature-photographer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:53:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gerhard Steenkamp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book by Hannes Lochner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[capturing wildlife on camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colours of the Khalahari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coulors of Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hannes Lochner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johan Jonck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JPEG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kgalagadi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The best wildlife Photographer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photos]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2579</guid> <description><![CDATA[More about Hannes Lochner Hannes Lochner was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. From an early age he has visited almost every game reserve in South Africa, along with his parents. A passion was born, which was to become his life&#8217;s labour. His family, mom and dad (both professors), two sisters and a]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/03/hannes-lochner-wildlife-and-nature-photographer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UK tourists harassed by lions at Rooiputs in the Kgalagadi</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/uk-tourists-harassed-by-lions-at-rooiputs-in-the-kgalagadi/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/uk-tourists-harassed-by-lions-at-rooiputs-in-the-kgalagadi/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:16:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Gerhard Steenkamp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Funny]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aperture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Auto ISO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[camera insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[female sports photographer Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how a camera works]]></category> <category><![CDATA[introduction to photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iso]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jan Kriel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johan Jonck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JPEG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kgalagadi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lions attacking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[noise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography basics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RAW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rooiputs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samevloeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sanparks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shutter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Superimage Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2369</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the Kgalagadi at the moment for a short stay of six nights. Except for lot of great sightings there is also lots of other action going on at the moment! Yesterday we had a thunderstorm that swept through Twee Revieren leaving the camp site looking like a river in flow and with my]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/uk-tourists-harassed-by-lions-at-rooiputs-in-the-kgalagadi/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to catch that spark &#8211; Photographing Lightning</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/how-to-catch-that-spark-photographing-lightning/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/how-to-catch-that-spark-photographing-lightning/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pierre Steenkamp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask the Expert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conversations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Skills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[capture lightning on camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to shoot lightning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lightning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lightning in photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lightning tutorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pierre steenkamp]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.phototalk.co.za/?p=2217</guid> <description><![CDATA[How exactly does one catch that ultra fast lightning bolt on camera? I have been struggling with this for a couple of months now and last night I finally figured out how to do it. I have read tons of articles on this subject and there are a mentions of quite a few ways to]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/how-to-catch-that-spark-photographing-lightning/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dancing Carmine bee-eaters, as seen through the lens of Peter McKellar</title><link>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/dancing-carmine-bee-eaters-as-seen-through-the-lens-of-peter-mckellar/</link> <comments>http://www.phototalk.co.za/2012/02/dancing-carmine-bee-eaters-as-seen-through-the-lens-of-peter-mckellar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:10:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Denese Lups</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Through the Lens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bird photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[birding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Camera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carmine bee-eaters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denese Lups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DSLR Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Steenkamp Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[introduction to photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kalizo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nikon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter McKellar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phototalk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category><guid
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