Rudi Hulshof Photography: Busy Period Over

Friday, February 18, 2011

Busy Period Over

I do have to start off with a sincere apology to all the fans that have been checking in to find a blank space over the last few months. The summer period in RSA, and here in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve is the busy period, and subsequently we are almost always running around flat out trying to keep our guests happy. I have thus been really scarce, but my vow for the new year is to continue trying to mesmerize and entertain you with great wildlife shows here from the BUSH.

I have been very busy doing some long overdue scanning also , and will be filling the blog up with many images that I have uncovered over the last month or so.

Today I would like to share some Cub images. There was a period in 2005/2006 that we were truly spoilt in the western sector of the SSW ( Sabi Sand Wildtuin ), with no less than 3 different Lion prides with Litters.

I would love to hear from you all regarding what you would like to see posted here in the days and weeks to come, that I can dig out those particular slides, and get them scanned, this will help serve as extra motivation to me to get the ball rolling again.

Thanks for the continued support

Rudi Hulshof

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AnonymousFebruary 28, 2011 at 7:32 PM
Hi Rudi Thanks for the New Blog Updates I Think Everybody Would Like to Read About and See Images of the Lion Coalition Which Can Now Only Be Seen Exclusively on Idube the World Famous "Legendary Mapogos" !!!!

Regards,
Peter Vaughan
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About the Author

An Alumni of the prestigious Kearsney College in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Kwazulu Natal, Rudi Hulshof is based in the famous Timbavati Private Game Reserve, adjacent to the world renowned Kruger National Park, where he occupies the position of Reserve and General Manager of Karan's Camp.

An award winning and much publicised wildlife photographer, Rudi has used his 13 years of game lodge experience to fine tune an ever evolving passion, Nature and Wildlife Photography. Starting as a guide in 1998 in the Waterberg area of South Africa, Rudi quickly moved through the training ranks to attain the highest guiding qualification available by the end of 2000. From here, doors opened to various game reserves, including: Timbivati, Manyeleti, Welgevonden, and the Kruger National Park, before settling in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve.

Guiding has always been a passion, that, in conjunction with Photography, has kept Rudi motivated, and thus an inspiration to all of his guests, and peers alike. Rudi has been described as a mentor to some of today’s most talented young up and coming Wildlife Photographers, providing the motivation and tutorship in their Guiding and Photographic development.

Few people are fortunate enough to live in the African wilderness, and Rudi has never taken this for granted, realising his potential to lead professional, informative, and educational tours to unlock the wonders of not only the big 5, ( Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Rhinos and Cape Buffalo )but also a myriad of lesser recognised members of both the animal and plant kingdoms.

Years of observing, and absorbing behaviour of wild animals has enhanced Rudi’s abilities as a Wildlife Photographer, the thousands of hours spent analysing behaviour has entrenched an almost magical ability to position himself, and his guests in a position to capture the anticipated image, long before it materialises. This understanding of behaviour has further ably assisted Rudi in capturing Award Winning Wildlife images.

Internationally recognised and published, Rudi’s proudest photographic achievements include having won awards for 2 consecutive years in Africa’s most prestigious Wildlife Photographic competition: the Getaway Fujifilm Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Added to this Rudi has featured prominently in what is these days called the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year, considered the premier showcase of International Wildlife photography. Print publications include Promotional material for different Lodges and Travel companies, featured both in local and international magazines, as well as advertising campaigns and billboard exposure. A featured contributor to publishing companies, Rudi’s images also make appearances on various wildlife calendars.

First published in 2001, in Getaway Magazine, Rudi’s preferred medium for capturing images was, and to a degree still is, the Purist method: Slide Film rather than Digital. It took Rudi until 2007 to convert to Digital, but his Camera box still contains a trusty Minolta Maxxum 9, considered by many photographers as the finest 35mm Film SLR camera ever created. Most of Rudi’s Published images are from the slides he has taken, predominantly using Fujifilm Velvia 50/100. Subsequently thousands of Rudi’s images have yet to be unveiled. These are now in the process of being scanned using a Nikon Coolscan 5000ED dedicated 35mm film scanner, and will be posted onto this blog in the near future. Although the value of Digital far outweighs that of Film, To shoot a roll of film was to take a leap of faith. The digital evolution has eliminated a lot of uncertainty from the process, and that's probably a net gain -- especially if you're an amateur shutterbug. Unfortunately, some other, wonderful elements have disappeared as well: mystery, poetry and the element of chance.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Busy Period Over

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