http://www.austinlehman.com/blog Luxury Active Adventure Travel with Austin-Lehman Adventures Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:41:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo Corner We’ve all shot impala, right? Whether at the zoo or in the field, their giant ears, Cleopatra-like eyes, long triangular faces and attractive coloring make them irresistible. I shot this small herd in the Sabi Sabi Private Game Preserve (on the edge of Kruger National Park) while ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/photography-motion-tips-shooting-pan-blurs Photo Corner It isn’t a large canvas, the human face, but even with the same number of component parts (two eyes, a nose, one mouth...) the result is limitless variation. Arguably the first thing we remember seeing in life, and the most memorable element of everyone we meet throughout our years, ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/photographing-faces-how-to-get-the-best-portraits Photo Corner Welcome to Austin-Lehman Adventure's new Photo Corner – an on-line gathering place for all of us who love that happy intersection of fun photography and great travel. Here you'll be able to pick up tips on how to take better trip photos, share some of your ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/welcome-to-austin-lehmans-new-photo-corner-photography-tips-and-advice Thanks to those of you that left questions for us on the blog! We definitely enjoyed answering them. You'll find Carmin's answers to the most recent round of questions below: Q: Chance asks, "What does impala steak taste like? Is it really lean or is there some fat? Is ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/wondering-about-africa Suffice it to say the weather was not cooperating yesterday. Cold, light rain kept shifting to mist and back again all morning. We bundled up in rain jackets or ponchos and headed out after coffee. Despite the cold, I felt warm and cozy; the movements and sounds ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/close-encounters-and-saying-goodbye Sorry for the delay! After breakfast yesterday we went for a bush walk with our guide, Mike. He spotted animal paw prints in the dirt and taught us how to identify the animal from the different shapes of the prints. He also pointed out different plants that are ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/walking-in-the-bush-lions-roar We have settled down at Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp in Kruger, thus living the safari lifestyle. Since our schedule has changed so has my timing for updating the blog. We are on the hunt for animal sightings by 6 AM with downtime in the middle of the day ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/south-african-wilderness-at-its-best-kruger-park This entry will be brief as there is a thunder storm still rumbling overheard. I dislike logging things out of order, but this simply has to be mentioned first. We had our first elephant sighting today! It was more than a sighting, really, as the elephant couldn’t have ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/safari-on-the-madikwe-game-reserve-elephants-and-lions This has been another exceptional day. I awoke at 6:30 to the sound of an employee of Ant’s Nest Lodge bringing coffee into my room. That’s my kind of wakeup call! I showered quickly and headed down to breakfast where our table had been set with a ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/riding-on-the-range-horse-back-safari-and-south-african-wildlife There are not words enough to describe the perfection of this afternoon. Today we traveled from our hotel in Stellenbosch to Ant’s Nest lodge in the Waterberg. We flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg and were picked up by our driver, Tefo, to continue the rest of the ... http://www.austinlehman.com/blog/jeep-safari-in-waterburg-south-africa-and-dinner-with-rhinos