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A thirsty zebra by the waterhole keeping a lookout for predators

A thirsty zebra by the waterhole keeping a lookout for predators
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 560 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 270/1

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Mar, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a game reserve from a photographic hide when on a weekend wildlife photo workshop . The zebra was coming for an afternoon drink by the hide just when the light was right. I'm a hobby photographer with only a few courses here and there on photography, so getting very excited when a photo turns out ok!

Time

This was around 5-6 pm after several hours in the hide waiting - with very few animals in sight. In the end - it was worth the wait!

Lighting

This was afternoon light with the sun hanging low and giving the photo a nice shimmer.

Equipment

Nikon D7100 with a Tamron lens (18mm-270mm). No flash, no tripod.

Inspiration

It wasn't so much the inspiration as it was the opportunity. Have been living in South Africa for about 2 years now, and have used the opportunity to get more into wildlife photography.

Editing

I process photos in the available programmes on my mac. This one was processed with iPhoto.

In my camera bag

In my camera bag I normally have 3 lenses - albeit mainly two of them I use. I either use my Tamron 18-270mm for all kinds of photos - whilst I use my Tamron macro 90mm for macro photos. I also have a Nikon portrait lense (50mm) while use it relatively little - also because I don't really do any studio photography. However, the lens has an f-stop of 1.8 so can also give nice close up photos.

Feedback

If there is one thing I have learnt through courses and practising is that soft light gives better photos, and if not shooting with auto-mode then constantly think of the evolving light conditions and the likely subjects to encounter - keep the setting for something that is likely to be suited. However, if out looking for something rare - like a leopard sighting. I have the setting on auto - I will only start experimenting with settings - once I'm sure I have one or two ok photos (for memories) already...

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A thirsty zebra by the waterhole keeping a lookout for predators

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