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ESTATE NEWS

Photography 101

By Albert Roos

recently visited our game reserve taking
some photos and getting inspiration for
I my next article, but I could not seem to
get the current Covid-19 virus situation out
of my mind. I was thinking about the risks of
being in crowds and suddenly realised that
I was all by myself... We are blessed to have
a beautiful game reserve on our doorstep.
Why not spend some time there taking
photographs, or even in our gardens?
Our game reserve is home to 13 species
of antelope and more than 170 species of
birds. With all of these animals and birds
on our doorstep, and with most of the
antelopes used to people walking in the
game reserve, you have a rare opportunity
as a photographer to get close and personal
with these animals for some unique shots.
Not only that, but they will stand still and
allow you to change the settings on your
camera to see what other options would
work. A great opportunity to experiment.
The birds found in the game reserve
are not as patient and cooperative as
the antelopes, but there are still ample
opportunities to photograph them as well. unique, like a Barbel jumping over the
Take a slow drive around the perimeter of spillway back into the dam.
the game reserve, take a walk along the
walking trail or alternatively make use of My challenge to you is to take the
one of the benches that were set up along opportunity and make use of our estates’
the trail. I managed to spot 40 species of game reserve. See if you can get a photo of
birds in two hours, simply by staying in one each and every antelope and bird species
spot! that we have on the estate.

Be creative and take some landscape shots Enjoy the solitude of the great outdoors, be
or keep your eyes open for something creative and explore your camera settings.

20 INTRA MUROS APRIL 2020