Tagged: Water

02Apr

Henry the Hippo & The Sentinel

Posted in Bird Sanctuaries/Hides, General, Portfolio, Print for Sale, Road Trip, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Henry the bombastic Hippo at Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg, NW, South Africa.

"Belch" Henry the Hippo @ Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

“Belch” Henry the Hippo © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D7000 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX HSM OS @330mm TC 1.4x
ISO-800 | f/4 | 1/5000s | EV -0.0 | Hand Held
Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.
Location: @ Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg NR, South Africa.

Henry the Hippo @ Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Henry the Hippo @ Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D7000 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX HSM OS @420mm TC 1.4x
ISO-800 | f/6.3 | 1/2500s | EV -0.0 | Hand Held
Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.
Location: @ Ratlhogo Dam, Pilanesberg NR, South Africa.

He is quite a character, chasing Elephants, antelope and generally harassing anyone trying to use or drink from the dam. According to the Pilanesberg regulars there are no crocs in the dam… I wonder why? :) The previous day prior to our arrival he climbed out of the water and tried to chase off a few Ellies. I saw the images on a fellow photographers camera. Hilarious. The Elephant refused to budge and got the better of Henry and he bellowed and complained and sulked all the way back to the water.

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 etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

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04Mar

Pied Kingfisher in flight

Posted in Bird Sanctuaries/Hides, Flora and Fauna, Locations, Park, Portfolio, Print for Sale, Road Trip, THL, Wildlife | 2 Comments

In order to satisfy my penchant for environment images and not just in your face portraits I decided to have a crack at this PKF taking off from his perch. The bird was +/- 30 paces away. There were two other togs seated next to me one with a new Nikon D800 and both with Nikkor 500mm f/4′s and they refused to take this shot as it was “too far away”… A 36MP Full Frame Camera and a R 60,000.00+ “Professional Lens”. Good Grief :) … and here I am with a DX Nikon D7000 16MP DSLR and (admittedly) a very sharp Sigma 100-300mm f/4 (effectively a 150mm-450mm) making it work for me, with some cropping. It’s not as pixel peeping crisp as it might be if I were sitting on the branch :) but it will print nicely and hang on my wall.
At least my image (below) will be unique online :)

Pied Kingfisher in full flight with carp. © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Pied Kingfisher in full flight with carp © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D7000 and Sigma 100-300mm F/4 EX IF HSM @280mm.
ISO-800 | f/8 | 1/5000s | EV -1.7 | Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.
Bean Bag.

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 etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

ALL IMAGES ON THIS SITE ARE © Harvey Grohmann. Read more for Terms and Conditions:
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22Jan

African Jacana (Actophilornis africana)

Posted in Bird Sanctuaries/Hides, Flora and Fauna, Locations, Park, Photography 101, Portfolio, Print for Sale, Road Trip, THL, Wildlife, Workshop | 2 Comments

A beautiful African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) who entertained me the entire day however light was dull and I only got a small window of about 10 minutes of sunshine where I patiently got this shot. Sore bums and full bladders in a hide but it can be worth it!

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KNP, Phabeni, Lake Panic

African Jacana on African Water Lilly with seed pod in beak © Harvey Grohmann 2013 All Rights Reserved

Shot details: Nikon D90 and Sigma 70-200mm F/2.8 EX IF HSM.
ISO-800 | f/5 | 1/1250s | EV -0.0 | Post Processing in part with Topaz Labs.

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 etc: BandH
Editing Plug-in: Topaz Labs Noise Reduction, HDR, B&W Conversion & more!

ALL IMAGES ON THIS SITE ARE © Harvey Grohmann. Read more for Terms and Conditions:
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22Aug

Drakensberg 2012

Posted in General, Glass, Land/Seascape, Landscape, Lens, Locations, Nature, Photography 101, Portfolio, Road Trip, Rural, Sunrise / Sunset, Telephoto, Ultra Wide Angle, Wide-Angle, Workshop | 2 Comments

“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!

22Sep

Elephant Dust Bath – Image Crop and Manipulation

Posted in Flora and Fauna, Nature, Portfolio, Road Trip, Sunrise / Sunset, Wildlife | 2 Comments

To watch the mothers and children initially playing in the mud was so much fun. Then the old bull emerged from the bush, where he was hidden from our view feeding. With a flick of his trunk and a subtle move of his body the entire herd stopped playing, as if chided by him, and then proceeded to regroup and leave the water sports in the dam to go dry off. It was inspiring to witness the interaction and intelligence of these massive creatures, and yet not a sound was made by any one of them. Read on to see an edited image and decide what impact that has overall.

Elephant Dust Bath, Nsemani Dam, H7 near Satara © HarveyG Photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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