Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, but was it unethical and disingenuous? If so, you are just speaking your mind. Nothing wrong with that. My point is rather that IMHO, they are pretty good photos for the piece. Not the best there is, but hey this is only the New York Times. And if the advice is that for safari shoot, if you can only take one or two lens, take the longest you can is probably a good one. Not that I have done any wildlife shooting in any stretch of imagination... On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Hmmm. I seem to be doing that a lot this weekend. Perhaps letting off steam > from the pressure of work lately. I managed to completely insult a PhD from > Stanford on Friday who's publication I called, in a private email to him, > unethical and disingenuous. > > So my apologies if I was to direct and not PC; just where I am right now... > Bob > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com > >wrote: > > > Wow Bob, that's brutal :-) > > > > Well, it's hard for anyone to compete with Nick. The NYT photos are good, > > not exceptional, but certainly in the category of nothing wrong with > them. > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > Redwood City, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>