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  Gade Photo Archive

Animals / Fauna

Monkeys Bear
   
Beaver Dromedary
   
Squirrels Lizards
   
Elephant Sea Lion
   
Frog / Toad Fox
   
Giraffe Deer
   
Insects Cat
   
Horses Cattle / Cow
   
Sheep Turtle
   
 
Snakes  
   
Sealion Tiger
   
Birds Racoon
   
Various Goats

Animal Photography

2026 © Thomas Gade
Many photos on this website were taken in the 20th century using analogue technology. However, for plant and animal photos, digital images predominate because old pictures of a butterfly on a flower rarely have documentary value and almost identical motifs can be captured anew every year with powerful digital cameras. A cross spider taken handheld with a fast focus-stacking capable digital camera looks considerably better than the analogue shot with lower depth of field.

A large part of the animal photos were created as part of product tests (digital cameras and lenses) or for tutorials on photographic techniques for articles in magazines and websites.

Animal photography is one of the most interesting but also most demanding disciplines of nature photography. Whether photographing small insects or animals in the zoo or in the wild – there are various subjects, each with its own typical photographic technique. ... (vollständige Übersetzung des Textes mit natürlichem Fluss)