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Kalahari lion and flowers

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, In : Creating the images 
 Crouching Kalahari lion.
A Kalahari desert lion normally blends into the red or   
other sand of the Kalahari desert to such an extent that  
animals can almost walk right into them without spotting them. So when there  
are exceptional rains for a short while, the desert turns into a heavenly garden of green and coloured wild flowers. During  
exceptional rains like the exceptional 2010 season Flowers cover certain  
areas that cannot be imagined during most of the year.  
The area around the wate...

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Arid Parks management.

Posted by Joe Lategan on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, In : Substandard practices 

During my visit at the Mata Mata camp the following were experienced.
The road was in acceptable standards and maintained during my visit. The sewage seeped out from the toilets right into my campsite  along the fence with a terrible smell for the duration of my stay. It seeped out of the ground half a
meter from my tap and 2 meters from my tent. Cigarette buts have not been picked up for many weeks probably. I remember the days that the camp sites were raked before each arrival every day as we...

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Making of The Last ranger fine art Image

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, In : Creating the images 


 I wanted to do a portrait of a camelthorn tree but it is always difficult to get a single tree or a situation where the background and foreground does not detract from it. At this specific point in the dunes and central part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier park the opportunity was there including the backround that enhanced the message of the Camelthorn I tried to bring across. The Camelthorn is the major reason for the abundant micro habitats along the desert riverbeds that stimulate the cha...
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Hyena Nights & Kalahari days

Posted by Joe Lategan on Monday, July 19, 2010, In : Books 
A Must have book by the king of Hyena scientists in South Africa

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First DVD on Auob river ecological overview

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, In : Auob river ecological overview DVD 
The first film on the Auob river shot over two years covering a full years seasons or climatic conditions. The DVD is now available at the shops in Twee Rivieren and Augrabies falls. 
Otherwise do a internet payment and mail the proof to info@catfishjoeproductions.co.za
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kgalagadiphotography web launch in Park

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, In : kgalagadiphotography.com launch 
The web site is being promoted with a photo of a spectacular male lion at the entrance of the shop at Twee Rivieren.
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Twee Rivieren restaurant

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, In : Restaurant photos 
The Twee Rivieren restaurant decorated their walls with our photos over the weekend and the kgalagadiphotography.com website advertised in the  Shop entrance with photo of a spectacular male lion currently in charge of a pride along the upper Auob river. 
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First cold fronts

Posted by Joe Lategan on Monday, April 26, 2010, In : climatic conditions 
The first cold front  as predicted moved over the country and the Free State and Karoo received first frost and zero temperatures. It is now important to scrutinize the dunes on the side that receive the first sun-rays as the animals are still used to the warmer temperatures.In other words the animals move to the top of the dunes or high laying areas to get the first sun shine where they heat up for quite some time before moving in the late morning. This side of the dunes also naturally  have...
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wet to dry transition

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, In : wet to dry transition 
It is now what is called approaching the "transition period" from the wet to the dry months. Although a few good showers could still fall, the grasses will start to turn yellow. The animals are in the prime condition and springbok can be found in river beds almost tired of eating. Male springbok are staking territories along the river beds and gathering the females for the second round the seaon. Long grasses make very nice backdrops to animal potraits especially early morning and late aftern...
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Visitors photos

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, In : visitors photos 
Please forward photos you want to share with us either from animals and landscapes or general holiday pics to photos@catfishjoeproductions.co.za.
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General advise/information required

Posted by Joe Lategan on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, In : Info required 
Feel free to contact us with any advise or information you require from a photographic and ecological point
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Artography

Posted by Joe Lategan on Sunday, March 7, 2010, In : Abstract photos 
Take a look at some of the photos I only tweaked the light and nothing else. The original phots are visible elsewhere for comparison.
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Kalahari Photography with Catfish Joe Productions

Posted by Joe Lategan on Saturday, January 2, 2010, In : Kgalagadi Photography General 
Kgalagadi Photographic tours (still or video/film)

Pitched for Serious Photographic Tourist or Pro-or Broadcast/media

Unbeatable photographic tours by award winning photographers throughout Southern Africa’s biodiversity hotspots. We specialise in travel photography and have photographers qualified as cooks of indigenous cuisine, natural history guides, safety officers, specialist knowledge, cinematographers, fishing guides etc and are absolutely suited to allow you a unbeatable photogra...
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