DPC | Digital Photography Courses | Renate Laaks | Favourites https://digitalphotographycourses.com/members-directory/renate-laaks/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Renate Laaks's favourites. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:37:04 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 6874e2c58841cddcf52c63d48c7f15b6 Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39354/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:38:31 +0200

#wildlife photography
#avian photography

Depth of field for sharp focus depends on several factors, including the focal length of the lens and the selected aperture. As you increase your aperture number (go from a small number/wide open aperture to a higher number/small aperture opening) your depth of field for a given situation will…Read More
]]> 0 c4eb7165b8d393479ed4a5bc930e30eb Luke Brouwers posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39208/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:37:48 +0200

It has been quite a while since I have posted here . Here are some of my favorite Minimalism photos.

#Minimalism2025 and #MinimalistPhotography
]]> 0 e4295f28d3044ad45bb1366696c8cbb9 Jacques van der Westhuizen posted an update in the group Street Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39171/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:36:27 +0200

2026-02-07 Norwood Street – Various camera settings.
Fujifilm X-T3
Fujinon 35mm F/2

#StreetPhotography
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]]> 0 dba7ab71e561020beb5562176999c174 Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39064/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:37:12 +0200

Seascapes 5

#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 d4a62ba7c8763b2a82419a483e18d171 Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39063/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:36:08 +0200

Seascapes 4

#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 b924acbc97e75ce722bb0311fe2b6b5e Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39062/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:34:55 +0200

Seascapes 3

#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 6ac27f3aaa736c171ad59fbb6a40312c Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39061/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:33:43 +0200

Seascapes 2

#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 7b243b5125c282ee3222d58b7b647340 Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39060/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:32:18 +0200

Seascapes 1

#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 c79723c6b44cf86472e5d59cb7e256b1 These are some photos I took late last year. I love the personality of buildings and this one just sorta spoke for itself. The lines and curves are a deliberate throwback to art deco and I loved snapping these up! #2026Minimalistphotography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39050/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:56:21 +0200

These are some photos I took late last year. I love the personality of buildings and this one just sorta spoke for itself. The lines and curves are a deliberate throwback to art deco and I loved snapping these up! #2026Minimalistphotography

]]> 0 3ab1d78ac7f482fb0dc1db74ca41ae90 Moody Bali Beach #Minimalism2025 #MinimalistPhotography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39046/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:36:07 +0200

Moody Bali Beach #Minimalism2025 #MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 f6783769c4681593283d714e3fb8a196 Idonette posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/39035/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:52:35 +0200

Where absence speaks louder than presence.
#Minimalism2025 #MinimalistPhotography

]]> 0 4b88614c2e29ea90d58ad1de4e427673 DPC wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=44850 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:57:07 +0200 bfd1b816d3ac1febcadaec1652f4566b Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/38188/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:57:37 +0200

Photographing wildlife is much more than just capturing the subject, no matter how spectacular it may be. What follows is a reflection on how a single quote from a master photographer, along with studying his work, shaped approaches to photography and to nature.

The Revelation
Often, photographers are busy on purely technical topics:…Read More
]]> 0 31032ea320b5347c4d0760e3a2d7eadd Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/38185/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:23:38 +0200

Prasenjeet Yadav captured this image of a tiger chewing on a cow carcass in Chandrapur, India, where there is a growing tiger population. This image appeared in the September 2025 story “The Curious Case of the Tigers Who Changed Their Stripes,” written by Yadav.
The story “The Curious Case of the Tigers Who Changed Their Stripes” in the September…Read More

]]> 0 57efe664ed00f61b1bad7ad29fdb8cae Inspired by Rembrandt, the painter, whose mastery of light and shadow gave us portraits that remain dramatic, moody, and eternal... I sought to echo his unique style, photographing sunflowers under the gentle glow of soft candlelight. https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/38164/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:18:06 +0200

Inspired by Rembrandt, the painter, whose mastery of light and shadow gave us portraits that remain dramatic, moody, and eternal… I sought to echo his unique style, photographing sunflowers under the gentle glow of soft candlelight.

