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KTP | SOUTHAFRICA
Being rather unlucky with sightings in our 2022 KTP trip, we still found a good share, but only seldom sightings... not as frequent as a lot of befriended travelers told us.
When we came down the traverse road from Kiliekrankie, two cheetahs were strolling away from the KijKij waterhole and shortly after taking a rest in the shadows.
A beautiful sunrise at the pinnacles National Park in California. Never imagined to be treated to a beauitful sunrise but scrambling at the end to find a frame was a good adventure
Solitär - from my photo exhibition "Arctic Horizon"
I had nearly always luck with the weather on my trips to the north. But even it the light is dull and there is not structure in the sky it is easy to find great things to photograph.
I took this photo on a hike to Smoerdalskammen, Lofoten, Norway.
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Sollitär - Fotoausstellung "Arctic Horizon" in Bonn
Auf meinen Reisen in den Norden hatte ich
bisher immer großes Glück mit dem Wetter.
Aber auch wenn das Licht einmal nicht
mitspielt – Motive finden sich immer. Dieses
Bild entstand auf einer Wanderung auf den
Berg Smoerdalskammen, Lofoten, Norwegen.
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Fine-Art Prints/Drucke: www.flipbook.schaake.de/blog/2017/12/10/fotoausstellung-a...
Viele Grüße
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A breathtaking view of Namibia’s timeless rock formations beneath a sky painted with delicate clouds. This stunning landscape tells a story of resilience, sculpted by the forces of nature over millennia. A glimpse into the raw beauty of Africa’s wilderness.
www.richardfraserphotography.co.uk
An excellent weekend spent exploring S Wales with dear photography friends old and new.
'Nature's architecture at its finest Tower Bridge, see from the Fairyland Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park where every step feels like walking through another world. Utah's red rock beauty never fails to amaze!"
After days of rain we finally had really great weather at Lake Langisjör!
You can find the first part of my travel report on my blog, the second part will follow very soon! Watch the video!
Nach Tagen des Regens hatten wir am See Langisjör dann endlich auch einmal richtig tolles Wetter!
Den ersten Teil des Reiseberichtes findet Ihr auf meinem Blog, der 2. Teil folgt sehr bald! Schaut Euch das Video an!
www.flipbook.schaake.de/blog/2017/10/20/island2017bericht
Viele Grüße Michael
Early morning in Southern Utah. The sun rises over Goblin Valley State Park. The blue of the shadows in the valley combine with the red of the rocks or make a strange purple tint in the shadows. The sun pours gold onto the landscape. The sphinx-dog looks to the west. Every rock shape looks like something.
There is not a whole lot to add to this shoot. Once the sun started coming up, I was shooting like a machine gun. Every way you turn in Goblin Valley is a great shot. Early in the morning was so much more spectaular, as you will see in upcoming shots. As an advance peak- smoke rising from the HooDos as the dew steams off, and frsot gems along the ground. You won't see either in the heat of the day.
But the Hoodoos are the real draw here. There is so much avriety. When you shoot to the west, you wonder what you are missing to the East or the South! You really have to edit in your eye, becayuse you can't shoot everything.
This shot interested me for the obvious dog profile. And the sphinx-like body. This was stille arly enough I was getting a lot of color contrast between the shadows and the sunlight. The red rock definitely enhances that color contrast. A little twist up on the vibrance and the contrast is much more obvious.
This was my second feild trip with my D810, the first being Bryce Canyon the weekend before. This was shot with my workhorse Tamron 24-70, which is a great all-purpose lens. Polrizer? Not in this shot! A polorizer will do nothing when you shoot direct into the sun. And I do like shooting into the sun!
So, how to shoot into the sun? Well, first remove ALL your filters. Hopefully that leaves you a very clean lens. If your lens isn't clean, clean it! Any dust will show up and, more often than not, screw up your lines. Now to get the sunburst, you ahve to do two things. First, shoot all stopped down. You need the smallest aperture possible. (You can open up one stop, but the effect will be less).
Second, the whole sun will not burst. You need a tiny part of the sun peaking out from something onscuring it. WHat I often wuill do is put the camera on a tripod (ALWAYS!!!!), and then move it until the lens is covered by the shadow of the object. Then get behind the camera and make minor adjustments until you get the burst. Expose for the general scene, NOT for the sun.
There you go. Now getr out there and shoot something!
Prints of various sizes are available on the Fine Art America website, as well as the artists Pixel site (davekochphoto.pixels.com/) and the artists personal site (davekochphoto.com/).
