There are two ways to convey motion in an image: freeze the motion or blur the motion. While watching wildebeest cross the Mara river during the migration in Tanzania, and making many photos that froze the action, it was time to start experimenting with slow shutter speeds to create a more abstract image that contains some motion blur. I changed my camera settings to a low … [Read more...] about Conveying Motion: A Wildebeest Abstract
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Mother and Baby Giraffe in Tanzania
Baby animals are just so darn cute! I especially like how gangly and uncoordinated the baby giraffes are. It must be hard to balance on those long legs the first time you try to stand. I came across this mother and baby giraffe in the Mara River area of Tanzania. I really like how the baby fits in the frame of its mother's legs. And he looks so mellow now that he doesn't … [Read more...] about Mother and Baby Giraffe in Tanzania
The Wildebeest Migration: A Photo Essay
After photographing at Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park, the final stop on my African photo safari was the Mara River, near the border between Tanzania and Kenya. Here I watched a natural spectacle like no other: the annual wildebeest migration when wildebeest (along with zebra, gazelle and eland) cross the river in the hundreds of … [Read more...] about The Wildebeest Migration: A Photo Essay