Wednesday, 1 August 2018

African Wildlife Photo Gallery Featured In Adventure Magazines

By Larry Kennedy


Contemporary living demands so much from this creature called man. The daily task of seeking money to provide for the needs of the family occupies most of its time. From early morning to the wee hours of the evening it toils to bring food to the table. In its spare time it indulges in leisure activities to relieve stress. One such activity is photography. Adventure magazine often feature African wildlife photo gallery.

Modern life is a cacophony of sights and sounds. Neon lights in the city glitter all night long. People linger on the sidewalks trying to make sense of the traffic. Cars line up bumper to bumper slowly snaking to destinations. In the morning people take quick breakfasts and rush to office building for work. Delivery vans go door to door delivering goods.

With this unending hive of activities it is no wonder that humans get drained by the end of the day. Respite is urgently needed in order to replenish the body but for only a short duration. Weekend rest days are maximized with family and friends and are period for longer relaxations. Leisure time may be spent fixing things or engaging in hobbies.

Contingent upon the nature of an individual, hobbies are plentiful. Reading is one of them. But mostly it involves pleasurable experience and a feeling of accomplishment. This is true especially for hobbies that are timeless. Bonsai gardening is becoming popular as a person learns how to control plant growth by means of wires and branch cutting.

Ancient peoples translated what it admired in nature by drawing it. The earliest known example of this are the cave painting found in the Iberian Peninsula. This progressed with the addition of pigments that gave life to the representations. During the middle ages techniques were perfected by masters who studied materials and methods for painting.

The most common subject in painting always has something to do with the natural world. Beautiful sceneries captivated the attention and the desire to copy it found full expression during the renaissance period. Great painting works were done during this period. At present these masterpieces are so expensive that only museums and super rich private collectors can acquire it.

The disadvantage of drawings and painting is that what one sees is not exactly how one perceives it. Perception plays a key role in portraying renditions of events and sceneries. The time it takes to setup the implements is also very lengthy. The work itself can take days or even months and years as in fresco renditions.

An optical device was invented that drastically change how a person captures imagery, the camera. In its infancy it was a bulky assortment of gadgets that got assembled on the spot. It was not yet portable. Images had only two colors, ebony and ivory. Emerging technology made the device smaller and portable and the processing of film became automated.

Modern cameras are highly sophisticated devices with replaceable lenses and microprocessors. Storage has increased a thousand fold with the use of memory chips that store digital data. Film is no longer a necessity in image reproduction. The youth of today make use of cellular phones and other media to capture faces and posting it on the net. It can be copied easily using computer programs.




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