Let's see your silhouettes...

[Game Warden]

Let's see some more silhouettes: has anyone got anything to share?

[Wild Dogger]

[PT123]

Not truly a silhouette but quite a sight as the black dot coming over the hill in the distance came into focus

 

Edited March 2, 2014 by PT123

[Peter Connan]

 

 

[ZaminOz]

What camera settings do you guys use to get these great sunset silhouette photos? All mine just turn out kak... And how much of it is post processing?

[Peter Connan]

I am not sure I am an expert, but I just under-expose by 1 or more stops and if I want some red I use a shadow white balance setting.

[penolva]

I hope this works! Taken last year in Chobe NP and Kubu Island. Pen

[Game Warden]

@@penolva Great stuff Pen!

[penolva]

Thanks been meaning to put some on for a while. Pen

[Game Warden]

In the Mara. My not so great attempt at a silhouette...

[Anthilltiger]

Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana (2010)

 

 

Marabou stork silhouette: Serengeti NP, Tanzania (2011)

 

 

Waterbuck silhouette: Selous GR, Tanzania (2013)

 

 

Serengeti NP, Tanzania (2013)

Edited May 9, 2014 by Anthilltiger

[Morkel Erasmus]

Lovely shots everyone. That opening impala shot is awesome!!

 

Here are some taken in Etosha last year...

[KhakiF]

[Whyone?]

Posted elsewhere, but it fits here too I guess.

 

Mana Pools, October 2013.

 

[PCNW]

Ok, here go a boat load of silhouettes or silly wets. Many have been posted before in my trip reports.

 

Tanzania:

 

 

 

 

Zanzibar:

 

 

 

 

 

Phinda:

 

 

 

 

 

Sabi Sabi:

 

 

 

 

Tswalu:

 

 

 

This last one has no saturation or vibrance applied, only noise reduction and sharpening. This was exactly the color that evening.

 

Now I'll get back to my chores that I was avoiding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 10, 2014 by PCNW

[africaaddict]

A collection here from some recent trips to Ruaha & South Luangwa:

 

 

Leopardess sunrise gazing

For me a once in a lifetime image, when I realised just what might happen, I began to tremble with anticipation!
She placed herself perfectly as she stopped her descent as if to admire the beautiful sunrise.
Ruaha NP- Tanzania.

 

Camera NIKON D700

Lens Nikon 80-400 AF-S

Focal Length 90mm

Shutter Speed 1/5000 s

Aperture f/4.5

ISO/Film 3200

 

 

 

Off to bed!

This adult was watching over the juvenile's ascent.

Each night troops of Yellow Baboon would roost in the canopy of these Hyphaene palms to best avoid predators such as leopard.
Ruaha NP- Tanzania.

 

Camera NIKON D3S

Lens 500 f/4 VRII

Focal Length 500mm

Shutter Speed 1/80 s

Aperture f/4

ISO/Film 6400

 

 

Lone Gnu

Found this lone gnu on it's own trundling along the edge of Lake Ndutu @ Sunrise.
Ndutu, Northern Tanzania.

 

Camera NIKON D3S

Lens Nikkor 80-400AF-S

Focal Length 200mm

Shutter Speed 1/2500 s

Aperture f/7.1

ISO/Film 400

 

 

 

 

Hogging the spotlight!

A 3 year old male Leopard out on patrol,
taking advantage of one of our camp vehicle's spot light from the front allowed me this different perspective from the usual front lit form. -2.7EV .
South Luangwa Nat Park- Zambia

 

Camera NIKON D3S

Lens 70-200 f/2.8 VRII

Focal Length 200mm

Shutter Speed 1/100 s

Aperture f/2.8

ISO/Film 1600

 

 

 

 

Sunset feeding

A lone crocodile watches over yellow-billed storks feeding @ sunset on the Luangwa River.

South Luangwa NP- Zambia.

 

Camera NIKON D4

Lens Nikkor 500 f/4 VRII

Focal Length 500mm

Shutter Speed 1/80 s

Aperture f/4

ISO/Film 3200

 

 

 

 

Sunrise dismount

The leopardess Furaha leaping down to a gorgeous sunrise background,

most wildlife photographers know just how difficult that is to get those two combinations to come together, sometimes....not all the time, with a lot of patience one is rewarded!
Ruaha NP- Tanzania.

 

Camera NIKON D700

Lens 80-400 AF-S

Focal Length 105mm

Shutter Speed 1/2500 s

Aperture f/4.8

ISO/Film 3200

 

Branch stacking.

A trio of vervet monkeys @ sunset, getting ready to cross to the safety of thicker treed canopy for the night.
South Luangwa Nat Park- Zambia.

 

Camera NIKON D4

Lens Nikkor 500 f/4 VRII

Focal Length 500mm

Shutter Speed 1/125 s

Aperture f/4

ISO/Film 5600

Cheers

Marc

Edited August 24, 2014 by africaaddict

[TonyQ]

@@africaaddict

Excellent photos - it is really helpful to see the settings you used also

[Peter Connan]

Lovely!

[Sar4h]

These are simply stunning!

@@PCNW - The leopards back is phenomenal!!

[Tom Kellie]

Lionesses in Silhouette

Photographed on 28 January, 2015 at 11:31 am in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, with an EOS 1D X camera and an EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II super-telephoto lens.

ISO 200, 1/1000 sec., f/8, 400mm focal length, handheld Manual exposure.

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~ These lionesses were resting in shade on a bluff overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River. They scarcely stirred from their vigilant reveries when we arrived, ostensibly long accustomed to the sound of camera shutters.

The edge of their darkened silhouette juxtaposed against the brightly sunlit dry river emphasized their potential energy, should suitable prey saunter into their field of vision.

[Ben mosquito]

@@africaaddict your leopard silhouettes are absolutely fantastic.

 

a little pole party on the Okavongo river.

 

 

 

 

[pomkiwi]

Inspired by @janzin's Mara report and @Game Warden's exhortation to post to this thread.....

 

A sunrise Topi taken whilst at Porini Lion in Jackson's favourite sunrise spot!

 

 

Nikon D7200, 80-400 mm lens @400mm. 1/6400, f5.6, ISO 2000.

 

I think the ISO could have usefully been lowered but other than the rising sun the light was very poor.

 

Edited June 21, 2017 by pomkiwi

[pomkiwi]

Another Mara silhouette

 

 

An evening shot. Nikon D7200, 80-400mmlens @185mm. 1/1000 sec, f/5.3, ISO640

[janzin]

ha @pomkiwi I guess Jackson took us to the same exact spot! But we had Giraffes and impala, no Topi.

 

 

 

Nikon D500, 200-500VR lens, ISO 140 (first image) 100 (2nd image.) Using Auto ISO at 1/500 second F5.6

 

 

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful photos @pomkiwi and @janzin!