This last week has been pretty slow from a wildlife photography point of view.
In stead of digging in the archives I thought I would post a shot I got yesterday at the lodge. Shot at midday, when most people would tell you to put your camera away.
The image below shows Tsokwane, one of the oldest, largest elephants in Madiwke. The old guy was hanging around our waterhole so I snuck off the deck and shot up at him to create a bit of a stronger angle.
When the sun is high in the sky you are going to have a lot shadows to try and work with. There are two ways in which you can deal with this. Get to a higher vantage point and shoot down on your subject or think of converting your images to black and white. The heavy contrast has the possibility of working very well in a monochrome image. Give it a bash and see how it works out!
As you know, tomorrow is guest post Thursday, and I have no doubt you are going to enjoy this one.
Wynand van Wyk has a good eye. He creates amazing images. He has a pasison for nature and the outdoors. He has been published in the BBC Wildlife Magazine and Getaway Magazine. And the most amazing thing?
He is only 15 years old!
Make sure to join Wynand tomorrow as he writes ‘The Beauty of Dreams’.
This is another Photo-Africa guest post you can no miss!
I’ll be back on Friday! 
Gerry
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