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Monochrome Monday #39

on Sep 14, 2015

Perhaps I am old-fashioned, but black and white films still hold an affectionate place in my heart; they have an incomparable mystique and mood. - Ginger Rogers

There’s no doubt that the mystique and mood of a black and white photograph is at times better than its colour companion. The mood of an image in my opinion is often what separates a good photograph from a great one, and a monochrome conversion may just make that difference.

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Probably one of the most difficult subjects to photograph. Honey Badgers hardly ever sit still, not even for a second to allow you to photograph them. So I was glad to have these two resting close to their burrow before they moved off.

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An old image of one of the Southern Pride’s cub. Sadly this cub along with many of the other cubs did not make it. With all the mating that has been going on with the Southern Pride and the Fourways males, hopefully we will see some cubs soon!

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My favourite lion, and one that I hope to see again. Solo!

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The Kigelia female laying in a Marula tree. This is a typical leopard scene at Sabi Sabi and the surrounding areas where Marula trees are common and leopard densities are high.

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A beautifully back-lit hyena. Probably one of my best hyena shots to date.

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A subject with irregularities like this buffalo cow usually allows for some interesting photographs, rather than capturing images of a normal looking subject.

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Another animal which tends to be quite difficult to photograph is the Side-striped Jackal. They are quite skittish when vehicles approach, but in this instance I was lucky to photograph this individual at close range with a 70-200mm lens.

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Sometimes going wide allows the viewer to get a sense of scale of the subject and its surroundings, which at times produces a better photograph than a fully zoomed in one.

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A young elephant messes about in a small waterhole, enjoying itself while trying to use its trunk to suck up enough water to spray on itself.

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The Tortilis male photographed quite some time back when he was still dependent on his mother, the Warthog Wallow female. We haven't seen this male in a long time and I doubt we will see him again.

  • Blog by Pravir Patel (Bush Lodge Ranger)
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