Normally on a Friday evening at this time I'm in that jubilant end of week mode as I pull my kit on for five a side football and wonder what's for dinner afterwards. It's a routine that's been going on for more than seventeen years now, and I've never been sure what I'm going to replace it with when I finally accept that I can't keep up with the youngsters any more.
At the moment football is off the agenda of course, so when Lee managed to cram Porthleven, high tide, 5:30pm and big waves all into one short and excited sentence yesterday, I immediately confirmed my availability. As soon as my day at the office (well my kitchen at the moment) had passed, I grabbed the camera bag, trusting that everything was in it, threw the tripod into the boot of the car and set off.
I've never photographed Porthleven before. I really have no idea why, as it has a reputation for exciting storms, despite being on the more sheltered south coast of Cornwall. Perhaps it's because I live just five minutes drive from the more predictably brutal north coast and its surging tides which fill so many of my evenings with contented drama. We started by the church with the big lens fixed on the cliffs to the east of town where some big waves were beating the coast with a steady rhythm, before heading up to this vantage point on the other side of the harbour. It wasn't easy with the 70-200 on the tripod and a six stop filter thrown in to add to the complications, but on the odd image that wasn't destroyed by the buffeting winds, the results were quite exciting. On this one a seagull was generous enough to stay put for a few seconds and add to the composition.
Sometimes I arrive at a location not really having much of a clue what I'm going to point the camera at. Last night, returning here for the first time in some months I sat at the edge of the dunes, gazing absently at the scene and being indecisive until I realised that the silhouettes and their shadows on the wet sand left by the outgoing tide were the subject. I hope this complete stranger and her jumping dog don't mind me putting them in front of you. I hope her friend and the second dog, who had adopted less pleasing stances don't mind me using a bit of content aware fill to airbrush them from the story. I'm forever forgetting what a wonderful lens I have in the 70-200. I need to remember to use it more often.
I've been to Gwithian so many times over almost the whole of my life, both with and without the camera bag. It's been a family favourite for body boarding, twilight barbecues and throwing frisbees as far as possible ever since childhood. At that time, money was scarce and my parents couldn't afford exotic holidays abroad, which hardly seemed to matter when this place was on the doorstep. We would always be among the last off the beach, heading back to our camping pitch, or to home if it wasn't holiday time as the dusk settled around us.
To the right of this spot lies the sea encircled Godrevy Lighthouse, which we recently discovered to our horror is dubbed "Seal Island" in summertime for the benefit of visitors from beyond the county border by the boat trip operators of St Ives. I've no idea how successful the ruse is, besides which you'll see far more seals here in winter, lolling about on the beach at nearby Mutton Cove. To the left, one can walk happily for at least two miles on unbroken sands towards the Hayle Estuary, much of it completely unoccupied. In summer the sun sinks directly into St Ives Bay, often setting the sky alight with golds, oranges and pinks as the blue hour is heralded in. For me, this has always been my Echo Beach. Even though Porthtowan and Portreath are closer, this is always the place I head for first. When I eventually summon up the courage to don the wetsuit for the first time this summer, it will be right here too.
As for the picture itself, I've been doing a little experimentation with ICM and blending to get this sort of effect. I follow a chap called Mark Tunstall who does it very well, and decided to try it myself. Still a work in progress but I like the effect - I suspect it doesn't work for everyone. I've also been intentionally reducing the colour range in each image. Whether it's a principle I'll continue to follow forever I don't know yet, but the extra free time recently has enabled further progress along the great learning curve of landscape photography. Time to experiment and try and discover a style that I'm truly content with. I'm not there yet, but life is about the journey and not the end result.
I hope those of you who have been under stringent lockdown are able with care to have a little more freedom now. I've enjoyed reworking old images over the last two months, but not as much as I'm enjoying getting outside and making new ones.
Stay safe. Stay well.
Woodland witness protection with mushroom surveillance backup…and he’s totally judging your hiking outfit.
Caught between the earth and the storm, she walks into a world of shadow and light.
The silence is thick, the mountains breathe quietly.
There’s no clear path, only the pull of something beyond — something waiting.
Khwai Concession | Botswana
Love how strong and muscular this lioness is. Every pound is muscle and tells you, that you have a real predator in front of you.
Her pride took down an elephant the night before and I imagine, that she had a good portion in the hunt.
I really loved the trail up Angel's landing with its breathtaking views, amazing rocks, and great trail.