Nikon D700, Nikon 14-24mm @ 18mm, 15 sec, f/5, ISO 3200 Ingredients: DSRL Camera Tripod Clear, starry night sky Large tree Elephant minding his own business Two torches Recipe: You cannot quite plan an image like this. Sure, the tree, stars and composition is not a problem so let’s start there. First things is the [...]
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Quick Pic – Making a Scene
Making a Scene Nikon D3s, Nikon 300mm VR II, 1/2000, f/4, ISO 640 Madikwe Game Reserve Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
Photo Recipe: Reaching Out
Reaching Out Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35mm @16mm, 1/160, f/8, ISO 200 Ingredients: One very relaxed, inquisitive elephant DSLR with wide angle lens Lots of luck Recipe: This is one of the images you just can not plan for. Luck plays a part! Firstly, you need a very relaxed, inquisitive elephant pretty damn close [...]
What Do You See?
When you look at the image below, what do you see? Yeah, it’s an elephant. But there’s more. It’s an African scene with an African wildlife subject. It’s Africa, or at least a small part thereof. You see, all too often, when we are our photographing wildlife, we only look for the winners. The image [...]
Quick Pic – Gray Ghosts
Gray Ghosts Nikon D3s, Nikon 300mm f/2.8, 1/1250, f/4, ISO 400 Madikwe Game Reserve Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
