Hadeda chicks

This Hadeda family calls our garden home. They love to sit on the garden wall in the late afternoon to preen. They do an amazing job to control the insect population as is evident from the mud on their beaks. Some people harbour ill feeling towards these birds because of their load call. I find them fascinating and they are quite…Read More

Female Cardinal Woodpecker

Settings: 560mm, ISO 4000, f 8.0, 1/1000 sec

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Grey lourie fledgeling

Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings: 560mm, ISO 1600, f 8.0, 1/2000 sec

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Paradise flycatcher family

Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings, frame 1: 560mm, ISO 5000, f 8.0, 1/800 sec; Frame 2: 560mm, ISO 4000, f 8.0, 1/800 sec

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Catch of the day

Brown hooded kingfisher with striped skink.

Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5 – 5.6 L IS II, Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
Settings: 560mm, ISO 6400, f 8.0, 1/2000 sec

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Hung out to dry

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Arrowmarked Babblers

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: 560mm, f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO6400

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As quiet as a mouse…

My dog chased this little guy into a tree. He sat almost motionless for quite some time.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO5000

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Brownhooded Kingfisher

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: 560mm f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO1600

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Please, don’t shoot!

Speckled Mousebird

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO2000

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This stinkbug was busy depositing her eggs on my washing line just as I rushed outside to rescue our dry washing from the impending thunderstorm. I took my chances and quickly grabbed my camera. The first thing that caught my eye was the row of darkening eggs. The light was very poor but I am still pleased with the outcome. Unfortunately the eggs…Read More

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Kurrichane Thrush in Mulberry tree

Settings: focal length 560mm, f8, 1/1000, ISO1600
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 1.4x extender

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Kurrichane Thrush in Karee tree

Settings: focal length 560mm, f8, 1/2000, ISO1600
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 1.4x extender

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Ringneck parakeet

Settings: focal length 800mm, f11, 1/1000, ISO800, manual focus
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 2x extender

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Ringneck parakeets

Settings: focal length 427mm, f11, 1/1000, ISO1600
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 2x extender

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Ringneck parakeet

Settings: focal length 560mm, f8, 1/640, ISO1600
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 1.4 extender

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Ringneck parakeet enjoying the nectar of Coral tree flowers.

This is a member of the ever growing population of Indian Ringneck Parakeets that made Centurion their home. What started as a small population in Hennops Park several years ago, has grown to a thriving flock. These birds seem to be highly adaptable.

Settings: focal length 560mm,…Read More

Ringneck parakeet enjoying the nectar of Coral tree flowers.

Settings: focal length 560mm, f8, 1/1000, ISO800
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 100-400mm with 1.4 extender

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I have decided to tinker a bit more with my ICM experiments for the recent photo theme.
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Settings: f8, 1/400, ISO400
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM

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Settings: f8, 1/640, ISO400
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM

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Settings: 180mm, aperture f8, shutter speed 1/400, ISO400
Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV, EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM

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Golden Orb Spider

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Golden Orb Spider (see link for more info about these spiders)

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Golden Orb Spider - African Snakebite Institute

These large spiders are well known in South Africa for their magnificent golden webs. The webs are huge, often spanning a large area between bushes.

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Sandton cityscapes

Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

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Winter.

Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

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There is an abundance of these butterflies at the moment. These shots were taken over that last 2 weeks in the late afternoon.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 180mm/L macro.
Settings: All single image, handheld in natural light
Frame 1: f8.0, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600. Manual focus.
Frame 2: f8.0, 1/200 sec, ISO 1600. Manual focus.
Frame 3: f8.0,…Read More

I spotted this lacewing climbing up a grass stalk to get to its roosting spot for the night.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 180mm/L macro.
Settings:
Frame 1-3: f9.0, 1/400 sec, ISO 800. Manual focus. Single image, handheld. Natural light.
Frame 4: f8.0, 1/400 sec, ISO 3200. Manual focus. Single image, handheld. Natural light (backlit by sun). #m…Read More

This jumping spider spent a few days on a lavender bush next to our driveway. It was very interesting watching it hunt. There were many failed attempts but I had the privileged to see two successful kills. This bee was one. The spider had to share his meal with these little flies that could not be deterred by the spider flicking his legs at…Read More

Mantis on decaying leaf.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 800. Single image, handheld. Natural light.

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Mantis on cat’s tail asparagus.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 800. Single image, handheld. Natural light.

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Mantis on cat’s tail asparagus.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F4.5, 1/200 sec, ISO 1600. Single image, handheld. Natural light.

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Mantis on tumeric leaf.

LrC edits: Brightened the mantis and brightened the background with a radial gradient mask. Applied denoise tool.
Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F8, 1/125 sec, ISO 1600. Single image. Natural light.

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This picture dates back to October 2021. These wasps were nesting close to our backdoor and I had such fun observing them, observing their habits and photographing at the same time. This is a 2 image hand held focus stack which allowed all three the larvae to be in focus. I have decided to revisit some older work to experiment with the newer…Read More