The work^ that^ Mike^ and^ the^ crew^ a
t Wild Shots^ Outreach^ are^ doing^ is^brilliant^ and^ it’s^ fantastic^ to^ see
these^ talented^ young^ people^ getting^excited^ about^ nature^ and^ wildlife.^ A
s Mike^ explained,^ for^ many^ of^ them^it was^ their^ first^ time^ seeing^ any^ of
the ‘big^ five’^ in^ the^ wild^ and^ their^excitement^ is^ obvious.^ Some^ of^ th
e students^ clearly^ have^ a^ natural^ eyefor^ an^ ace^ photo^ and^ it’s^ great^ the
y’re getting^ the^ chance^ to^ explore^career^ pathways^ in^ conservation^ and
as safari^ guides.^ The^ PhotoPlus^team^ wish^ them^ all^ the^ best^ and^
hope to^ see^ their^ work^ in^ the^ future!FEEDBACK
(^01) BACKLIT WILDEBEEST BY RICKY TRIBANE
Ricky Tribane shot towards the sun to photography this magnificent
wildebeest turning it into a striking silhouette
Lens Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Exposure 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO100
(^02) ‘MY BEST SHOT’ BY MIKE KENDRICK
Portraits of the Wild Shots Outreach students posing with their
favourite images from the course
Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Exposure 1/125 sec, f/8, ISO100
(^03) ELEPHANTS BY MIKE KENDRICK
For some of the students it was their first time seeing elephants in
the wild at this waterhole
Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Exposure 1/25 sec, f/5.6, ISO3200
(^04) LIONS BY JOIA MCUNU
Using a 300mm lens on her cropped sensor 1300D produced a focal
length of 480mm, which was enough zoom to get a tightly cropped
shot of this intimate moment between two lions
Lens Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Exposure 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO800
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