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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:32:45 -0500
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Let's face it: he was in the Massai for 3 days: not enough no matter which
camera/lens you take. Standard shots yes, fun, yes groundbreaking no.

Cheers

Alastair

> 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
>> > > >
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>> > > --
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>> > > Redwood City, CA
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>> > >
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