The Greek roots of the word photography translate as "writing with light." Welcome to my studio--a place to practice and illuminate good work using writing and photography.
"In the trees to the right, see the mousebirds?" asks our guide as he makes a quick stop alongside the dirt road in Addo Elephant Park in South Africa. "They only live here." We strain to make out what and where he is pointing, but see only light-speed movement of the small flock away from the road into the trees. It is the first of three attempts to introduce us as they scurry off like a band of mice. In the day use area where we stop to have a late breakfast, it is a different story. Like many of the common birds here, their docile cousins survive by scrounging on the remnants of visitors, and warily pose for pictures.
