Catchlight. A Little Goes a Long Way

Jul 26, 2010 1 Comment by Gerry

It’s all in the eyes. The devil is in the detail and when you are photographing live subjects that detail can be as small as the little bit of catchlight that brings life to your subject’s eyes. When you take a photograph, specifically with reference to wildlife,  the idea is to convey reality.  The real, [...]

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Getting Close Enough

Jul 23, 2010 2 Comments

One of the most difficult things about creating bird portraits is getting close enough. I spent yesterday in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve with the specific goal of photographing birds.  Even though it is the middle of winter, the amount of this water in this picturesque reserve makes for amazing bird watching and therefore, bird photography.  [...]

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Hurry Up and Wait

Jul 06, 2010 No Comments

Taking a portrait of an animal is in many ways the same as taking a portrait of a person. Eye contact, the slight tilt of the head and soft lighting can take a good image to the next level.  All too often people will have the opportunity to photograph a lion in the wild, take [...]

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Lion Portraits

Feb 08, 2010 No Comments

A while ago I did a post on African icons and which animals stand out as truly African. Some of the other species that was mentioned as possible icons included giraffe, cheetah and elephant but by looking back at Photo-Africa over the last few weeks it seems that lions still rank up there as some [...]

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Daily Photo: Spotted Hyena Portrait

Nov 04, 2009 No Comments

Spotted Hyena Portrait Madikwe Game Reserve (Nikon D300, Sigma 50 – 500 @ 100 mm, 1/250, f/4.5, ISO 400) ___________________________ Was working through some older images when I came across this one.   A very different shot of a Spotted Hyena which shows an almost innocent side to these often misunderstood animals.  After walking past [...]

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