October is Africa month twice over for us, night hides in Kenya & water-based herds in Botswana. Here’s what’s on.
Why does Shompole change what photographers think is possible after dark?
Both Wildlife of Shompole & Wildlife of Shompole Wilderness run this month, & this is where our night-hide photography happens, elephants & occasionally leopard or lion emerging from complete darkness into carefully managed light. It’s unlike anything else we run anywhere in the world.
Create night wildlife images that almost nobody else has
Shompole Wilderness gives you purpose-built hides & carefully managed lighting for African wildlife photographed properly after dark.
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Why is October a strong month for the Chobe River?
Wildlife of the Chobe River in Botswana gives you African buffalo & elephant herds against water, a different, more classically beautiful kind of African image to Shompole’s after-dark drama. October is when dry-season pressure concentrates the largest herds along the riverbank.
Is night-hide photography difficult to learn?
No, our guides brief you fully on positioning & settings before each session. What matters more than prior experience is patience, waiting quietly while a hide’s lighting & a subject’s own movement do most of the work for you.
Which of these October trips should you choose?
Choose Shompole for genuinely unique after-dark African photography. Choose the Chobe River for classic golden-hour herds against water, at the point in the dry season when numbers are highest.
Darkness in Kenya, daylight on the water in Botswana, two very different versions of African wildlife photography sharing the same month.
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