Tagged: Manfrotto

22Aug

Drakensberg 2012

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“Wish you were here”
The sheer beauty and size of South Africa’s massive 1,000 km (620 mi) SW to NE mountain range, The Drakensberg, is stunning. Here are images I took recently on a tour of the area. The river flows from the uKhahalamba Nature Reserve near Underberg (Southern Drakensberg) and proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000. S29 22 59.988 E29 32 26.016

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Post Sunset looking toward uKhahalamba Nature Reserve, Southern Drakensberg. KZN, South Africa. © Harvey Grohmann

 

Curiosity Rover discovers water on Mars! uKhahalamba Nature Reserve, Southern Drakensberg. KZN, South Africa. © Harvey Grohmann

 

View of uKhahalamba Nature Reserve, Drakensberg Gardens, Southern Drakensberg, KZN, South Africa. © Harvey Grohmann

 

The Dragon Hunter © Harvey Grohmann

The Drakensberg on Wikipedia

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Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

22May

Lake Panic. White-fronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides)

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White-fronted Bee-eater at Lake Panic, KNP © H Grohmann

White-fronted Bee-eater at Lake Panic, KNP © H Grohmann

I’ve never had a chance at getting this ‘close’ to them so this was a first. The 500mm Mirror (750mm effective) was used as I wanted to rekindle my manual shooting prowess. I deliberately left the 150-500mm at home. The (enlarged) image is a bit noisy but acceptable for a 30 year old lens design (but manufactured 2009)…and a 2006 sensor (D80) that’s quite noisy at 400 ISO never mind the 1000 ISO I have to be at to get an exposure with at least double the focal length in shutter speed to get a sharp(ish) image, and then cropped in by at least 50%. Whew…Breathe!

A number of 18-270, 100-400 and 150-500mm (Nikon) photographers came and quizzed me about the mirror :) The 400, 500 and 600mm (Canon) prime users ignored us…and they call “us” snobs! LOL.

Read about the Mighty Mirror here.

White-fronted Bee-eater at Lake Panic, KNP, RSA © H Grohmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leopard Look © Harvey Grohmann

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Gear I use: Bodies: Nikon D-SLR’s / Lenses: Nikon, Sigma, Tokina, Vivitar
Filters: Hoya UV & Polarizing / Flash: Nikon Speed-lights / Bag: Lowe Pro
Tripods & Heads: Manfrotto / Grips, Triggers, Timers, Batteries: Phottix
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

07May

Lake Panic – Kruger National Park

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Just got back from a shoot in the KNP. I stayed at the Sand River Bush Camp run by the Lowveld Honorary Rangers. I will do a trip report sometime about this magnificent secluded camp. Here is one of the images I took at the end of that trip at the Lake Panic Bird Hide on the way out of the park with my completely manual Vivitar 500mm f/6.3 Series 1 Mirror Lens. (Read my lens review here). If you want to join me on a photo tour to this camp, please contact me here.

African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - High and Dry

African Darter (Anhinga rufa) – "High and Dry" © HarveyG Photography 2010

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14Apr

Manfrotto Configurator – The coolest tripod selection tool out

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Found this recently:  The Manfrotto  interactive camera support system configurator. A silent salesman (the best kind) online 24 x 7 x 365 :) Go take it for a test drive! I’m happy to say a new 190XPROB and 804RC2 (I prefer a 3 way photo head) will be here in a few days time.

The Manfrotto Configurator (Camera Tripod and Head advisor) – A remarkably well designed webtool. Click (continue reading…) to see more and be taken to the weblink

interactive: maximum attention has been given to the user interface. Easy to use & very intuitive, it will be able to guide you through our catalogue according to your needs, & at the same time to teach you a bit more about the world of Manfrotto photo camera support systems.

camera: The tool has been specifically designed for photo camera users of any kind & level of competence.

support system: This is not just a tripod chooser, but a “support system” configurator. It allows you to build your own combination of head & tripod according to your needs.

configurator: Not just a chooser, but a way to browse the products in a smart way, with lots of contents & useful tips… even more importantly a way to make your own personalized system.

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