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You know how these things go…you return from a nice phototrip and immediately start to process your favourite RAW files. But of course, during the weeks to follow, you go out again and start to take new photographs. And as the newest photos tend to become the new favourites, you process them first. This way, […]
Well…not only tonight. Actually, lions sleep most of the day and generally only hunt during the night or very early morning hours. That means that whenever you come across a pride of lions during a game drive, chances are about 100% that they will be lazying around. That does not make for very interesting photos. […]
Although I love to go on a photographic holiday, either in the Netherlands or someplace far away, the far majority of my images is taken in a nature reserve very close to my home, or even in my own backyard. Visiting a place near your home over and over again enables you to get to […]
The last three months of the year are festival time in Europe. In October, November and December, all of the premier nature photography festivals of the continent take place. Here is a short overview: Luxemburg: October 10 and 11, with Brutus Östling and Edwin GiesbersGermany: October 24-26, with Klaus Nigge and Orsolya HaarbergFrance: November 20-23, […]
When photographing landscapes, especially during sunrise and sunset, the difference in light levels between the foreground and background (mostly sky) is often too large for the camera sensor to cope with. Fortunately, there are solutions to this problem. The old fashioned way is to use ND Grad filters at the time of shooting. The bottom […]
My 500mm lens is currently under repair because of some cosmetic damage it got from when I dropped it on a concrete pavement some time ago. My next longest lens is a 70-200/4, quite a gap in milimeters! When I found two immature kingfishers near my home, I decided to give it a try with […]