Pierre Steenberg

Hyena den

March 23, 2025 • Leave a Comment

This was my first experience at a Hyena den. We got close to them and it was wonderful. There were two little-ish ones who showed their faces briefly. A few lazy caretakers lay around for protection. We swung by the den on two occasions. The light was better during the second visit. Here are the images from these visits. Let's focus our attentio...

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Time for humor

March 16, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Animals can be funny. This little fellow was trying to go down a branch but facing the wrong way. Soon enough he lost his grip and went sliding down head first: Remember that herd of buffalo? I am still not sure that this specimen was up to here: As photographers, we never know when these moments will show up. Always be ready so as not to mis...

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Dragonfly

March 09, 2025 • Leave a Comment

We stopped at a lake. To the side was a tiny little pool of water. A dragonfly was flying around. All my previous images of flying dragonflies were taken with my Sony camera system. This was the first opportunity to try it with my Nikon Z8. So I could not resist. Without thinking of getting a good image, I took a few shots. For me, this was not abo...

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Colobus Monkeys

March 02, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Ashura National Park in Tanzania is home to the Colobus Monkeys. A kind of monkey I have never seen before. Here they live in the section of the park that is rain foresty. They live in the canopy of the forest. Since the rain forest tends to be darkish with minimal sunlight intrusion, photography can be tricky. Light that gets through the canopy ca...

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Take it slow and look

February 23, 2025 • Leave a Comment

There is a time to work fast. The light may be fading. The hunt may be on. The moment may be fleeting. But let's face it, there are also times when nothing seems to be going on. That is the time to slow down. This is the time to sit still and just observe. Watch the bird movement. Can you use this time to figure out where their favorite perches are...

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Go for variety

February 16, 2025 • Leave a Comment

A number of weeks ago I wrote about a huge buffalo herd drinking. We drove right in the midst of that very herd for quite some time. Just like the vulture scene of last week, being inside the space of a large herd of buffalo can be equally difficult and chaotic. How do you isolate something because there are always buffaloes in the background? Then...

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Patience clarifies chaos

February 09, 2025 • Leave a Comment

On my recent trip to Tanzania we came across a carcass being cleaned up by vultures. If you have ever been privileged enough to witness such an event, you will know that such scenes can be chaos. The vultures cover the carcass. They go after each other. You have a vast number of heads bobbing in an out of the carcass' frame. They overwhelm the phot...

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Eye focus

February 02, 2025 • Leave a Comment

No matter what, the eye has to be in focus. But what is one to do when other objects are between you and the animal's eye? When we look at a final image, the image seems easy to capture. The reason for this is that the foliage between you and your subject is blurred. So we cannot see the extent of the interference or the real size of the leaves. Ju...

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Dealing with high ISO noise

January 26, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Years ago, I would not allow my camera to function above a certain level of high ISO (sensor's sensitivity to light). The noise (color dots or blotches) generated by too high of an ISO was just too ugly for me to look at or deal with. I hate noisy images; notice the present tense. The camera would obey my command and not go past that preset hated I...

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To preen or to present unkept?

January 19, 2025 • Leave a Comment

I know of photographers who literally comb birds' feathers in post processing. Not a feather can be out of place. They adjust the color and present the bird as perfect as a model on a fashion runway. But are we always shooting images of birds to be included in a birder's field guide? Is there a place to present the bird unkept? Believe it or not, e...

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