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2017-11-07: WPC Peek

The photo challenge topic of the week is peek; showing just a glimpse of your subject.  It’s a great topic to have while going through safari photos, as sometimes, the best you get on a sighting is a brief glimpse of the animal that you have been tracking.

On this morning, we followed the meandering tracks of a lioness until we came across a very agitated female giraffe.  It didn’t take long to find the drag marks into the bushes, and then find the lion with her tiny calf.

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A desert-adapted lioness with a giraffe calf, seen near the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, Namibia. April, 2017.

 

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WPC: Peek

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2017-11-05: Before and After

I decided that this image would be good for a before and after post after finishing the editing, so today I just have the before and after images to share, not all the steps I took to get there.

This image was shot during sunrise whilst on a game drive at Ngala Camp in South Africa.  It was quite surreal to have these massive storm clouds, the light from the sun rising, the moon visible and a rainbow all at one time.  With so much going on, it was a challenging scene to deal with, and the image ended up rather flat and uninspired.

I decided to edit the single image using Aurora HDR Pro, as I find that the software is great in bringing out the detail and colour in an image, although it can be a little heavy handed at times.  Herein lies the editing issue of course; trying to coax the best out of the image you have, without it ending up looking crunchy and radioactive.   I layered two different presets within Aurora, blending them at different opacities, and then dialed back the result within Photoshop to find a level of punch that I felt worked for the image, and for my memory of what to scene looked and felt like.

I’d be interested to know any opinions on the edit – did I go too far, not far enough, or just right, based on what I had to work with?  Everyone looks at things differently and I am always interested in the reactions of other people.

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Straight out of the camera.
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After some post processing love and attention.

 

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2017-10-30: Monochrome Monday

Isn’t this little guy just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?  I spotted him on my last afternoon in the Masai Mara, and while he started out acting all tough, he soon realized that we weren’t any type of threat, and relaxed completely.

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Baby elephant in the Masai Mara.  Kenya, September 2016.

 

 

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2017-10-29: WPC Rounded

The photo challenge topic of the week is rounded.  And while I contemplated creating a post highlighting all the lovely rounded lines on elephants, I decided instead to offer up a bit more variety.

I hope you enjoy my selection of images.

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A view from the top of one of the dunes on the Skeleton Coast.  Namibia, April 2017.
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A zebra foal crosses a bend in the road, not too far behind Mom.  Ongava Game Reserve, April 2017.
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Trying to capture the sunset from a moving vehicle is not the easiest task, but I loved the way the light was hitting the curves in the road, so I gave it my best shot.  South Africa, May 2017.
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A lion pauses at a curve in the road, listening for his brother calling from the distance.  Londolozi Game Reserve, May 2017.
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Elephants gather at a bend in the Hoanib River for a drink and a mud bath.  Namibia, April 2017.

 

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WPC: Rounded

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2017-10-23: Monochrome Monday

My Monochrome Monday choice for this week is from a wonderful lion sighting during my time spent in Etosha National Park in Namibia.  You really can’t ask for better than this!

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Lion brothers in Etosha National Park.  April, 2017. 1/1000sec, f10, ISO 450

 

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2017-10-22: WPC Glow

The prompt for the photo challenge this week is glow; the perfect opportunity to share some photos with some beautiful light.

I hope you enjoy my selections!

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Sunset in the desert, seen on a drinks stop from the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp. Namibia, April 2017.
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A leopard bathed in the last light of sunset.  South Africa, May 2017.
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Following a lion into the light.  South Africa, May 2017.

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WPC: Glow

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