Final
I used the Shake Reduction Filter in Photoshop to reduce the blur on my high-key, blur, zebra shot shown above (original shown below). To access the filter in Photoshop go to Filter>Sharpen>Shake Reduction. Inside the dialogue box you will need to make a few tweaks but it is pretty simple. I started on a duplicate layer so that I could apply the filter (if needed) selectively.
Final adjustments to color and composition included for the final image.
Original
Below is a list of birds, mammals and reptiles found in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. I found the list on the Mara Conservancy site and I wanted to share it with everyone. If you are interested in reading about the history of the conservancy click HERE. A few of their achievements include: Arrested 4,500 poachers over the last 16 years, Collected 57,000 wire snares set by bushmeat poachers, Created safe heaven for the wildlife, Local employment, Improvement of infrastructure in the park, Provided security for local community, Provided security for camps & lodges, Vaccinated 100,000 community dogs against rabies and canine distemper virus
OSTRICH
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
GREBES
Little Grebe Tachybaptus capensis
PELICANS, CORMORANTS & DARTER
Long-tailed (Reed) Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
African Darter Anhinga rufa
HERONS, EGRETS & BITTERNS
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycitorax
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Common Squacco-Heron Ardeola ralloides
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Striated (Green-backed) Heron Butorides striatus
Intermediate (Yellow-billed) Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Great (White) Egret Casmerodius albus
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
HAMERKOP & SHOEBILL
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
STORKS
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim's (White Bellied) Stork Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptopilos crumeniferus
African Openbill Stork Anastomus lamelligerus
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteris ibis
IBISES & SPOONBILL
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
DUCKS & GEESE
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
Comb (Knob-billed) Duck Sarkidiornis melanotus
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal Anas bottentota
SECRETARYBIRD
Secretarybird Sagittaruis serpentaruis
VULTURES
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
EAGLES, KITES, HARRIERS, HAWKS & RELATIVES
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster
Booted Eagle Hieraatus pennatus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Crowned-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerus
Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Marsh Harrier Circu ranivorus
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Augur Buzzard Buteo auger
FALCONS & KESTRELS
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculatus
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
QUAILS, BUTTONQUAILS, FRANCOLINS & GUINEAFOWL
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica
Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus
Red-necked Spurfowl Francolinus afer
Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
RAILS, CRAKES, MOORHENS & COOT
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
African Crake Crex egregia
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Corn Crake Crex crex
Black Crake Amauronis flavirostris
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
CRANES & BUSTARDS
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster
JACANA & STILT
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
THICK-KNEES
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
COURSERS
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temmincki
PLOVERS, LAPWINGS & PAINTED SNIPE
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
SANDPIPERS & RELATIVES
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
TERNS
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
PIGEONS & DOVES
African Green Pigeon Treron calva
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Speckled (Rock) Pigeon Columba guinea
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
PARROTS
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
TURACOS
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
CUCKOOS & COUCALS
Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cypreus
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
OWLS
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
NIGHTJARS
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipterys vexillarius
SWIFTS
African Palm Swift Apus parvus
Common Swift Apus apus
African Black Swift Apus barbatus
Horus Swift Apus horus
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis
Alpine Swift Apus melba
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Little Swift Apus affinis
MOUSEBIRDS
Speckled Mousebird Colius Striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
TROGONS
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
KINGFISHERS
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
BEE-EATERS
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
ROLLERS
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
HOOPOE & WOODHOOPOES
African Hoopoe Upupa africana
Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cabanisi
HORNBILLS
Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
BARBETS & TINKERBIRDS
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema diademata
White-headed Barbet Lubius leucocephalus
Double-toothed Barbet Lubius bidentatus
Usambiro Barbet Trachyphonus usambiro
HONEYGUIDES
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
WOODPECKERS & WRYNECK
Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus
Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
LARKS & SPARROW-LARKS
White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
SWALLOWS & MARTINS
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Brown-throated Sand Martin Riparia paludicola
Common House Martin Delichon urbica
Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Swine
Warthog Phacochoerus africanus
Giraf
Masai Giraffe Giraffe camelopardalis tippelskirchi
Hippopotamuses
Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Dwalrf Antelopes
