Posted on 30th August 2009 by admin in Articles |AstroPhotography |Press |SA Photographers |South Africa
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South African Photographer Mitchell Krog tonight captured the International Space Station (ISS) fleeting across the night skies of Southern Africa. Mitchell, an award-winning photographer and specialist in Astro-Photography had selected his location for the shoot several days beforehand and planned things well in advance. At exactly 6:51pm the ISS appeared as a bright star low on the horizon and in a matter of a minute was already directly overhead and out of the frame. Through his past experiences with photographing astronomical events Mitchell had everything in place to pull of the image below which shows the International Space Station almost like a shooting star across the sky.The Space station was moving at an incredible speed and those people who did not take the time of viewing this event seriously would have missed it had they come outside a minute later. It moved across the sky from horizon to horizon in under 2 minutes. The conditions for this particular glimpse of the ISS were nothing short of perfect, the moon is currently waxing around a half moon phase giving just enough light to illuminate the foreground. The Space Station moved from the horizon in the S-S-W to the horizon in the N-E in approximately 2 minutes.
The International Space Station Fleeted Across the South African Night Skies on The 30th of August 2009 at 6:51pm. From Mitchell Krog's AstroPhotography Portfolio. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
More photos here.
ISS Discussion on SARL Web site.
Posted on 30th August 2009 by admin in Articles |AstroPhotography |Landscape |Magaliesburg |Night Photography |SA Photographers |South Africa
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South African Photographer Mitchell Krog on Sunday 30th of August 2009 captured the International Space Station (ISS) flying across the night skies of Southern Africa. Mitchell, an award-winning photographer and specialist in Astro-Photography had selected his location for the shoot several days beforehand and planned things well in advance. At 6:51pm, a time specified by the Johannesburg Planetarium, the ISS appeared as a bright yellow star low on the horizon and in a matter of a minute was already directly overhead and out of the frame. Through his past experiences with photographing astronomical events Mitchell had everything in place to pull of the image below which shows the International Space Station like a shooting star across the sky. Says Mitchell, the Space station was moving at an incredible speed and those people who did not take the time of viewing this event seriously would have missed it had they come outside a minute later. It moved across the sky from horizon to horizon in under 2 minutes. The conditions for this particular glimpse of the ISS were nothing short of perfect, the moon was currently waxing around a half moon phase giving just enough light to illuminate the foreground. The Space Station moved from the horizon in the S-S-W to the horizon in the N-E in approximately 2 minutes.
The International Space Station Fleeted Across the South African Night Skies on The 30th of August 2009 at 6:51pm. From Mitchell Krog's AstroPhotography Portfolio. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
More photos from other astro-photographers here.
A discussion on the SARL web site here.
Posted on 30th August 2009 by admin in Articles |Avian / Birds |Macro |SA Photographers |South Africa
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After a rather cold winter in South Africa, Spring kicked into full force. The peach, plum and apple blossoms are out, the bees and butterflies have returned to pollinate and the birds have returned to nest. It should not be long before the first rains and thunderstorms arrive on the South African highveld and settle down the dust, smog and smoke from the winter grass fires.
It’s a beautiful time of year for Macro photographers especially. There is a whole universe of life taking place right under your nose, so get those macro lenses out and start crawling around your garden and discover what’s waiting for you. For Bird Photographers there are equal opportunities at this time of year as the bird’s return to start nesting and preparing new homes for their young.
It’s time for the South African Photographer to get out of Winter mode, get those lenses dusted off and start shooting.
~ Mitchell Krog
As spring returns a whole new world of life returns to our gardens. From Mitchell Krog's Macro Photography Collections. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
An African Hummingbird Moth in Flight. From Mitchell Krog's Macro Photography Collections. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
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Posted on 29th August 2009 by admin in Articles |Fine-Art |Landscape |Reviews |SA Photographers |Scotland |South Africa |Travel
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South African Fine Art Landscape Photographer Mitchell Krog has quickly risen to become one of South Africa’s top Landscape Photographers. His breathtaking images have captured the attention of audiences around the world and he never fails to produce bleeding edge photography no matter where he travels to. Mitchell has been published on a number of occasions and has become a regular contributor of article and images to photographic and lifestyle magazines.
