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Cape Camera September-October 2025

Winner PDI – Set (Beginner) Simply white and green by Karin Bütow (11).

Wendy Freer commented: An attractive im-
age where the single white flower in the centre
of an all green vegetation dominates the scene.
From a compositional point of view it would
have been stronger had the flower been placed
into the left hand third of the image.
Karin Bütow explains: While attending the
Struisbaai Congress, I captured this image near
Brandfontein Beach on my mobile. Despite the
weather being overcast, no tripod was used.
era: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Telephoto Lens
x3 at 77mm f2.8, ISO 50, and Exp 1/99th of a sec

Winner Print – Set (Advanced) Tossing Salad by Johan van Wyk (12).
Kim Stevens commented: Captured at the precise for more satisfying shots. We spent around an hour with
moment! I enjoy the dynamic lines and curves created this guy while he was pulling his dinner from the river-
by the stretched out trunk and tusk and the curl of the bed and rinsing all the mud and roughage with all man-
grasses, and all the textures. The background could be ner of intricate manipulation of his trunk. Apart from the
toned down a little and I suggest a crop from the right- enjoyable entertainment, he provided for some good
hand side. images. It was late afternoon in summer, and I had to
Johan van Wyk explains: The image was taken, hand- keep the shutter speed up in order to catch the droplets
held, from a small, rented boat on the Chobe River reflecting the light.
(which, unfortunately becomes quite unstable in the Camera: Nikon Z8 with a 400mm/4.5 Prime lens, taken at
wake of other passing traffic). Elephants love water, and 1/3200sec with f -stop 6,3 and an ISO of 7200. I used DXO
a boat is probably the best way of getting close and low Photolab 7 to clean up the image.

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