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Luke Brouwers posted in the group Street Photography
“Norwood Falls”
Luke Brouwers, Johannesburg, Norwood 2025
CANON90D. 1/4000sec@f/6.3,ISO400, 315mm with 100-400 Lens
Image from a recent walk with Danie and some students from DPC in Norwood. When I saw this image I immediately thought of waterfalls. Three images stitched together into panorama and then edited in Photoshop.
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Hennie Muller posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: Sibling rivalry
Camera: Nikon Z6II
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm at 200mm focal length
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 280 Auto ISO (Yes, I know I shouldn’t have)
Shutter speed: 1/2000sec
Cropped, darkened the background a bit and sharpened with Nik 7 Sharpener Output.
#WildlifePhotography
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Hennie Muller posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: After the rain
Camera: Nikon Z6II
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm at 300mm focal length
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 500
Shutter speed: 1/1600sec
Cropped.
#WildlifePhotography
#BirdPhotography
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Well done, Hennie. Your image is sharp, and you handled the exposure perfectly. You have captured the mood and drama for impact. You mentioned that you had cropped the picture; consider leaving a little more space at the bottom of your frame, as it feels slightly tight and crop somewhat more to the right for a better balance. Well done Hennie!!
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Hi Bruna, does this look better ? That black line all along the bottom of the branch was very distracting to me; I tried fixing it using brush masks, but no matter what I did I could not make it look natural, so I gave up and went for the tight crop instead.
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This looks much better with a little more space to contain the subject in the frame. The branch is an anchor point for the bird to rest on. That is why it is important to include that as well. Without the branch, the subject seems to fall out of the frame, and the composition feels unbalanced to the viewer.
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Hennie Muller posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: Look! A camera!
Camera: Nikon Z6II
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm at 300mm focal length
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 650
Shutter speed: 1/500sec
Cropped. Linear gradient to darken the foreground, and background.
#WildlifePhotography
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Thank you for posting, Hennie; your exposure is spot-on, and your image is sharp, clean and well-presented. That is the result when your in-camera settings are spot on. Well done, Hennie! To improve your composition, consider leaving a little more imaginary space to compensate for the horse’s legs at the bottom of the frame and a little less…Read More
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Hi Bruna, does this look better ? I initially went for the tighter crop becasue the horizontal line of grass at the bottom seemed to clash with the diagonal line the horses made.
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Hennie Muller posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: Echoes of Flight
Camera: Nikon Z6II
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm at 200mm focal length
Aperture: f/5.3
ISO: 400
Shutter speed: 1/400sec
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Hennie, I was hoping someone would be brave enough to post one of our low-angle shots of the weekend. Your image is well-exposed, and the composition works very well. Your image is clean and well-presented. What adds image impact is the motion blur in the wings, which is perfect; however, although your image appears to be sharp, the eyes seem…Read More
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Thank you Bruna. Yes, the focus on the eyes seem soft. If I look closely, it seems I focused on the chest of the rear duck. It was one of those moments where I saw the movement happening from the corner of my eye, turned and had to shoot, or I would have missed the moment.
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Hennie Muller posted in the group Wildlife Photography
Title: The Thinker
Camera: Nikon Z6II
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm at 300mm focal length
Apeture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter speed: 1/800sec
Cropped, and darkened the background.
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Thank you for posting this beautiful image, Hennie. Your image is sharp, clean and well-presented. What adds impact to this image is the exposure. Underexposing the background and adding light to your subject instead created mood and mystery. It’s a well-balanced composition; well done Hennie.
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Jacques van der Westhuizen posted in the group Black and White Photography
“Communion”
I do a lot of photography for my church, and I am always fascinated by people’s hands.
Photos will be grainy due to high ISO and B/W conversion I do in Nik Silver Efex.
#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#BNWPhotography
#MonochromeFujifilm X-T3
Fujinon 50 – 140mm
F/2.8
SS: 1/80
ISO: Vary between 3200 and 5000
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Read MoreMonochrome Visions 2024 challenged photographers to explore the captivating world of black and white photography, focusing on mood, contrast, tonality, and texture. With no restrictions on genre, subject, or style, this competition invited participants to create impactful monochrome images—whether...
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Well done to you Kim and Luke!
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Congrats Kim on your winning image, an image that that speaks volumes.
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Hi Danie. Thank you for those very kind words. It has been an absolute privelege to have and still be a member of this community and I am always blown away by the quality of work coming through. I often then think to myself, have I got a chance when it comes to these competitions in the DPC group and I always feel humbled when I win a competition or my images are selected by yourselves. Thank You. As you said if there are any members that would like to pick my brain or need a bit of advice my door is always open.
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Thank you so much Coleen.
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DPC posted in the group Daily Photo Digest
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Bruna Mentrup
TUTOR
I started my wildlife photography journey with nothing but a passion for capturing what I had seen unfold before me for years.
Determined I could achieve that, I set out with the most basic equipment, and eventually, my efforts were rewarded.
I, fortunately, love travel and being in my own company, so I spend months on the road in perfect partnership with the animals, great light, and the landscape. My confidence grew, and my images started to speak for themselves; so did my range of equipment, as did the awards.
My proudest moment was being made a Licentiate by the Photography Society of South Africa. I take so much pride in the steps I have taken, and it gives me such joy to see my work in magazines and hanging on walls of game lodges across Africa.
My philosophy is that anyone can acquire technical skills in photography. Still, you need heart, passion and a deep connection with what is around you to capture the finest of what Mother Nature has on offer.
Nice shot Hennie! Ample detail, good exposure and the composition spot-on. Love the action. Just a suggestion; Darken the branch in the background and lighten the one in the front to keep focus on your subjects. Beautiful catch light in the eyes!