In today’s a video a quick look at comments from yesterday’s blog post and then a look at guest posts done by Isak Pretorius and Morkel Erasmus on how the captured their winning images in the 2012 Wild Eye Nature Photography Competition. As always I look forward to hearing from you. Until [...]
The fog belt that stretches across the red dunes of the Namibian coastline hides many secrets. This 5 km wide strip off the coast has its own unique climate with morning and evening fog and hosts some unusual creatures: Sidewinders (Peringuey’s Adder), FitzSimon’s Burrowing Skink, Namaqua Chameleon, Swift Sand-diving Lizard and the Web-footed Gecko (Palmato [...]
Rocket Landing Image by Morkel Erasmus Most of the avid amateur and professional nature photographers in the northern region of South Africa know about the Marievale Bird Sanctuary. This RAMSAR-certified wetland conservation area has long been a favourite hotspot for local bird photographers to visit on weekends and the odd day off to [...]
In today’s video a quick question – if you had to stop photographing right now for how long will you be able to keep on posting good wildlife images? As always I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
Too many wildlife photographers out there get it wrong and after reading a great post on Pixiq.com this post came to life. The essence of why we do what we do sometimes get lost in the orgy of self-appreciation that some people get caught up in online. Sad to see. We [...]
Wildlife photography should NOT be about: – Attitude – Ego – Winning – Competing – Equipment – Lenses – What Camera You’re Using – Photoshop – Lightroom – Processing – Sharpening – Being selfish – Copying other people – The ‘Likes’ you get – Getting online ‘views’ – Awards – Getting published – [...]
Welcome to the seventh edition of Behind the Frame. The behind the Frame post features wildlife and landscape images from wildlife photographers who share some of their thoughts, whether from an artist or technical point of view, behind their image. I still feel that one of the best ways to learn and be inspired [...]
In this video a few thoughts on social media and how the organizers of the 2012 Indaba Travel show missed the plot while many photographers, and photography groups, are using social media to get together! As always I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time. Gerry van der Walt [...]
In today’s video I touch, very lightly, on the Nikon / Canon debate, sharing, some upcoming blog posts and share details of a short video from the Kgalagadi. As always I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
As you know the winner and runners up in the April 2012 Nature Photography Competition were announced yesterday. Mark Dumbleton, a Johannesburg based wildlife and landscape photographer came in third with a fantastic Namibian landscape image. Now for his third placed image Mark won, among other things, a Memory Card Valet and Wrist Strap [...]
May 2, 2011 – Recently, I have gone through a necessary mind-set and attitude change to my approach photographically. I went through a stage before of not thinking enough about what I was doing, about what settings I was using. I was neglecting the very basics of photography! The advantages that come with digital had [...]
A short video teaser from our March 2012 photographic expedition to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Isn’t it time to change the way you see photographic safaris? Until next time. Gerry van der Walt * * *
Working through almost 400 entries to ultimately select one winner is tough. Very tough. This is what the Wild Eye team and our panel of international judges had to work though the last work or so but now that the dust has settled we finally have a winner and two runners up for the [...]
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