Matobo National Park – Zimbabwe
Fujifilm X-S10, Fuji XF16-80mm, F-R OIS WR Lens, 1/850sec, F5,6, ISO160, No flash

The Matopos Mountains, 35km south of Bulawayo in southern Zimbabwe, should be on your bucket list as a photographer. Unfortunately, we did not have time to stop long enough for photos; we had to cross the border back into South…Read More

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Tip – shooting into the sun
Nikon D5, Nikon 200-500mm lens, 1/800 sec, f,6.3, ISO 250, flash did not fire. It was Captured from an unstable boat on the Chobe River, using a camera bracket.

When shooting into the sun, it’s important to get the subject as sharp as possible. This is not easy, as your camera needs light to focus properly.…Read More

Nikon Z 8 – Full Frame Mirrorless, 45.7 MP | Camera Review

Fellow Nikon Shooters, the time has come to make the inevitable jump from DSLR to mirrorless! Like many others, I have long used the highly regarded D850 and the D5, among other bodies. I have been waiting for Nikon to release a camera that genuinely warrants the expense of transitioning…Read More

Brag File

It’s Friday, and it’s time to share some amasing images captured by our DPC members during our Chobe Safari in Botswana in March this year. We were there for eight days and went out early every morning and every afternoon until we were blessed with the most beautiful sunsets before we returned to our Hotel.
Most of us experienced…Read More

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Featuring Greg du Toit, Wildlife Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2013:
Image Called: Essence Of Elephants

Being a true low-light specialist, he takes his camera out when it is nearly dark. He enjoys the blue hues accompanying the twilight hours, called Rayleigh scattering or Blue Hour.
He is also a master of slow shutter speeds and panning…Read More

Wildlife Photography Collection by Greg du Toit

Fine art photography by multi-award-winning wildlife photographer Greg du Toit, view his incredible portfolio of breathtaking limited edition prints.

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Creative Wildlife Photography;
There are many ways to create artistic wildlife images. Slowing your shutter speed down opens up a world of creative possibilities. By using Natural light can also be harnessed to produce stunning artistic effects. I’m thrilled to share a few images where I’ve dived into the realm of Photoshop’s brushes. Some of the…Read More

Slow Shutter Speed Creations – Blue Light
Sharing a few more images of the same collection

Slow Shutter Speed Creations – Blue Light
Blue light photography happens when the sun is just a few degrees below the horizon line. At this position, the sun doesn’t directly illuminate the foreground (or your subjects). Instead, this indirect sunlight produces predominantly blue hues caused by an effect called Rayleigh scattering.

Slow Shutter Speed Creative Wildlife Photography:
A few more slow shutter speed shots. Please post your own creations in this group for all to enjoy.

Slow Shutter Speed Creations. Our wildlife theme for next week is creative/fine art photography. I would like to take the opportunity to share some of my work. I admit this is not my speciality as I find it challenging to…Read More

Wow everyone I saw some great shots posted while I was away Keep on posting!

Good evening everyone, thank you so much for all your kind messages and emails regarding the passing of my dear Mother a few weeks ago. I really appreciate every message dearly 🙏

A Voice in the Wild

#WildlifePhotography #BrunaMentrup

photographed these amazing, graceful and elegant #Cranes, also known as #Red_Crowned_Cranes in #Hokkaido, Japan. These magnificent Cranes perform a graceful dance display by jumping up high and landing back softly on the exact same spot repeatedly. Sharing a view photographs in a slideshow – #Wildlife_Photographer_Bruna_Mentrup-Nortje

h…Read More

Last chance to enter your best wildlife image. Competition ends on the 29th February. ( #WildlifeComp)

TAKE CONTROL OF OUR ENVIRONMENT-RIETVLEI NATURE RESERVE

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-11-gwede-mia-again-while-ecologically-important-rietvlei-and-surrounding-communities-at-risk/?utm_source=Sailthru

Gauteng‘s Rietvlei Nature Reserve at risk from above-ground coal mining plan

With the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy apparently missing in action, the ambitions of Corobrik to mine above-ground coal at its Rietvlei operation threaten environmental havoc, and highlight for the umpteenth time, polluted skies and a smelly can of worms far downstream.

