Nick

Tried the link, nothing. It came up blank.

Oddly enough, even the link that African Sporting Gazette sent directly to my e-mail didn't work either.

Down right now, but this is the website who is hosting the African Indaba newsletters:

Here is your January 2005 issue of the bi-monthly e-Newsletter African Indaba. Please forward African Indaba and this message to anybody you know with an interest in African wildlife!

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African Indaba Vol. 2/6, January/February 2005
1. Guest editorial by Ian Parker: No Progress in Kenya
2. Valli Moosa of South Africa Elected IUCN President
3. Van Schalkwyk Urges Professional Hunters to Become Allies in Conservation
4. USAID:CBNRM in Namibia
5. Hunters at the 3rd IUCN World Congress in Bangkok
6. Elephant Management & Owners Association Statement on Darting
7. IUCN Accepts Role of Recreational Hunting in Wildlife Conservation
8. News from Africa
9. Incentive-Based Conservation: Moving forward by Changing Thinking
10. Harry Tennison Honored With Capstick Hunting Award
11. Namibian Conservancies Receive Funds
12. African Elephant Genetics: Request for samples
13. Namibian Trophy Hunting Consession on State Land
14. Saliem Fakir & IUCN-SA
15. Fiona Capstick's "The Diana files - The Huntress, Traveler through history"
16. Essay: The Bushveld by Eddie Cross

The African Sporting Gazette is just a great magazine! Haven`t been able to purchase them here in norwegian magazine stores, but I have a couple purchased out of the country. I think I also got a free copy when I ordered books from Safari Press..
I did registrer. Hope it`s good information availabel on their web-site..
Thanks Nickudu!

Anders - I enjoyed your photos. Well done!

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Originally posted by Nickudu:
Anders - I enjoyed your photos. Well done!

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Thank you! I just never get satisified with pictures taken. Well, the qualtiy seems pretty good on slides, but when I scan them and put them out on my website, I can`t get them right. To dark, to light, blurred.. I also find taking trophy photos in Africa difficult. The light conditions seems perfect. But some parts of the picture is to light, while others are covered in shades. And I have tried using the flashlight (blitz). I might need a separate bigger one..
Any tips on scanning and photography?

The bulk of my photographic insight is pre-digital, I'm afraid. However, I have learned quite a bit about scanning, in recent years.
If I can locate it, I have an excellent email from a scanning expert, I'd like to send you.

That would be perfect! I have a lot to learn I guess.. Here`s my e-mail adress: amossing@hotmail.com
No rush however. When you have time..
I have thought of going digital. But I will miss a lot of things related to old fashion photography. Waiting for the package of developed pictures. You always get surprises, good or bad. I will also miss the sounds and athmosphere of a slide-show. Talking to friends about the hunt, and sipping whiskey..

This may serve as well: Scantips.Com

Thank you! Just read through it pretty quickly, and I`m already better prepared than before. I`ll definatly use this link as well. From now on all my scanning will be done with great care. I hunted Namibia 2004 and posted a hunting report. Now I think I will post a report from our round-trip as well.. Namibia, Botswana and Zambia with pictures of course...

Feel free to forward a few pictures so I can try to improve them with my software and send them back to you. In most cases, I have been successful to some degree. _ Nick

That sounds great. I think I will do that. But I really don`t know yet, when I have time. To busy with school in morning/daytime (finishing my master degree) and work in the evenings (money for hunting) at the moment. And I don`t own a scanner. Have to use one on school, so it`s pretty limited now a days.. I will make contact with you later then..

I'll be here!