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ice birds BBC Jeanine Lovett Commended 2012

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ice birds BBC Jeanine Lovett Commended 2012

This Week End Only Open Studios Jeanine & Dave Saturday October 13th & Sunday October 14th, 11:00am-5:00pm. At 910 Pelton Avenue! Come see both our Award winning Photos!

Announcing I have been ‘Commended’ in the prestigious International BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition – Animals in their Environment category.The photograph has been chosen from more than 48,000 entires from 98 Countries, and judged by a panel of industry recognized professionals. The contest is co-owned by London Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide. I have invited and will attend the Awards Ceremony and dinner in London, England. The Photograph will be on exhibit at London’s Natural History Museum and International tour from October 19th to March 3rd, 2013.

BBC Wildlife Photographer of the year, commended 2012

Come see us Open Studios Santa Cruz Art Tour, Saturday October 13th, and October Sunday 14th.

11:00am-5:00pm, 910 Pelton Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA

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Color or black and white which do you prefer in these images?

To me the color images didn’t show how I felt at the time I took the photo, and the black and white is more how I felt. We didn’t get any colorful sunrises and sunsets on this trip. It was a magical place but, can be very harsh weather. I think the black and white also shows the light and the wind working together to create more of an atmosphere picture than in color. 

Wildebeest holds still faces with his back to the wind to avoid the rain in the face but risks becoming an easy meal for the lions.

In one month I have had three people e-mail me about what to bring to an Africa Photo trip. So I have made a list below-

Have a back up camera. I would have at least two batteries per camera and bring an extra battery charger too. Also you need to have separate drives to back up your photos (I use three drives), I usually buy Western Digital.

Memory cards are now cheap check to see the max your camera can take. At the very least I would have two 16gig cards or four 8gig cards or more, (that is assuming you will down load at lunch time) sometimes cards fail.

Two most important things to bring is a bean bag to place on the open window or open top of the Land-rover truck. The second most important thing is pillow cases long enough to cover your lens and camera, one bag for each camera. Dust is a huge issue you might be in an open land rover if your lucky, while driving I would place the camera in the pillow case. If you come upon some action you can quickly pull out your camera. You must must get a rocket blower for the dust, but don’t get a small one.

For the bean bag I got two inch REI drawstring bags double them up. You can pack the pinto beans or see if you can get the in Africa ask your tour person. You can also buy expensive bean bags from camera stores. Perhaps you can give someone the beans before you leave.

http://www.rei.com/product/795017/rei-stuff-sack

get a pack of these of lens cleaning tissue.

Also don’t sleep in the morning the Animals can be the most active, and sun rises and sunsets can be amazing. Don’t pack it in if it starts raining I have taken some of my most dramatic and moody photos then.

keep one battery charger in your carry on and anything else you have to have. You can learn allot from the Land Rover drivers they know allot of about the wildlife. And don’t forget the birds are amazing there too.

Don’t get distracted in the airport security in Africa keep an eye on your camera stuff.

“Crossing the Antarctic Convergence: the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica”

http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/education/speaker-series/

Courting king penguin couple on rocky beach in South Georgia.