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1/500sec – f/4,5 – ISO 500 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 70 – 200mm f/2.8
I would also like to share some images captured during my travels, which I will post during the following weeks.
TRAVEL JAPAN – Japanese Macaques (Snow Monkeys)

FIRST STOP (Continue): Jigokudani – Kogen National Park – North West of Tokyo.
On this particular day, I pho…Read More

Monkey Splash – (Japanese Macaque)
1/1600sec – f/3,5 – ISO 400 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 70-200mm Lens
FOLLOW MY JOURNEY – WILDLIFE IN JAPAN

Most of my time is divided between tutoring, mentoring and hosting safaris, which I greatly enjoy. However, I would also like to share some images captured during my travels, which I will post during the following…Read More

WHAT HAPPENS TO DOF WHEN YOUR SUBJECT IS CLOSE TO THE CAMERA?
Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses – (continuation)

FIRST IMAGE:
1/1250sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 10 meters

Having the focal plane a short distance from the image plane renders shallow DOF. Conversely, the farther the image plane i…Read More

SECOND IMAGE:
1/400 sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 8,91 METERS

For the same focal length and same aperture setting, getting physically closer to the subject will give shallower DOF and more background bokeh. In other words, less of your subject will be sharp in focus.

Let’s check out the performance of the new Fuji GFX ll mirrorless camera shooting wildlife.

Watch how the Canon EOS R5 and R6 changed the wildlife and bird photography world!!

Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses – (continuation)
FIRST IMAGE – (Watch in full display for max quality)

WHY IS DOF MINIMISED AT THE MAXIMUM FOCAL LENGTH OF A ZOOM/LONG LENS?

Field depth depends on four factors: aperture size, lens focal length, frame (sensor) size, and focal distance (distance to subject).

Wildlife and bird p…Read More

Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses – (continuation)
SECOND IMAGE – (Watch in full display for max quality)

In this image, I have cropped the image in Lightroom to show that the subject is still sharply focused despite the extremely shallow DOF. To achieve this, it is essential to understand the impact of the chosen f/stop, the distance from…Read More

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Nikon Z9 AF Tracking demo of a Snowy Owl In Flight. How effective is the animal eye tracking of the Nikon Z9? Thanks to Nikon, I will test this camera during our upcoming trip to Chobe, Botswana, in March 2024!

#BrunaMentru #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography

I get many questions regarding the Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses. To answer a few of them, please join us in these weekly discussions, where I will address as many questions from students as
possible.

DO LONG LENSES NEED MORE LIGHT?
The longer your lens is, the less light hits the sensor for a given aperture opening size. Your field…Read More

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Please don’t forget to add #wildlifeComp2023 to the image you want to enter for the competition – (final entry 30-01-2024)

Exciting DPC Wildlife Competition

Hi Everyone,

The DPC Wildlife Group is running an exciting competition over the festive season.

All DPC members are invited to place their best Wildlife, Bird or Conservation shot taken over the holiday season on the DPC Wildlife Group.

Entries start on the 22nd of December, 2023, and the closing date…Read More

Caracal Wild Cat
1/200 sec – f/2,8 – ISO 500 – No camera support – flash did not fire – Nikon D5 – Nikon 70-200mm – Focus length 200mm

The caracal is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, Central Asia and arid areas of Pakistan and India. A robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth characterise it.…Read More

Check out this video about photographers’ role in conservation! We all have a part to play.

#WidlifePhotography #WildlifeConservation

Please send us a WhatsApp to book your seat for these exciting and educational wildlife photography day excursions.🙏📸
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Oct/Nov Photo Theme: Rebirth
“African Jacana & Company”
1/640sec – f/6,3 – ISO 160 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 600mm f/4 Lens – Manual Mode – Flash did not fire – Camera Support.

While the Jacana nest all year round, the best time to spot the chicks would be between March and June, when they can be seen among the flowering water lilies and floating…Read More

Let’s get a shot of the week wildlife image in the bag for our group everyone 👍Post and post until we as wildlife photographers, have a potential winning image of the year in the competition. The race is on🤩

Continuation: Capturing Wildlife In Low Light
“Evening Calls” (Red-Crowned Crains) Japan-Hokkaido

1/2500sec – f/5,6 – ISO 8000 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 600mm f/4 Lens – Camera Support – Flash did not fire – Manual Mode

I captured this image just before sunset. Due to the freezing temperature, light becomes cold and very dark grey and flat at sunset;…Read More

Continuation: Capturing Wildlife in Low Light
The Kill (Leopard)
1/250sec – f/4,5 – ISO 500 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 200mm Lens – Focal length 310mm – Flash did fire – Off camera light – Camera support – Manual Mode

