A resolute heron Just playing around with filters to take out the colour. Not sure ...
Mar, 2019Views
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Location
This photo was taken while staying at Notten’s Camp on the Sabi Sand Private Reserve. The reserve shares an undenied border with Kruger National Park and is famous for its leopard sightings.Time
The photo was taken slightly after we left camp on our afternoon/evening game drive, at just after 4 pm local time. It was still a bit bright, so not an ideal time to be pointing the camera towards the sky.Lighting
We were about an hour away from the softer light of early evening, but the guide tried to get us in a spot where glare wouldn’t be too harsh.Equipment
I shot this with a Canon 60D, which is a crop sensor model, using a Tamron 150-600mm zoom. Shot handheld from a stationary Jeep. Focal length: 375mm Shutter speed: 1/1250 Aperture: F5.6 ISO: 100Inspiration
My camera never stops clicking when on a safari. Over the 5 days at this lodge I snapped 2000+ photos. I take photos of everything ... however, I had been reading about content versus context in wildlife photography, so rather than just snap a few “portrait” shots, I kept pulling back to show more of the environment. Some produced quite excellent results.Editing
Originally this was a colour photo, but during my limited Lightroom process I added some black and white filters as I thought it might work since the majority of the background is sky.In my camera bag
Canon 60D Tamron 150-600mm zoom Canon 10-22mm wide angle Canon 18-135mm kit lens (used mainly on walks) My kit is extremely basic as I’m always broke (lol), travel economy, and can’t decide if I should buy another body or just more lenses.Feedback
I am an amateur, so not sure I should be doling out advice, but I will say my photos have gotten better just trying to take anything other than just close up photos. Look for patterns or lines, find out if there’s a way you can encompass some photography rules in your photo (rule of thirds), and then see if you can break them. Have fun. And put the camera down for a second and see the scene with your eyes. It’s amazing what opportunities might appear by doing that ... it has worked for me at least.
