An early morning start gave the opportunity to silhouette a King Penguin against the dawn sky.
An early morning start gave the opportunity to silhouette a King Penguin against the dawn sky.
this was the classic fishing expedition where the location effectively becomes a stage and we wait for the actors to enter.
An albatross silhouetted against the sky at sunset, Midway Atoll.
The glossy starling is a very common sight in the Okavango Delta region of Botswana. Its iridescent colours seem to change dependant on the light angle.
a true silhouette, with strong back-lighting, the dynamic range of the image is too great to get both pleasing highlights and shadow detail.
In order for a silhouette to be effective, the subject needs to have a readily identifiable shape, the pelican is quite distinctive.
When you’re in a grand natural landscape, the temptation is to get out the wide-angle lens and try to capture the “big picture”. However sometimes it’s worth looking beyond the obvious and look for smaller details, a telephoto lens can be helpful in doing so.