During one of our game drives, I spotted this female Leopard dragging her prey high up into a tree. She made sure her catch was secure and…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low Light
“Lovers At Dusk” (lions)
1/3200sec – f/5,6 – ISO 1250 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm f/4 Lens – Camera Support – Flash did not fire – Manual Mode

As wildlife photographers, we know that the soft and often ‘golden’ light that we crave and that sets those ‘creative’ wildlife photographs apart from those in many…Read More

Continuation: Capturing Wildlife In Low Light
“Bat Eared Fox”

1/1000sec – f/6,3 – ISO 400 – Nikon D5 – 200-400mm f/4 Lens – Flash did not fire – Camera support – Manual Mode

The foxes’ large ears, which measure over five inches long, help them hear insects moving underground, such as termites and dung beetles. Bat-eared foxes can even hear larva…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low Light
“Forest Flight” (Black Kite)
1/3200sec – f/4 – ISO 200 – Nikon D4 – Nikon 600mm f/4 Lens – Tripod was used – No Flash was fired – Manual Mode – Hokkaido, Japan

When photographing birds in flight, you usually have the bird against a bright sky or a dark forest, resulting in an underexposed or…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low Light
“Phofu Cattle”
1/4000sec – f/5,6 – ISO800 – Nikon D600 – 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens – Focal Length 70mm – Flash Did Not Fire – Manual Mode – Botswana

Cattle do not fall under wildlife; however, I want to share this image with you.

I took the shot from a low angle, sitting down. I waited for the cattle to mov…Read More

Snow Fuss (Whooper Swans)
Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low Light

1/250sec – f/8 – ISO 100 – Flash Fired – Ground Pod Camera Support – Nikon D4 – Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 Lens

I captured this image during my trip to Japan at Lake Kussharo.

We arrived in Kussharo late afternoon; temperatures dropped from -17° to -23° during the evening. The f…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low-Light
“Flamingos In Flight”
1/500sec – f/14 – ISO 2000 – Flash Not Fired – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm f/4 Lens – Manual Mode – Camera Support

I captured this image during my solitary three-month trip through parts of Africa. Being on the road for four weeks and not photographing anything worthwhile regarding…Read More

Continuation: Capturing Wildlife in Low Light.
“Golden Hour At The Delta (Elephants)”
1/500sec – f/5,6 – ISO 250 – Nikon D600 – Nikon 200 – 400mm f/4 lens – Focal Length 200mm – Flash not fired – Manual Mode – Camera Bracket

Here, I can only elaborate on the vibrant, warm tones during sunset at the Delta. Most viewers will think the image is…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low Light
“Night Stalker (Leopard)”
1/320sec – f/5 – ISO 1000 – Nikon D750 – Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 (Focal Length 200mm) – Flash for fill-in light – Manual Mode – Camera Support

Our wildlife discussion for October is shooting wildlife in low light. It includes dealing with no available light (nighttime) and…Read More

Turning Moments into Memories

Turning moments into memories - Get It Joburg South / East

Acclaimed photographer and businesswoman Bruna Mentrup-Nortje explores the African bushveld through her lens. Nature is where she feels at home as she embraces her passion, extends her talents and lets others travel with her while she deepens their connection with nature. Bruna is a professional wildlife photographer, traveller, adventurer and businesswoman. She was born in …

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Hi DPC Tribe members, Our wildlife discussion for October is “capturing wildlife in Low Light” expect a daily post from me, please share some of your own shots captured in low light 👍

Continuation: Capture Wildlife in Low Light.
“This Is My Territory (Hippo)”
1/8000sec – f/5,6 – ISO 1600 – Flash Not Fired – Nikon D4 – Nikon 300-400 (Focal length 400mm) – Manual Mode – Camara Support

I found this Hippo in a small waterhole all by himself. When I arrived, he was calm and showed no signs of territorial behaviour. I had about…Read More

Continuation: Capture Wildlife In Low light
“Silent Wings (Barn Owl)”
1/6000sec – f/5.6 – ISO 640 – Nikon D4- Nikon 70-200mm – Manual Mode – Flash Not Fired

When photographing birds, the general perception is that you need a focal length of at least 600mm. As mentioned above, I used a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens for this shot. I kept my shutter (Tv)…Read More

WILDLIFE GROUP – OCTOBER 2023 THEME: Capture Wildlife In Low Light
“Thunder Below And Above (African Elephants)”
1/4000sec – f/9 – ISO 2000 – Nikon D600 – Nikon 200-400mm – Flash Not Fired – Camera Support

What are the benefits of shooting in low-light situations?

Low light in photography refers to any scenario in which the amount of ambient…Read More