Kirk’s Dik-Dik Madoqua kirkii
Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus
Oribi Ourebia ourebi
Gazelles
Thomson’s Gazelle Gazella thomsonii
Grant’s Gazelle Gazella granti
Reedbucks & Kobs
Common Reedbuck Redunca arundinum
Defassa Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Horse Antelopes
Coke’s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
Topi Damaliscus lunatus jimela
White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
Impala
Impala Aepyceros melampus
Spiral-horned Antelopes
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
Common Eland Tragelaphus (Taurotragus) oryx
Wild Cattle
African Buffalo Syncerus caffer
Rhinoceroses
Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
Zebras & Asses
Common Zebra Equus burchellii
Elephants
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Hyraxes
Bush Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei
Aardbarks
Aardvark Orycteropus afer
Pangolins
Cape Pangolin Manis temminckii
Genets & Civets
Common Genet Genetta genetta
Mongooses
Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus
Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus
White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
Dwarf Mongoose Helpgale parvula
Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo
Hyenas
Spotted Hyena Hyaena hyaena
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus
Cats
African Wildcat Felis libyca
Serval Felis (Leptaillurus) serval
Caracal Felis (Caracal) caracal
Leopard Panthera pardus
Lion Panthera leo
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
Foxes, Jackals & Dogs
Bat-eared Fox Otocyon magalotis
Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas
Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Weasels
Striped Polecat / Zorilla Ictonyx striatus
Honey Badger / Ratel Mellivora capensis
Bushbabies
cLesser Bushbaby Galago senegalensis
Monkeys & Baboons
Syke’s Monkey / Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis
Copper-tailed Monkey / Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops
Olive Baboon Papio cynocephalus anubis
Bats
Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum
Yellow-winged Bat Eidolon helvum
Hares & Rabbits
African Hare Lepus capensis
Squirrels
Kenyan Tree Squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus
Springhares
Springhare Pedetes capensis
Old World Porcupine
Southern African Crested Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
Rats & Mice
Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio
Savanna Giant Pouched Rat Cricetomys gambianus
Greater Cane Rat Thryonomys swinderianus
Tortoises and Terrapins
Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
Helmeted Terrapin Pelomedusa neumani
Lizards
Afro-Tropical Ground Gecko Hemidactylus angulatus
Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Nyika Gecko Hemidactylus squamulatus
Peter’s Worm Snake Leptotyphlops nigroterminus
Common Slug-eater Duberria lutrix
Small-scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis microlepidota☻
East African Garter Snake Elapsoidea loveridgei☻
Black-Necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis☻
Forest Cobra Naja melanoleuca☻
Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis☻
Jameson’s Mamba ★★ Dendroaspis jamesoni☻
Velvety Green Night Adder Causus resimus☻
Puff Adder Bitis arietans☻
Gaboon Viper ★ Bitis gabonica☻
Toads and Frogs
Guttural Toad Amietophrynus gutturalis
Bocage's Burrowing Tree Frog Leptopelis bocagi
Striped Leaf-Folding Frog Afrixalus quadrivittatus
Sharp Nosed Reed Frog Hyperolius nausutus
Common Reed Frog Hyperolius glandicolor ferniquei
Golden-backed Frog Amnirana galamensis
Senegal Kassina Kassina senegalensis
Northern Foam-Nest Frog Chiromantis petersi
Eastern Groove-Crowned Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
Natal Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae
Boettger’s Dainty Frog Cacosternum boettgeri
Mascarene Rocket Frog Ptychdena mascareniensis
Marbled Snout Burrower Hemisus marmoratus
Red Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus☻
Lake Victoria Clawed Frog Xenopus victorianus
☻ = Indicates species potentially dangerous to humans.
★ =Known from Lolgorien
★★ = Strongly suspected to occur at Lolgorien
American White Pelicans, Florida 2022
I posted this image on Facebook and have received several messages asking for the how-to. Well, I already wrote that book <wink> but to help others along…. I used my Sony A1 camera (it does not have an in-camera multiple exposure feature) to photograph the image above-well, kind of/sort of. I captured several images of these beautiful birds and decided while I was photographing them that I would create a multiple exposure. Planning ahead was key…or was it. I ended up only using a single shot to create the multiple exposure effect for the image above. I cover this technique and more in my “Guide to Creative Blurs” available only through A Creative Adventure. in the section that refers to: Photoshop Stacked Layer Blurs. In that section I share ways to create motion blurs/multiple exposure effects to a single image.
It is really quite simple, just duplicate a few layers, move them around, adjust your opacity…get creative and have fun. Hope this gets you started. Tag me on your Facebook posts if you do one.
A Guide To Creative Blurs
By Denise Ippolito
Available only through A Creative Adventure
Image copyright 2021 Linda Caden
I received the following email from Linda Caden. She joined me, Donna Bourdon and Dave Klein in Bosque this past year and one of her images won a yellow ribbon in competition. It could not have happened to a nicer person-Huge Congratulations Linda!
Email’s like this really make me smile!
Denise,
Here’s a bit of news you might chuckle about. There’s a state-wide organization called f3c that has competitions all year. Photo clubs around the state of FL (not individuals) submit a box of prints or digital images from the club. After your remarks about this photo below, I submitted it, along with 3 others. This one received 16 out of 18 points possible. Yellow ribbon. Of course I thought of you. Thanks, Denise, for many things. But today—this.
Linda
I listed the 2023 Camargue trip yesterday and within an hour it sold out. I put together a second trip to accommodate some good friends that missed the first one. If you would like to sign up for this 2023 trip please follow this LINK.for more info.
