PhotoShare: Dumbo's Ears

Hey folks, time for another quick PhotoShare...


We spent this particular morning in February 2010 on a game drive in the Sabi-Sands Game Reserve, and came across a small herd of African Elephant consisting of cows, calves and this young bull.


At one point he was right next to the vehicle, and something irritated him...causing him to shake is head vigorously from side to side. I loved the way this frame captured the flapping ears.


He was very close (focusing distance 3.98m) and so I used an aperture of 2.8 to ensure only the necessary detail was in focus, placing emphasis on the face and eye.

f2.8  //  1/640 SS  //  ISO-400

Hope you enjoyed this one.


Keep well


Morkel Erasmus

PhotoShare: African Jacana

I am swamped at the moment...but thought I just HAD to do a quick blog post, even if it's just to share a photo I processed recently and enjoyed viewing.


This African Jacana adult was photographed from the rim of a small boat on a pond near the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

f5.6  //  1/500 SS  //  ISO-400

Many die-hard bird photographers will bemoan the "head angle" here (the fact that the head is turned away from the camera ever so slightly), but I do feel the very low angle placing the viewer in the bird's environment is the strong point of this photo, and it actually dominates anything that could be found wanting here (combined with nice golden light of course!).


What do you think? Would love your thoughts...


Morkel Erasmus

PhotoShare: White-fronted Plover Chick

I thought it was about time for another PhotoShare. I should be able to get to a longer, more informative blog post sometime soon, but with a new baby in the house, you know how it goes!


This cute little white-fronted plover chick was the object of my photographic pursuit one summer morning on the South African west coast town of Dwarskersbos. Unlike the other coastlines of South Africa which are marked by cliffs, rocks, forests and dunes...the west coast is marked by miles and miles of stretching, smooth beaches.

I got down very low for this perspective of this elusive little bird. As you can see from its plumage, it blends in very well with this beach environment which is filled with scattered broken bits of shells. Every time I got close, the chick laid down and got lost to my eyes.

Until next time...


Morkel Erasmus

PhotoShare: Cheetah Cub Profile

Managed to find the time for a quick PhotoShare this morning. This cheetah cub was one of four who were feasting on a springbok lamb their mother had caught in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.


You can see more about the sighting in my June 2010 blog post "How to Cheetah your way through the Kalahari".


Enjoy!!

f6.3  //  1/500 SS  //  ISO-500

Morkel Erasmus