Three photography articles have been added to the main site. You can view these and other photography articles from the Photo Info category.

Two of the new articles hinge around digital photography while the third offers some basic tips that apply to all forms of photography.

If you're considering buying a digital camera, you've probably come across the term "megapixels". To help you understand this better - and avoid being duped by slick salespeople - you should read "How Many Megapixels Do You Need?"

A question that often bothers those new to digital photography is what to do with all their digital images. "Make the Most of Your Digital Images" offers advice and tips on producing prints and slideshows from digital photos.

Photo Details: African Rock Python (Python sebae) with its victim, a sub-adult grey male duiker, Nagle Dam and Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Photograph by Rob Markham.
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE X20; Shutter Speed: 1/60; Aperture: f3.7; ISO: 100

Additional Info:
Rob Markham, a former game ranger and experienced conservationist who took the photograph, says the python was around 4m (12 ft) long. It was first spotted mid-afternoon and by about 8pm that night had swallowed the duiker.

Photo Details: As it's summer in South Africa and we're fast approaching our longest day (summer solstice in the southern hemisphere), it seems appropriate to feature a typical African sunrise, taken in the acacia thornveld of Weenen Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal.

On December 21, the sun's rays will be directly overhead along the Tropic of Capricorn (the latitude line at 23.5° south, passing through Brazil, South Africa, and Australia).

Photo Details: Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos), also known as Knob-billed duck, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The comb or knob on the bill of male ducks varies in size, being largest in breeding season. Strange what attracts the opposite sex!

Comb duck are widely distributed across Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. They are normally seen in small groups, often on the banks of rivers and pans or near marshes.

The males (drakes) are twice the size of females, and their dark dorsal surfaces are glossed with metallic-violet, purple, bronze and green.