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This shot we took when retuning back to the Landrover after a walk in the fields. the clouds had dropped quite substantially and the horizon made a nice break between the dark clouds and the bright green grass. A relatively simple quick shot, but the results were very pleasing, and prove to be one of the more lucrative of my pictures to date.

Image details:

Date: 26 December 2008

Single image: Yes

Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: 17-85mm Canon USM
Focal Length: 85
F-Stop: 6.3
Exposure: 1/640sec
ISO: 160
Program mode: Manual

Extras -

Flash: No
Tripod: No
Shutter Release: No
Filter: UV Filter

Field of dreams

This image was taken when we were relaxing on the grass in Riebeek Kasteel on a rare sunny day at the end of winter. The mouse became more and more brazen as it got used to me lying on the grass with my camera. I tried to get as low to the ground as I could so that I would be at eye level with the mouse. The long lens at 300mm gave me nice depth of field fall off on between the grass in the foreground and background versus the mouse.

Image details:

Date: 29 August 2010

Single image: No

Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: 70-300mm Canon USM IS
Focal Length: 300
F-Stop: 6.3
Exposure: 1/320sec
ISO: 640
Program mode: Program

Extras -

Flash: No
Tripod: No
Shutter Release: No
Filter: UV Filter

The ports worker bee

This panorama I shot as the tug was exiting the port to retrieve one of the tankers coming into Duncan Dock in Cape Town. The shots were taken without a tripod and then stitched together using Photoshop CS4 afterward. There is a colour version yet I feel the industrial feel of the image works better in the sepia version. I like the texture of the dollossus create next to the smooth texture of the ocean.

Image details:

Date: 22 August 2010

Single image: No

Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: 17-85mm Canon USM
Focal Length: 24
F-Stop: 8
Exposure: 1/320sec
ISO: 320
Program mode: Manual

Extras -

Flash: No
Tripod: No
Shutter Release: No
Filter: UV Filter

Sunset troop

This image was taken in Hluhluwe game reserve on a trip we took recently. We came upon this troop of baboons were taking up the last rays of sunshine on the road over looking the valley. This baboon separated slightly from the troop and sat and seemed to just be contemplating something. I loved the way the sun gave a rim light effect to its fur.

Image details:

Date: 29 April 2010

Single image: Yes

Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: 70-300mm Canon USM IS
Focal Length: 300
F-Stop: 8
Exposure: 1/200sec
ISO: 400
Program mode: Manual

Extras -

Flash: No
Tripod: No
Shutter Release: No
Filter: UV Filter