]]> 3 4d3f51d334f64dcbf00d9f27affebafe Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/38121/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:37:18 +0200

As we say goodbye to 2025, we leave behind memories, lessons,
& moments that shaped us. With open hearts and hopeful smiles,
we welcome 2026 — a brand-new chapter filled with
fresh dreams, new opportunities, and endless possibilities.
May the year bring happiness, peace, success, & moments worth
remembering. Cheers to new beginnings a…Read More

]]> 0 cbaa3ef78f6dbb62a6b791c5938c2a63 DPC wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=44546 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:34:15 +0200 efcfdfdcad8a9ef665b5780b2b7ccfcb At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding a broomstick. But this industrious insect isn't flying back to stir its witch's cauldron, or playing Quidditch. It's carrying a caterpillar – prey to feed its young. It was captured by macro wildlife photographer Bidyut Kalita and was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for the BBC. #wildlife #wildlifephotography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/37513/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:38:56 +0200

At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding a broomstick.
But this industrious insect isn’t flying back to stir its witch’s cauldron, or playing Quidditch. It’s carrying a caterpillar – prey to feed its young.
It was captured by macro wildlife photographer Bidyut Kalita and was among the ‘highly commended’ entries in this year’s W…Read More

]]> 1 eee62b382c67ed78a35361b0d1928b21 Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/37165/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:37:04 +0200

CHALLENGING MOMENTS BEHIND MY CAMERA
Red Crown Cranes – Japan
Nikon D4, Nikon 600mm lens, 1/3200sec, f/8, ISO 500, Manual Mode, Flash did not fire, Tripod was used, Time 13:58.

Photographing white birds in snowy conditions presents unique challenges, primarily due to the camera’s tendency to underexpose images with extensive areas of white. It is…Read More

]]> 0 2d1e2b05b5f3587d2dc5f270afa9eae3 Luke Brouwers posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/37088/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:58:17 +0200

Some of my favourite ICM image taken over the last couple of years. This is a technique I often use in my photography.
#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement
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]]> 0 c4a86b8a0dac7caa7f4582de91d9a455 DPC wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=41332 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:18:51 +0200 ddf16f2e6f9c0444e3c7f04f7e67fa1d Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36902/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:57:23 +0200

Lady of the Camellias
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
9 images blended in-camera of differing shutter speeds walking around the tree…pep Ventosa technique

tree...pep
]]> 1 18c614f329c232bb222cfc3bb268156e Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36901/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:29:53 +0200

Sospiri
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
Zoom blur
f16 1/10 sec
CanonR6 and 70/200 lens

]]> 0 e935fe7058c9b3229363c00f6e463ac6 Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36900/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:24:22 +0200

Crossing Over
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
Taken at Lamberts Bay on a very misty morning
This sacred ibis took off directly above me and I managed to pan with it getting this arrow shape
CanonR5 with 70/200 lens atf14 and 1/30 sec

]]> 1 a1df61550f34862f2475004af81d6c1e Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36899/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:17:01 +0200

In Rehearsal
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
Dancers caught during rehearsal
3 in-camera multiple images at 1/30 sec
f5

]]> 1 7cddab0bc266281fe1579b1e112d744d Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36898/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:12:21 +0200

The Dance of the Jilted Brides (Wilis) from Giselle
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
Taken from backstage on Canon R5 with 24/70 lens it is 3exposures in-camera multiple images at 1/15 sec Iso 3200 f stop 3.2

]]> 1 4a8f84d1257f548736589e849b3aac5b Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36894/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:19:56 +0200

“Standing out from the crowd”

#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

Fujifilm XS-10
F22, 1/15 sec

]]> 0 238ff1126136ea403dc3c1a000e01309 Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36893/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:18:11 +0200

“Haze of bodies”

#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

Fujifilm XS-10
F22, 1/15 sec

]]> 0 7c64b7191f1372418f85792b55ff2c01 Antoinette Schaafsma-Strydom posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36892/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:16:21 +0200

“It’s war!”
#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

Fujifilm XS-10
F22, 1/15 sec

]]> 0 88fef783cd7634e2104cb9f5f6fcc23f schalk vorster posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36866/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:26:10 +0200

Cathy in the Mist
#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

]]> 1 171a1c36618fa5970eacd4f0cbd4f8ad Frances Fujii posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36821/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:55:38 +0200

Family Portrait
#WildlifePhotography

]]> 1 bc9b620d88c33500b6a8c2f6f3355fd6 Frances Fujii posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36820/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:54:39 +0200

Beautiful Vixen
#WildlifePhotography

]]> 2 c8e81484bb8a4cfabb9566bc74586a40 Frances Fujii posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36817/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:27:16 +0200

#FrancesFujii
Trio
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement

]]> 0 631aa375ea3c3cfbaf06e2e442fd0f2f Frances Fujii posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36814/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:23:43 +0200

