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South Africa – St. Lucia

Having left Kruger we traveled to Piet Retief and had an overnight stay at Röhrs Farm Guesthouse. This was a fantastic B&B and it’s a shame we didn’t stay longer. Walking around the gardens we managed to see the following. The next morning after a leisurely breakfast it was on to St. Lucia. What an…

March 10 2019 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , South Africa , St. Lucia , Wildlife

South Africa – Kruger National Park – Lower Sabie

We drove from Oliphants Camp to Lower Sabie which as it’s all within Kruger is actually a game drive. One of our dilemmas for this trip was whether to rent a 4 wheel drive or just an ordinary 2 wheel drive. Having researched it we decide that a normal 2 wheel drive would be ok….

February 27 2019 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , Kruger , Lower Sabie , South Africa , Wildlife

South Africa – Kruger National Park – Oliphants Camp

From the Panorama Route we travelled to Kruger National Park. We had 4 nights in the park and stayed at 2 different camps. The 1st camp was Oliphants overlooking the Oliphants river. It would have been great to sit and eat overlooking the river but this wasn’t possible due to the unusually high winds whilst…

February 19 2019 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , Kruger , Oliphants Camp , South Africa , Wildlife

South Africa – Panorama Route

After months of planning by my wife we finally arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa in the afternoon of the 16th January 2019. We found our transfer after a bit of trouble and were transported to the Airport Game Lodge for the night. A good night’s sleep and with excellent gardens to walk around in the…

February 18 2019 Kevin Agar

Birds, BlogBirds , Panorama Route , South Africa

Bird photography on the Red Sea coast near Marsa Alam, Egypt

Another holiday on the Red Sea coast near to Marsa Alam, where I can photograph the passing migrants and my wife can snorkel and do some underwater photography.We stayed at two different hotels which gave a slightly different reef for my wife and different gardens for me to walk around.Here is a collection of…

November 15 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , Egypt , Marsa Alam , Red Sea

Processing for Birds – Dodge and Burn

Sometimes you get a shot of a bird that’s in focus with good light, good perch, and good background only to be spoilt by a shadow. The image below is ok except for the shadow of the bill. Wouldn’t it be great if you could remove it. Well you can using the following technique. Download…

September 10 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, Photoshop, Post ProcessingBirds , Dodge and Burn , Photoshop

Processing for Birds – Web Images

I first describe my workflow for processing images for posting on the web in 2010. I posted my revised workflow in November 2017. Since then I’ve changed a few things, so I decided that I needed to update my blog with my latest workflow, using my latest Photoshop Action, which can be downloaded from here…

September 8 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, Lightroom, Photoshop, Post ProcessingPhotoshop , Web Images

A varied week

A real mixed week. Went to Littondale for the weekend. Sandra walked to Malham and I walked as far as the waterfall behind the caravan park in the hopes of getting some decent Kestrel shots. Sat for over an hour near to the waterfall but only saw the Kestrel in the distance. On the return…

June 28 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , Photography

A week in Menorca

It was a weeks holiday in Menorca with the grandchildren and their parents, but I tried to fit some bird photography in as well There were plenty of Yellow-legged Gulls and Audouin’s Gulls flying around the hotel looking for an easy meal. I was surprised with the Audouin’s Gulls as they’re not supposed to be…

June 11 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, Blog, WildlifeBirds , Holidays , Photography

Early Monday morning trip to RSPB St. Aidan’s

Set off at 05:30 on Monday morning to RSPB St. Aidan’s in the hope of seeing the Black-necked Grebes again. Clear blue skies and not a breath of wind when I left home but by the time I got to St. Aidan’s the wind had picked up, although the sky was still clear. It’s a…

May 16 2018 Kevin Agar

Birds, BlogBirds , Photography , RSPB , St. Aidan's

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