Kirstenbosch Bird and Garden Photography with US Visitors

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Bird and garden photography at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town with visiting US photographers before a South African safari.

Malachite Sunbird photographed on flowering plant at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town
Female Malachite Sunbird : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Kirstenbosch bird and garden photography in Cape Town with visiting US photographers preparing for a South African wildlife and safari photography experience.

Birding and Wildflower Photography Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
A few quick personal images while facilitating my American clients at Kirstenbosch Garden on Friday morning, 26 January 2024.

It was indeed an early-morning privilege to further introduce and share our local fauna and flora with my photography clients from Pennsylvania, United States.

This is not my first students / tourists visit from the US, but it's the 1st-time spending time with any at Kirstenbosch.

I trust to welcome these esteemed tourists back in Cape Town sooner than later.

Canon Equipment
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens

AF / Exposure / Lens Settings
  • AF Modes: Expansion / Zone AF
  • Autofocus (370 - 400mm)
  • Aperture Priority (Av) Mode
  • Aperture: f/5.6 - f/10
  • ISO (Auto-ISO 100 - 1600)
  • Shutter Speeds (1/125s - 1/160s)
  • Handheld / IS Enabled

Bird & Flower Photography Training Practical Kirstenbosch

Kirstenbosch Garden Small Birds

Speckled Mousebird perched in indigenous vegetation at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, South Africa
Speckled Mousebird Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Helmeted Guineafowl portrait at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town during a wildlife photography field session
Helmeted Guineafowl in the Shade : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Kirstenbosch Garden Summer Wildflowers

Agapanthus : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Agapanthus : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Purple Broom Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Purple Broom Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Protea Wildflower : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Protea Wildflower : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Cape Thatching Teed, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Cape Thatching Reed, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Green Bulbs / Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Green Bulbs / Wildflowers : Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Kirstenbosch Garden Sculpture Photography

Birding / Flower Photography at Kirstenbosch Garden

Birdwatching Photography Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town

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Cape Town-based Canon photography trainer, educator, and Conscious Intelligence (CI) researcher specialising in nature photography, visual perception, Canon EOS systems and AI.

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