Canon 5oD with sigma 70-200 f 2.8
A very good friend of mine Gerry Van der Walt gave me a very good tip for taking images of sunrise and sunset. By shooting in AV and pushing up your F to 22 gives you this effect. This photo has not been processed in CS4 .....yet. I think its a great result. Go and see Gerry's work on http://www.photo-africa.com/
The amazing thing about my job is that not one day is the same, for example the sunrises and sunsets we get are just so far apart from being monotonous. I took this image on our way to try and find some lions.
Canon 50D with Sigma 70-200 f 2.8
The lion sightings have been fantastic the last few days, and the early morning light are the key factor. These are the Mituzi lions , youngsters of the Etali female. We found them this morning close to Bush House Lions are probably my favourite subject to photograph. They are sleeping most of the time but when they are active the opportunity for good images are endless. They were on hi alert because of two other male lions being in the same fascinity.
Canon 50D with Sigma 70-200 f2.8
This the Matyea male one of the dominant male coalitions in the North western part of the park. His brother killed this buffalo cow. He only joined the feast when it was almost finished. That evening hyenas finished the carcass.
Canon 50D with Sigma 70-200 f2.8
This is the young male in the first lion image. He is getting very close to an age where he will leave his sister and go of on his own. But being alone can be his downfall because most of the other males in the reserve are in a coalition with two or more males. If he is not carefull he can be attacked by the more dominant and bigger lions in the area. At the moment their area of operation are very small because of the dominant males and females in the same territory.
Canon 50D with Sigma 70-200 f2.8
This is one of the Serety brothers of the North western territory. At the moment they are in direct competition with the Tsholo Matyea coalition. The young Mituzi male got to keep his guard up the whole time. The Serety males really have some wild look in their eyes. Believe me they are some of the most agressive lions I have seen in a long time. I have not seen orange eyes in lions like in these two lions. The weird part is you cant stop looking them straight in the eye. Its like those orange eyes have a hipnotic effect on you.
Till later
Grant
What a nice post to read Grant. I love your first shot a lot but I admired you alst one. This black and white portrait is awesome!!!
ReplyDeletethank you Chris
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