Mitchell regularly travels to all corners of South Africa and abroad to keep bringing high class quality images to the Photographic Market Place. He is regularly featured on a number of internet forums and communities and has contributed thousands of hours to helping budding photographers to improve their game.
The Wild Waters of Kogel Bay in the Western Cape. From Mitchell Krog's Western Cape Landscape Photography Series (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
Mitchell has also developed a very fine eye for black and white photography and has produced a number of spectacular black and white seascape images on his trips around South Africa. Black and White photography, says Mitchell, despite this colourful world we live in, remains to be one of the most powerful mediums of photography. When the colour is stripped away we get down to the basics and simplicity of life. Black and white photographers have to have a keen eye for tones, contrasts, textures and especially light, without which a black and white image would be dull and dreary. Black and white or sometimes referred to as Monotone or Monochrome, captures the very soul and essence of nature.
Secluded. A fisherman braves the cold morning weather. From the South Coast Landscape Photography Series by Mitchell Krog. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
Mitchell also travels abroad and captured a variety of magical images on his trip to Scotland earlier in 2009. Covering over 2700 kilometres by vehicle and approximately 30-40 kilometers on foot, well lets just say this trip was not one of resting and Mitchell showed his total dedication to going the extra “mile” to find those incredible images he keeps producing. Mitchell was awarded First Runner Up for his image Sentinels in the first South African PIX Awards of 2009.
Sentinels. Ancient Trees stand guard over the Forest Floor. From Mitchell Krog's Scotland Landscape Photography Series. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
Miles from Nowhere, Isle of Skye, Scotland. From Mitchell Krog's Scotland Landscape Photography Series. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
This is the first edition of a series of articles on Landscape Photography by Mitchell Krog.
Posted on 29th August 2009 by admin in Articles |Fine-Art |Reviews |SA Photographers |Safari |Wildlife
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Mitchell Krog on a recent photographic safari to the Sabi Sands Reserve, had the pleasure of meeting some of the infamous Mapogo Male Lions of the Sabi Sands. Based at the luxurious Elephants Plains Game Lodge and hosted by Wim van den Heever and Greg du Toit of OutdoorPhoto, our photographic safari was nothing short of spectacular and an experience that will be quite hard to top.
Our group first encountered two of the male’s and three of their females catching a late afternoon nap and then shortly after dark we followed the two males to a water hole and captured some magic images of the one Mapogo male drinking. Mitchell’s image “The Ghost in the Darkness” below was born.
Mr T of the Mapogo Male Lion Coalition At a Drinking Hole At Night, Appearing like a Ghost in the Darkness. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
The following morning on our 6am game drive we arrived at a different water hole to find the two Mapogo male’s again with their three females but this time we were in real luck to find all their cubs around for their morning play time too. Arriving on this sighting just as the sun was rising gave us some magical “golden light” photographic opportunities.
Two of the Mapogo lion cubs of the Sabi Sands at a water hole in the golden light of the sunrise. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
Shortly after returning from his trip, Mitchell did some more online research into the Mapogo Male Lion Coalition and came across some great information. First off this group of lions has their own Facebook Group Page and it has already attracted a bit of a fan base. Through finding this group Mitchell learned that the image of the Mapogo male below is one of the coalition called “Mr T”.
A male lion of the Mapogo coalition of the Sabi Sands Reserve who has come to be known as Mr T. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)
The Mapogo are a coalition of 6 male lion warriors. They are known in some areas of the reserve as The Eyrefield Males, the Sparta Males and in some areas as “The Cannibals”. It is said they were named Mapogo after a security company that utilizes rather harsh methods in dealing with offenders. There appears to be several different meanings for Mapogo. Ulusaba refers to it as meaning “Vigilantes“ and Savanna Lodge refers to the Mapogo name being a Zulu word meaning “Rogues”. Whatever the meaning, they are Bad News! The Mapogo males have been known to kill and eat other lions, even cubs that they have fathered. They seem to kill and eat just about anything in their path which may sound rather gruesome but nature has its ways and some things we will never understand. I can say one thing you certainly do not want to be on foot and cross paths with these guys.
You can read more about the Mapogo Lions here.
Another insert from this Photographic Safari coming soon.
