Go Drive & Camp May 2019

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Nikon D40

Canon EOS 7DMk.II

CanonPowerShot

SX530 HS

Thehorizon beckons...

These twophotosofMarietjievander
Merweand Ronelvan Wyk, both from
Pretoria,may lookdifferent, but they
actuallytell thesame story.

Marietjie“Myhusband,Carel,and Ipacked
ourcaracouple ofyears ago andwent
touringthroughNamibiawithourtent.
Between SwakopmundandHenties Bay,
wepulledover to admire thespectacular

surroundings.The silence on thephoto

speaksto me.”

Ronel“I recentlycompletedthe Sterrewag

Endurohike–whereyou walk 193kmin

10 days.Onour waythere,westayedat

aguestfarm justoutsideCarnarvon,and

this is whereIshotthe sunsetwiththetrain

track.Ijustcompletedgo! magazine’s photo

courseand experimentedabit.”

Onecouldimagine both pictureson

awalliny our home.Eachlands cape

has aunique charmand uses thesame

compositional principles: thehorizon lies

on athirdline,with thediagonalelement

thatdrawsone’s eyetothe horizon:in

Marietjie ’s pictureitisthe poles,and on

Ronel’s photothe railwayline. Butlook

at thepictu resagain; neither onereally

has afocalpoint. Thepoles andthe tracks

draw your attention, but don’t lead to

aspecific point. Youmust thereforestand

back and enjoy the photoasawhole.

Winged flight

When shooting birds,you have
to be wideawake. This is exactly
whatCharmaineVenterof Cape
Town waswhen shereleased the
shutter here.

“I took thephotoofacormorant early
one morning inCape Town.It’s at the
Intaka Island,atahideIvisit regularly
over weekends.It’sone of those places
whereIfeel happywith mycamera.”

Shooting birds is an artoni ts own,
and abeautiful photowillalways be
abeautiful photo.
Charmaine freezes the birdinits

flighthere, and that’s something

one cannot observe with the naked

eye. Youimmediately lookat its

beak,and yousee it has something

like atwig in hismouth. Also ,it

looks as if the bird’s leftwing just

touchesthe water,and theripple

on thewater als ocause sthe bird’s

reflectiontobreak so that yousee

only thetwo wings.

Thelow lightmakes foragood

photo, but it would have been

better if the birdwereflying

towards you–not thatyou have

anycontrolover it! Furthermore,

one cancropthe frame closerto the

birdand itsreflectionsothere’sless

negativespace.

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tous andwemightpublish them here. We’renot lookingfortraditional“prizewinners”, justregular pics thatyou love.Think of thetype ofpicyou’duse

asyourFacebookcoverphoto; or something charming,such askidswarming their handsoveracampfire.Whether the picwastaken with anexpensive

DSLR cameraorarun-of-the-millcellphone,ifit’sgood enoughforyour family photoalbumit’sgood enoughforus.

JOHN CHRISTIEwinsaCampCoverBundu BagworthR400 with his photo–congratulations!

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