I am happy to be here. My name is Marc, i am from Austria and at the moment i am writing up my thesis in germany. I studied the last 14 months baboons in the Okavango Delta which gave me great opportunities to get some (i think so) nice images. i ll try to post some of them. Photography is a passion and i am trying to improve- step by step. I have a homepage where people can look on my pictures and i am also in various social media such as facebook (Marc Stickler Photography). So i am really happy to be here and i am looking forward to search the entire forum for nice pictures or comments... the more critic the better, but i also like the casual- "well done" one some pictures
my philosophy about photography is simple: i think when I focus my camera, I realise that through my eyes I am capturing the beauty and elegance of a leopard on the hunt, a particular colourful sunset or elephants playing around. What a photographer’s eyes see, can be appreciated by others by means of the pictures . This is the true essence of what we as photographers’ do- capturing senses, underwater or above, the goal is to make those who watch the picture feel the environment around the subject of the photograph.
But then again cameras can just capture the reflection of the real situation. If you want, it is the capturing of your mind in that moment. But once the moment is gone, the very special moment, you have a picture of it and this picture is also a reflection of yourself. A reflection which is not only preserved for yourself, but for others.
sometimes i find it quite hard to keep in mind not just looking through my seeker but to lay down the camera and just enjoy this beautiful scenery etc.
Thank you very much again for activating my profile!
Welcome Marc! It was fantastic meeting you in Botswana last year.
Glad to have you here and looking forward to see your images and assist you in growing in this craft...
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Welcome Marc, There are lots of Forums here that will meet your needs. Get posting!
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