White Rhino Youngster Nikon D3s, Nikon 300mm VR II, 1/400, f/2.8, ISO 320 Monochrome conversion with Nik Silver Efex Pro Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
‘White Lions’ – Guest Post by Tom Svennson
White lions are not man produced like white tigers, they are natural in small areas in South Africa. So I decided to go down to SA and get photos of these fantastic animals. I would spend my time down there in tent and spent every morning and evening with the lions as it turned out [...]
Make Your Blacks Black and Your Whites White
The goal in photography is to have your blacks black and your whites white. This is what most photography courses, books and workshops will tell you. It leaves your images looking more life like. It gives your images more ‘punch’. No the reality is that most of the time your camera will not be able [...]
White Rhino in Morning Light
Rhino has always been one of my favorite photographic subjects. It’s not always easy, as most of the time they have their heads flat on the floor, but therein lies the challenge. A wonderful combination of straight line curves and texture makes for a very ‘large’ variety of composition options. Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ [...]
An Old Elephant
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 [...]