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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: Panorama Shots – November 25, 2009

November 25, 2009
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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: Panorama Shots – November 25, 2009

The image below is a composite of 3 separate images ‘stitched together’ (photo shop term for combining photos).  I know it’s a little hard to tell it from a simple crop on a small image like this, but there is a big difference.  This image is large and detailed enough to easily print a...

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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: Pan Action Livens the Activity – November 21, 2009

November 21, 2009
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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: Pan Action Livens the Activity – November 21, 2009

Adding action to your shots – Tip for turning boring into interesting. You will have a lot of chances to see baboons.  Sometimes they are giving you some great action as they fight or groom or mate.  Other times, all they are doing is passing through the bush.  In these cases you have a...

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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: From flat to ‘wall hanger’ via B&W conversion – November 19, 2009

November 19, 2009
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Photo of the Day / Photo Tip: From flat to ‘wall hanger’ via B&W conversion –  November 19, 2009

Here is a little ‘before’ and ‘after’ shot.  I always teach to try and shoot when the light is low in the sky as this gives soft light and nice contrast to an image.  However, sometimes, you see something you like when the sun is high.  What to do?  Well of course photograph the...

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Photo of the day / Photo Tips: Creating Drama in Post Processing – November 16. 2008

November 16, 2009
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Photo of the day / Photo Tips: Creating Drama in Post Processing – November 16. 2008

Photo Tips: Shooting into the light can create powerful image silhouettes When color is unimportant to the photo message, it can be a distraction, so consider a black and white conversion

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Photo of the Day and Photo Tip: Shoot in ultra low light – November 15, 2009

November 15, 2009
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Photo of the Day and Photo Tip:  Shoot in ultra low light – November 15, 2009

Photo Tip:  We often talk of the golden hours as being those hours just after sunrise or just before sunset, however some of the most special light is just after sunset.  With modern cameras allowing higher ISO settings, this timelimit  is constantly expanding.

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Photo of the Day – November 8, 2009

November 8, 2009
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Photo of the Day – November 8, 2009

Photo tips: This shot had the elephants facing left, but was flipped.  Animals moving to the right create more mental harmony to the western eye.  Objects moving right to left often create a feeling of tension. Heavy vignetting in post processing can make images more dramatic.

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Photo of the Day – November 6, 2009

November 6, 2009
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Photo of the Day – November 6, 2009

The Mud Baby

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Photo of the Day – October 31, 2009

October 31, 2009
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Photo of the Day – October 31, 2009

Thinking about the days’ plans Photo Tip: Fill the frame with the subject Try to catch some action with your subject Early morning light (‘golden hour’) allows light in the eyes of the subject Shallow depth of field (dof) helps minimize distracting background elements

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Photo of the Day – October 26, 2009

October 26, 2009
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Photo of the Day – October 26, 2009

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Photo of the Day – October 24, 2009

October 24, 2009
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Photo of the Day – October 24, 2009

Photo Tip: When shooting into the sun, lower exposure compensation 2 to 3 stops If using a smaller lens, consider a hard edge 2 or 3 stop graduated neutral density filter (GND) to preserve lighting in foreground

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