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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:22:55 -0800
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Thanks for the pointer Greg. Interesting. I actually like the 55mm opening
shot the best, but then I'm more of a landscape person...

IMO the photos are just so so. Kind of the "shots everyone takes" images.
Don't know if you've ever seen the work of Nick Brandt (
http://www.nickbrandt.com ). Of course few, if any, photographers can see
and produce images as he's done. I do think, though, that I would try to
break out of the "take the longest lens you can carry" approach.

There is a very good interview in LensWork with Nick Brandt that I enjoyed:
http://www.nickbrandt.com/UserImages/11/11129/file/Lenswork%20Nov%2005.pdf
I also know that Jayanand produces some amazing images of wildlife that
show more of their interaction with their environment. Tina has also shown
some wonderful African safari images; one I particularly remember was of a
group of lions taken with a WA lens. Buried somewhere deep in the LUG
archives...

At any rate, I think NYT article provides some thought provoking (for me
anyway, as you can see by this post!) material. Mostly, for me, on what not
to do...

Again, thanks for posting. I found the article very useful, though perhaps
not in the way the photographer intended.

Best,
Bob

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Spotted this in The New York Times Travel Section. Know there are some
> safari-photo-folks on list and wanted to share this.
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Greg Rubenstein
>
> > How to Photograph a Safari
>
> > An expert lensman learns that a good zoom is key, but so is patience.
>
> >
> http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/travel/a-photographers-tips-on-capturing-wildlife-in-kenya.html?nl=travel&emc=tda4
> >
> > Slide Show: Photographing on Safari
>
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/24/travel/26onassignment.html?nl=travel&emc=tda4
>
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-- 
Bob Adler
Redwood City, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com


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