Uyikhetha njani imifanekiso oyigcinayo xa ususa

Ndihambahamba kwilizwe liphela ndisenza ifoto yezilwanyana zasendle kunye nokufundisa izifundo zeefoto. Ndihlala ndibuzwa, "Uhamba njani kwiifoto ezininzi ngokukhawuleza kangaka?" Kwaye, "Wazi njani ukuba yeyiphi emayigcinwe kwaye yeyiphi oyicimayo?" Ukubuya kwam eAfrika bendinemifanekiso engama-8700 kunye neeyure ezingama-6 zevidiyo. Umfazi wam wayenenye i-8600. Ndizicwangcisile zonke phantsi kweveki kungekho ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-4-5 ngosuku. Yile nto ndiyifundisa; umbono ulula… khetha abagcini abacacileyo kwaye emva koko ugqibe kwinkqubo "yokulawula" kwabanye.

Iindidi ezi-5 zokudubula

Nazi Iindidi ezintlanu zemifanekiso; 'IBAD', 'amaxwebhu', 'abagcini', 'eyahlukileyo', yaye 'KAKHULU'.

1. 'Amaxwebhu' izithonga zezi kukunceda ukhumbule uhambo lwakho nangona i-pic inokuba yoyikeka. Sasihamba ngeAlaska kwaye eyona njongo yam yayikukubona iGyrfalcon. Sikhangele kuyo yonke indawo ngaphandle kwethamsanqa. Ngosuku lokugqibela ndadinwa ndade ndalala emotweni. Sasihambe ngaphezulu kweyure xa ndavuka ngequbuliso. Kwisiqingatha somzuzu ndivukile ndajonga phandle, ndabona umbono wesimo esirhabaxa emva kwamatye ndakhwaza, "YIMA!" apho besinexesha elaneleyo lokuba siphume kwaye sijonge ii-2 Gyrfalcons eziphakama phezulu ngaphambi kokuba zibonakale. Ngaphambi kokuba banyamalale, ndakwazi ukudubula. Yiflothi eyothusayo, kodwa ndiyayigcina kuba 'ibhala' inkumbulo yam yokubona.

2. 'Eyahlukileyo' ezizezinye awuqinisekanga ngento omawukwenze, kodwa unesisu uziva ukuba akufuneki uyicime. Ndinomfanekiso ovela e-Afrika wehlathi elimnyama kunye nokubonwa kweenyawo zekhetshe kunye nomsila kuyo. Ndandinemvakalelo yokuba andifanele ndiyicime. Emva kokuyifumana kwiminyaka eliqela kamva, ndadlala ngayo ndayijika yaba yimifanekiso elungileyo endiyisebenzisa ngoku kwiiklasi zam ukubonisa intshukumo. Yayenye yezo hlobo lingaqhelekanga lokudubula kwaye iwela phantsi kwe 'eyahlukileyo' isigaba.

3. 'KUKHULU' izithonga ziyabonakala. Batsiba kanye kanye beze kuwe kwangoko. Uchitha ixesha elongezelelekileyo ugxile kuhlelo olulungileyo kubo kwaye luluhlobo lweefoto ongenakulinda ukuziprinta kunye nesakhelo.

4. 'Okubi' imifanekiso yile nto nje. Zimbi nje okanye zikho ezinye ezingcono ngokucacileyo.

5. 'Abagcini' ziphakathi. Ayizizo "zikhulu" izithonga, kodwa azimbi nazo. Uziva kakubi xa uyokucofa iqhosha lokucima kuba ufungela entlokweni yakho ukuba ungayisebenzisa ngamanye amaxesha.

Uyikhetha njani imifanekiso oza kuyigcina:

ndisebenzise Igumbi lokukhanya, ke le ndlela isebenza kakuhle usebenzisa iflegi. Ndihamba kuqala kwaye iflegi emnyama, emva koko ucime yonke ifayile 'imbi' abo. Ndizicime kwangoko ukuze zingandiphambanisi kwibhetshi xa ndizama ukwahlula ezinye. Emva koko ndigqitha kunye neflegi emhlophe zonke 'kakhulu' enye kunye 'eyahlukileyo' enye. Inkqubo ye- 'abagcini' zezona zinzima. Kuhlala kukho i-10-50 yento enye ekufuneka ujonge ecaleni kwayo. Ndihlala ndijonga amehlo kuqala kunye nemifanekiso yeflegi emnyama apho amehlo angawona acocekileyo okanye engaphandle. Emva koko ndijonga ukukhanya, umbala, kunye nokwakheka kwaye ndenze uthelekiso, kumnyama ukuphawula ezo bendizikhuphele ngaphandle. Ndiza kukhetha i-2-3 kuphela ezona zilungileyo kokuseleyo kwaye ziye zibe 'abagcini' kwaye ndenza iflegi emnyama ezingakhange zisike. Ngoku ndicima yonke imifanekiso emnyama eneeflegi.

Okushiyekileyo kumakwe iflegi emhlophe 'kakhulu' kwaye 'eyahlukileyo' iifoto, kwaye ungaphawulwanga 'abagcini'. Ngoku ndivula icebo lokucoca ulwelo ukubonisa kuphela iifoto ezineflegi. Ndihamba kwaye ndibahlela, emva koko ndikhuphe kwi-my 'ihleliwe' ifolda. Ngoku ndineefolda ezimbini; ifolda yoqobo enemifanekiso eluhlaza equlathe konke 'kakhulu', 'eyahlukileyo', yaye 'umgcini' shots, kunye nefolda ehleliweyo nazo zonke iifoto ezifumene ukuhlela emva kokuveliswa kwemveliso, kubandakanya ezo ziphantsi kwi-intanethi.

Xa uhamba kakhulu kwaye uhlala ufika ekhaya kunye ne-20,000 shots njengoko ushiya uhambo lwakho olulandelayo, kubalulekile ukuba uphuhlise inkqubo yesandi ekukhetheni, ekususeni nasekuhleleni.

Eli nqaku libhalwa ngulo UChris Hartzell, izilwanyana zasendle kunye nomfoti ohambahambayo. Tyelela eyakhe isayithi kwaye Umjelo weFlickr.