I'm just back from another wonderful photo safari to southern Africa, this time Zambia and Botswana and wanted to share some of my favorite images with you.

We'll be returning in May, 2011 and hope you can join us!--David

Welcome to DPS 7-05. We recently returned from our 4th spring visit to South Texas after a great safari week with some very happy participants who got the bird photo opportunities they were hoping for and more. As always we enjoyed the hospitality of some of the premier private photo locations in the Southwest, including the hot new property Campos Viejos--1st place winner in this year's Lens and Land photo contest! Read more »

For years we've been struggling to recommend the perfect lens for our photo safari participants. Nikon's 80-400 is sharp but slow and old and Canon's 100-400 is unpopular due to its push-pull operation and many samples are quite soft at the long end. It's not a speed daemon either. But after handling a Sigma 120-400 at PMA I'm hoping we've found an alternative that will work for everyone. I'm getting one next week and will be shooting with it and letting participants shoot with it in Texas & Alaska so I'll be able to report back with a full field-test.

We're considering offering a photo safari to Death Valley in March, 2009. If you're interested in visiting and photographing this one of a kind destination with us please email us at safaris [at] cardinalphoto.com Read more »

Participant Feedback from our Texas Bird Photo Safaris

"We had very good photo opportunities in every session except on afternoon which was slow. The set ups were well planned and accommodating. I would classify myself as a wannabe photography; I enjoy for my personal use. I learned that my camera is a much more capable tool than how I had previously used it. By listening to David and watching how he used his gear, I learned much about operation of my camera. Now I want to learn more and become more proficient which will involve practice that I look forward to doing.