#FrancesFujii
Kits at Play
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement

]]> 0 4044ccbefba6e9e27dc9aa197ab9101e Frances Fujii posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/36813/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:22:21 +0200

#FrancesFujii
Intersect
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement

]]> 0 55c766ac2b3c477c3e12925eeafc3206 KerstinGH posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/26431/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:06:59 +0200

Wondering through a kids Fairyland in Pretville Town.
1/6 shutter
F5.6
ISO 100
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
#KerstinGH

]]> 0 e423908ffb22e68315478be2be2f5e54 Vivienne Murray posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/14774/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:48:24 +0200

Autumn in the inner city
#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement
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]]> 0 3ee942e9756dcea9a11332ae370711a5 Jacques van der Westhuizen posted an update in the group Architectural Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/8261/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:41:23 +0200

The Triumphal Arch at Hartebeespoort Dam.

The inscription on the arch reads:
sine aqua arida ac misera agri cultura (“without water agriculture is dray and harsh”)

On the other side of the Arch the following abbreviated inscription of Isaiah 43: 19-21 can be found:
dedi in deserto aquas flumina in invio (“The beasts of the field, the serpents…Read More

]]> 0 be03ce88bd7c6b6064953cd8fd82168b Bruna Mentrup posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/7912/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:07:29 +0200

https://www.naturephotographers.network/articles/creative/photography-with-enthusiasm/

]]> 1 5af9bab88899dd96934b7075d3670941 Wolter Steenkamp posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/7065/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:30:07 +0200

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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#Weekl…Read More

]]> 4 715d583880cc8eedc6d129d606391386 Greg Fullard posted an update in the group Travel and Landscape Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/7006/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:18:10 +0200

First time I properly used Photopills. Had to figure out where to position myself to be in the right spot for the moonrise just behind the Cape Recife Lighthouse. Luckily the weather played along.

Took 3 bracketed shots in anticipation of doing an HDR, but in the end it was very difficult to correctly merge them without making the moon look fake.…Read More

]]> 1 a177897b9add1e8d56d6383b08e182be ""Gawking in Yosemite" I often find that the bustling photographers make a more interesting subject than the real "subject". Came across this old shot of mine while cleaning up my Lightroom catalogue. Canon 550D Sigma 18-200m lens @ 28mm F/8 1/80 ISO 100 https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6982/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:38:24 +0200

“”Gawking in Yosemite”

I often find that the bustling photographers make a more interesting subject than the real “subject”.

Came across this old shot of mine while cleaning up my Lightroom catalogue.

Canon 550D
Sigma 18-200m lens @ 28mm
F/8
1/80
ISO 100

]]> 0 5ea3ca14c2d90a41b4d3986e1e5180ad Lezindie Stears posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6947/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:19:30 +0200

Rietvlei Nature Reserve
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]]> 4 8d5f8aed831410ca02f17503a3d5f217 Lezindie Stears posted an update in the group Wildlife Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6946/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:07:46 +0200

Dinokeng nature reserve…

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]]> 1 780b6da10ff0fd0704374f7994cb3089 Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6759/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:45:03 +0200

#Bsides2024
#KimStevens
Bench

]]> 0 aaf11341d0528e7950704542f35426f3 Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6758/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:35:26 +0200

#Bsides2024
#KimStevens
Ventilation grid

]]> 0 2a6fd355d0acf402eb4acaf247a60979 Kim Stevens posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6757/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:34:07 +0200

#Bsides2024
#KimStevens
Stairwell in a parking garage

]]> 0 91ff241780d7fb6de33295208740eee2 Rene Pheiffer posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6749/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:11:44 +0200

#BSides2024
#RenePheiffer
Popping Pink
Minimalistic, white zigzag on a bright pink wall.
Apple iPhone XR, f/1.8, 1/701, ISO 25

]]> 3 e3af9e9e9a917f16b61f677c99e14e2c Rene Pheiffer posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6748/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:08:08 +0200

#BSides2024
#RenePheiffer
Shadowed Zigzag
Diagonals, light and shadows with zigzag pattern and a beautiful lime green.
Apple iPhone XR, f/1.8, 1/842, ISO 25

]]> 0 3566d83e6ea27a92ab3331a2092a8a82 Rene Pheiffer posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/6747/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:02:51 +0200

#BSides2024
#RenePheiffer
How Green is my House
Capturing light and shadows and bright colour.
Apple iPhone XR, f/1.8, 1/835, ISO 25

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