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