Macro Photography

Here we rate our four favorite national parks in order of preference...

1. Kruger National Park

There are millions of insects, many of which come to your bungalow at night because they are attracted to the lights. In addition some camps, like Punda Maria, Berg en Dal, Mopani and Pretoriuskop have walks that you can go on inside the camp perimeter to look for insects.

2. Kgalagadi

If you are staying in the wilderness camps you are not allowed to walk around the camps as they are unfenced. Don't fret, because many insects will come and pay you a visit at your dune cabin, as the scorpion above did to us at Kieliekrankie camp!

3. Pilanesberg

When you stop at the picnic sites don't forget to look around - we always tend to find scorpions, grass-hoppers and unusual flowers to photograph.

4. Etosha

Even though summer and spring are obviously the best times for insects we have had the odd insect surprises in winter. Insects are very hardy creatures and even in winter the days in Africa can get warm, thus encouraging the insects to come out for awhile.

Macro Photography Hints & Tips...

• To learn what macro gear we use click here

• When photographing macro subjects, be they insects, flowers or reptiles, you should try to ensure that your photographs have impact. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to photograph your subject from eye-level

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