Archives: Madagascar 

Madagascar 2019

My second trip with ORYX was as great as the first one. It was one of the most colorful holidays I’ve ever had! Madagascar was awesome. Everything went smoothly which is nothing short of a miracle in Madagascar because of the shoddy infrastructure.

Big thanks to our tour leader Dale who was a genius at fixing problems before they occurred, and for finding us compositions and angles, and windows in the thick of the forest, which is quite hard with all the dappled light and branches and green stuff in the way. A very big compliment to Dale Morris. He is the first person in 6 years who could convince me to switch to back button focus. He showed us a lot about spot metering and exposing too.

The hotels were lovely, the food really good, and the beers were cold and cheap. The photo opportunities are innumerable, varied, and colorful and it was great fun getting up close and personal with chameleons, tiny frogs, and dragonflies. The lemurs and sifakas are just the best things to watch and photograph, there are so many different ones, and yet they are all so very cute.

We came home with a colorful diverse portfolio of great photos and are more than happy! A big thank you. I believe you will see more of us!

Madagascar 2019

Hi Dale hope you had a good flight home and all is fine with you and
your family. We made it home and now are freezing our butts off here in Switzerland. Hope our paths will cross again in the future. The trip with you was ABSOLUTELY awesome.

Madagascar 2019

I want to thank you for taking the time and energy to help me with my photography. I feel I got some amazing shots because of you. Will try to practice before we meet again in Brazil

Madagascar 2019

Once again ORYX and Dale Morris have certainly excelled in organization, photography skill development, finding the right places, at the right time to shoot, and making sure everyone is being catered for. Safety is at the forefront of Dale’s mindset, for his clients, while under his guidance and that was truly appreciated. He was able to subtly and gently encourage me to go places with my camera that I would have otherwise been too fearful to try. With Dale, you come away from your travels with a wonderful collection of photos that you are extremely pleased with.

Thanks, ORYX and thank you to Dale!

Borneo, Madagascar (private)

Thanks to Oryx for arranging excellent tours for us in difficult parts of the world to travel to on your own. We went to Madagascar and Borneo. We certainly got to see and experience things one could only hope for, if doing the trip on our own or with a larger group. And Dale knows how to get you into position to get the most out of your photography experience. He makes sure that the local travel and guides are taken care of, so all you have to do is have your camera ready; and he helps with that if you want it.
Looking forward to Ethiopia whenever the lights come back on!
Don

Madagascar 2018

My trip to Madagascar with Oryx Photography Expeditions was a fantastic experience. Madagascar is a very unique and interesting country. Oryx has put together a trip that allows one to experience all facets of the country from the wildlife to the landscape and especially the people. The tour leader Dale Morris and his assistant Kristen Frost made sure we enjoyed every moment of the tour. Dales many ideas of how to take the best shot and also the most interesting shot made for fun-filled days of photography. We got up early and often went to bed late because of a full day of taking photos. To me, the highlight of the trip was our interaction with the people. Dale arranged for us to get up close and personal with the villagers. This allowed us to take great images of the adults and especially the kids.

Oryx is a very professional company and they saved the day during the trip. The infrastructure of Madagascar is not good to say the least. Our flight back to Antananarivo from Morondava on our last day was canceled by the airlines the day before the flight without warning. Oryx arranged a charter flight for us at their own cost. Without this flight we would have all missed our international flights home.

A Professional tour company, top-notch guides, and a unique country made for one great trip. Thanks, Oryx, and Dale

Madagascar 2018

The tour provided a fascinating array of photo opportunities from the various types of lemur to chameleons, frogs, geckos, flying foxes, insects, and rural life in Madagascar. Dale Morris was ever on hand with tips and advice for improving photos.

Madagascar

“Learning about shutter speed and aperture can be done in the classroom, but when you walk with Dale you’ll learn how to see subjects creatively and capture those images in their native environment in a way that will change how you see photography.

And you’ll learn about shutter speed and aperture, too. When you’re spending days and weeks away from home, Dale is an ace traveling companion, having a sense of humor, humility, and consideration”

Madagascar

Dale and I ended up doing a solo trip together (my traveling partner had to turn back unexpectedly due to a family health issue)  in Madagascar, which he planned from beginning to end. I asked to see the country, as thoroughly as I could in 10 days, and to further hone my photographic skills.

I can honestly say that it was one of best photographic trips of my life –  and I’ve taken quite a few. Dale’s teaching skills, patience, expertise and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure I got great shots was unparalleled. But perhaps more important than any of that is that he was a great travel partner.

I looked almost as forward to our nightly discussions as I did with our daily adventures! If you’re looking to get great shots while having a ton of fun, Dale is your man! I could not recommend him more highly and I look forward to taking many more trips with him and Oryx in the future.

Madagascar

“Hi Marius
Currently overnighting in Paris on our way home from Madagascar. It was an excellent trip. We are thrilled with the images we are now in the midst of sorting. We got all of our targets and have some wonderful photos. It’s a tough place, but ORYX and especially Dale handled everything with aplomb.”