Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler Redwood City, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com