“I wanted to focus on the flamingos' "human" expressions and body language. I'm wondering if it was a mistake to crop at the knee joints, which I know is generally a no-no, but I liked the angled composition of the 2 animals together, and including the entire body of the dominant subject in my opinion negated the "humanistic" effect.” -Karen Tate
Continue reading...Monday, January 25, 2010
The zoo is a fantastic place to spend a day with a camera and practice your wildlife photography skills. The zoo is also a great place to practice before a photo safari if you’re not used to shooting wildlife (or haven’t done it for a long time) and you’re planning a photo safari. This way you can get into the habit of shooting wildlife and be prepared from day one of your photo safari trip rather than wasting the first few days brushing up on your wildlife photography skills.
Continue reading...Friday, November 20, 2009
In this video Paul Nicklen describes his most amazing experience as a National Geographic photographer - coming face-to-face with one of Antarctica's most vicious predators.
Continue reading...Saturday, July 11, 2009
In this video National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore talks about being on assignment for the world’s greatest magazine. In his presentation Joel Sartore communicates a strong conservation message along with how we can all help to save the planet, spiced up with his great sense of humour. If you want to see more of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 10, 2009
This afternoon I went with the family to visit a local shopping mall which opened just recently (Stockland in Balgowlah). I was excited when the first shop at the entrance was a lovely bookshop (Berkelouw Books). It looked like an interesting bookshop with an inviting entrance and a cosy atmosphere, so I went straight in and of [...]
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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