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Bruna Mentrup is
feeling AnnoyedOur Experience At Modderfontein Photographing Birds.
With birds not as easy to find in our well-known bird sanctuaries due to pollution, desperation took over, and we decided to give Modderfontein a go this past Sunday. With 12 eager bird photographers wanting to share their experiences and eagerly capture great shots, we arrived in the…Read More
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Reserve the dates:
Photography Safari to South Luangwa National Park – Zambia
Date: 01 May 2025 to 06 May 2025Package well priced for local and international clients.
Hands-on wildlife photography course presented by Bruna & Leon
Flights-JNB-Lusaka-JNB & Lusaka-Mfuwe-Lusaka (T & C’s apply)
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How many elephants are there left in the world?
According to data collected by the WWF,
the numbers today are upsettingly low.
According to our calculations, less than 500,000 elephants exist today – and that is of both African and Asian species. In Africa, there are approximately 415,000 individuals left whilst in Asia, a mere 40,000.
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You don’t always need more gear to improve your wildlife photography—try out these five tips from Sabine Stols!
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Sunset Tree Climbing
This young lion decided to go on an adventure while the rest of the pride was relaxing on the warm ground. It was difficult to capture this photo as it was already 17:30 and the light was disappearing, however I’m happy with how the last bit of sun light illuminated the lion and tree to create depth in the image.
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Wow.
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Wow Wolter!! This is absolutely amazing and deserve to be pinned at the top of our page. You made good use of the available light and the tree frame your image perfectly. Love the composition with the Lion popping from the darker background.Huge impact and perfect exposure. Well done!
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There’s something special about this image. I particularly love the muted lighting, the diagonal composition; and how you’ve incorporated the lioness’s gaze to follow up the tree branches. The soft muted hues create a dramatic effect. Congratulations on your well-deserved Photo Award!
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Beautiful.
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Some great shots!
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Well done Lezindie. Beautiful images. Nice crop with the Ostrich.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful images Lezindie. Some of your images are nice and sharp with beautiful light in the eye. You captured action which add impact. Just remember not to over sharpen birds when your image is already sharp. Join one of our editing zoom sessions where we specifically cover composition (straightening water),…Read More
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Some stunning animal portraits and I appreciate your creative thinking process here. The first image of the Buffalo would have worked better if you had waited until the Buffalos in the front moved away from the one that is sharp in the background. It’s all about composition and balance in the frame. Well done.
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Feisty little cub
1/1000 F/5.6 Iso 1000 388mm
I faced some challenges with the photos, as the sun was setting fast and the cub was inside a shrug that increased the shadows and darkness even more. Unfortunately, I had to drop my shutter speed to 1000, otherwise the grain would have killed the photos with a higher ISO.
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Lovely images Wolter
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Absolutely stunning Wolter!! Perfect exposure, it’s sharp with beautiful catch-light in the eyes. The crop works very well. Truly amazing work!!
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A few photographs that I took at the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre. Amazing experience!! 🐆
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Nicely done Lezindie.
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Amazing animal portraits Lezindie! Your images is sharp, well exposed with beautiful light in the eyes. You have cropped for impact and it really works well. Well done.
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Title: ‘Night Closing In’
5DMk4, Tamron 150-600mm at 200mm, 1/1250 sec at F4.0 ISO 400, hand held. Image was shot at midday under heavily overcast skies resulting in a very flat image out of camera. I decided to go with a low key edit and cooled the white balance to give a feeling of pending nightfall and increase the drama of the ima…Read More
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Ohh boy. This is beautiful. Well done John.
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Thanks Bruna. Appreciate it
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O wow! This is a fantastic wildlife image and congratulations with your award. Initially, I thought increasing the exposure might make it pop, but the dark, subtle mood and colours work beautifully. Just a suggestion—try cropping a bit from the left edge to improve the balance.
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Stunning image John! I personally really enjoy the crop with the negative space to the left in your frame. It creates space for the Kudu to look into. The background adds drama and the lowlight impact. Although this image deserves its award, I would selectively add a little warmth to the Kudu itself, that will pop the Kudu from the similar colour…Read More
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Title: Moremi Birdlife
Various bird shots taken in the Moremi.
#AvianPhotography
#BirdPhotography
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nice shots Collen. some could be sharper. Do you agree.
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Hi Bruna. I do agree. All part of the learning curve and the enjoyment
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Yes for sure. I also went through this. No worries. I would like to help you and mentor you if I can. We do a number for excursions where we can practise and learn and as a mentor I will assist you as much as I can. Please send me a WhatsApp so that I can communicate directly with you if you don’t mind. +27 82 809 1918.
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Title: Moremi Feline
Captured this Cheetah on my trip to the Moremi in July this year.
Shot with Nikon D3400 1/160sec, f/8.0, ISO 100, 70mm (70-300mm, f4.5-6.3)
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Thank you for posting Colleen, Although the first Cheetah looks sharp it’s evident that the cat moved slightly when you pressed the shutter. A faster shutter speed would have sorted that out for you. The second cat is unfortunately not sharp, also a focusing issue with the slow shutter speed not helping. Keep on shooting, with practise, comes perfection.
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