Taking pictures or converting images into monochrome is as popular now as it has ever been. With colour film and the modern digital technology that are available today monochrome for me still brings out the magical reality of a specific scene. It brings out the mood and atmosphere of certain scenes. The way I convert [...]
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Compare. Compete. Critique.
Comparing, competition and critique. Are they important? I think so but there is a line where any of the above can cross over to a ridiculous obsession. Yes, you need to compare your images with other photographers. Yes, you need to have enough confidence in your own work to enter competitions, whatever the outcome. Yes, [...]
Daily Photo: Baby Jackal
Baby Jackal Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @200mm, 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 320) ___________________________ A week ago we found this little youngster in the middle of a large open clearing. Initially quite relaxed and sleeping in the grass, the young jackal suddenly got up and proceeded to stare very nervously in one direction. Even [...]
Daily Photo: Buffalo in Light
Buffalo in Light Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Nikon 18-105VR @ 100mm, 1/100, f/5.0, ISO 200) ___________________________ To many people they might look and act like cattle, but Buffalo is one of the most quintessentially African animals. For me they are also one of the more difficult of the larger mammals to photograph. Don’t know [...]
Book: A Shadow Falls
If there has ever been a perfect merger of wildlife photography and fine art this is it. There is a reason that Nick Brandt’s first book, On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa is one of the most popular photography books of the decade. The moment you open A Shadow Falls you will understand why. [...]
